カテゴリー: Coronavirus outbreak
Cook Islands’ deputy prime minister says archipelago ready to accept tourists next week but Ardern says no dates have been setCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNew Zealand’s first travel bubble could be on its way after the Co…
Thirty-three rivers break water level records as relief funds criticised as inadequateTorrential rains have continued to batter China, destroying homes and rendering millions of people homeless as residents fear they may be facing a repeat of floods th…
Infections are accelerating in largely untouched countries and those which hoped they had come through the worst. But there is hope“Most of the world sort of sat by and watched with almost a sense of detachment and bemusement,” said Helen Clark, appoin…
A British pilot who spent more than two months on life support in Vietnam after contracting the coronavirus has been discharged from hospital and has returned to the UK. Stephen Cameron, 42, was the sickest patient medics had treated during the coronav…
Bachchan’s son Abhishek has also tested positive for the virus, and both are in hospitalBollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan says he has tested positive for the coronavirus and is hospitalised in Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital.In a…
Indian cases pass 800,000; Johannesburg struggles to find vital equipment; Texas warns ‘worst is yet to come’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIndia reported a record spike in coronavirus cases on Saturday, taking the national…
Stephen Cameron spent 10 weeks on a ventilator and was warned he might need a double lung transplantCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA British pilot who spent more than two months on life support in Vietnam after contracting …
Prime minister Lee Hsien Loong retains overwhelming majority as popular vote slips amid coronavirus pandemicSingapore’s governing party has comfortably won the city-state’s general election but faced a setback as the opposition made minor but historic …
The region is largely coronavirus-free, but pandemic shutdowns and loss of tourism dollars are devastating its economies The Covid-19 pandemic is the “job-killer of the century”, Fiji’s prime minister has said, as economies across the Pacific face coll…
Japan reels from resurgence of virus while Australia restricts admissions to 4,000 a weekCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTokyo hit another record daily high number of new cases, Australia is to halve the number of citizens i…
City authorities, which cannot legally force closures, offer incentives after Japan capital reports a record 224 new casesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNightclubs and hostess bars in Tokyo are to be paid to close after the…
Man in his 50s is the third person to abscond during quarantine, as the nation battles with influx of returning citizensCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNew Zealand’s government has revealed that a third person has absconded …
Starvation looms from Afghanistan to Haiti as coronavirus restrictions wipe out incomes and cut food suppliesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMillions of people are being pushed towards hunger by the coronavirus pandemic, whi…
Employers are avoiding paying maternity benefits and purging union members as orders plummet during Covid-19, say activistsA few weeks ago, Kalpona Akter’s phone started vibrating. She watched with mounting dread as message after message poured in. Fir…
Legal challenges mount against new law, which allows warrantless arrests and could affect delivery of coronavirus aidAn anti-terrorism law that grants sweeping powers to president Rodrigo Duterte’s government is facing mounting legal challenges, as rig…