カテゴリー: Coronavirus outbreak
A bicycle boom has seen Indians swapping cars – the ultimate status symbol – for a more humble mode of transportCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWith cases of Covid-19 surging past the one million mark, Indians are shunning c…
WHO chief says Pompeo made ‘untrue’ comments; US passes 4m cases as Trump cancels part of Republican convention; Melbourne records 300 new casesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe coronavirus crisis could spark huge waves of…
Exclusive: Research finds citizens had high level of knowledge about coronavirus and how it spreadCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe secrets to New Zealand’s success at eliminating coronavirus has been revealed by universit…
Kabukicho is far quieter than usual but is being accused of fuelling a coronavirus second waveCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe arrival of dusk is normally the cue for Tokyo’s biggest red-light district to spring to life. …
United States nears four million Covid-19 cases; Trump blames BLM protests for spread; Hong Kong sees more than 110 new infectionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSouth Korea’s economy has recorded its worst performance in mo…
As the laws of war become optional and crimes in Syria and Libya go unpunished, there are fears the body has no teethEven at the best of times, there is a wide scope for misunderstanding in modern international relations, says António Guterres, the UN …
Visitor numbers expected to plummet by tens of millions in crisis that eclipses the 2004 tsunami, bird flu and SarsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe streets of Koh Samui, one of Thailand’s most popular tourist destinations…
Random sample of 20,000 residents finds 23.4% have antibodies, equating to more than 6.5m peopleCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAlmost a quarter of Delhi’s 28 million residents may have developed coronavirus antibodies, maki…
Antibodies found in more than 23% of Indian capital’s residents; Trump admits virus getting worse; Victoria reports record Australian daily tallyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAlmost a quarter of people in the Indian capita…
At least two Australian companies have imported stocks of masks from manufacturer involved in labour program criticised as ‘highly coercive’Face masks manufactured at a Chinese factory using allegedly coerced Uighur labour are being sold in Australia, …
Surge in cases forces the government to create an exclusion zone around the capital and pay out for cancellationsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA government-sponsored campaign to revive domestic tourism in Japan has begun i…
China’s UK ambassador rejects west’s ‘groundless claims’ as two Chinese nationals indicted for wide range of alleged hacking attemptsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTwo Chinese nationals have been indicted for seeking to ste…
US secretary of state said the World Health Organization was responsible for Britons who had died from Covid-19Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe US secretary of state Mike Pompeo launched an extraordinary attack on the Wor…
Hurried evacuation of millions of residents will increase coronavirus cases, officials say Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage Severe flooding in India’s tea-growing state of Assam and neighbouring Nepal has killed at least 200…
Panic spreads after more than 500 new cases recorded in past two weeks, most of them localCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOnce named in the same breath as Taiwan and Singapore as an early example of successful virus control,…