カテゴリー: Coronavirus outbreak
Russia and China have been accused by Brussels of running disinformation campaigns inside the European Union, as the bloc set out a plan to tackle an ‘infodemic’ of false facts about the coronavirus. While the charge against Russia has been levelled on…
Infections keep falling in EU but reports suggest Russian death toll much higher than official figuresCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFrance is to lift its state of emergency on 10 July, Denmark said opening its bars, restau…
Retailer paid $109m in dividends just weeks after cancelling clothing orders, leaving suppliers in Bangladesh facing financial crisisKohl’s, one of the US’s largest clothing retailers, cancelled millions of dollars worth of existing orders from Banglad…
When lockdown closed their businesses, food sellers adapted their carts into mini disinfection units to tackle the outbreakPhotographs by Stefanie GlinskiCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFreshta had spent months building up a…
Brazil restores Covid-19 data online; Argentina passes 1,000 daily cases for first time; Fauci says ‘we’re still at the beginning’ of pandemic Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe World Health Organization has taken the unusu…
Asylum applications in Europe fall to lowest level for a decade as borders closed; world faces worst food crisis in 50 yearsBurundi president dies of illness suspected to be coronavirusEU says China behind ‘huge wave’ of Covid-19 disinformationFauci: c…
Covid-19-related developments throughout the Pacific IslandsHere is the latest news about the Covid-19 outbreak across the Pacific, from Dan McGarry and Tess Newton Cain on Wednesday 10 June.The total number of cases of Covid-19 infection across the re…
South Africa warns pandemic could last up to two years; Indonesia reports largest daily rise in infectionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMoscow has partially lifted its lockdown despite Russia reporting thousands of new dai…
Shops, banks, cafes and restaurants remain quiet as fear of the pandemic holds sway in New DelhiMany shops and restaurants are still deserted as India begins emerging from lockdown this week. Radha Dhongre, an economist, described going out for a coffe…
Research finds rise in hospital car park usage and web searches for ‘diarrhoea’ and ‘cough’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCoronavirus may have been present and spreading in Wuhan as early as August last year, according to a…
Businesses reopen in Indonesian capital despite spike; New Zealand moves to level 1 restrictions; Australia reports no locally transmitted casesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChildren in the Philippines will not attend scho…
There may be tough economic times, and fresh cases, ahead but for now New Zealanders can enjoy a day free of coronavirus restrictionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage“I just had a meeting with someone and I thought, ‘Do I sha…
Places of worship, restaurants and shopping malls reopen despite fears peak yet to come Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIndia has taken a significant step towards loosening its lockdown, reopening places of worship, restaura…
Dozens of new infections reported in Kabukicho, a district of more than 4,000 bars, restaurants and commercial sex establishmentsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHealth authorities in Tokyo are to ask employees of host clubs …