カテゴリー: Coronavirus outbreak
Journalists, intellectuals and dissidents are being threatened by Modi’s governmentAs a lethal virus scorches its way across continents, the leftwing Indian rights campaigner Gautam Navlakha has been reminding us of the words of Leonard Cohen, urging …
Prime minister gives no timetable for move to Australia-like restrictions but warns against complacencySign up for Guardian Australia’s daily coronavirus emailDownload the free Guardian app to get the most important news notificationsCoronavirus Austra…
Voters reward Moon Jae-in for response to pandemic with biggest majority since transition to democracy in 1987Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSouth Korea’s ruling party has won a landslide victory in national assembly electi…
Trump casts doubt on China death toll; WHO chief hopes US will remain a ‘friend’; almost 700 test positive on French aircraft carrierCoronavirus latest: at a glanceTrump fans flames of Chinese lab theory during daily briefingAustralia coronavirus upda…
Life in Wuhan is gradually returning to normal as people go shopping and return to work in the once-empty centre of the coronavirus outbreak. Wuhan began to ease its nearly three-month lockdown on 8 April, allowing people with permits to travel in and …
For millions of young people, coronavirus restrictions have made access to food, water and shelter even more precariousTimothy, a teenager on the streets of Mombasa, wonders how he will eat. “Rich people can stay home … because they have a store well s…
US to investigate World Health Organization’s response to crisis; global cases pass 1.98m with 126,000 deaths; France summons Chinese envoyTrump halts WHO funding over coronavirus ‘failure’UK coronavirus updates – liveAustralia coronavirus updates – li…
New Zealand PM says: ‘If there was ever a time to close the gap between groups of people across New Zealand in different positions, it is now’New Zealand’s prime minister has said she and other ministers will take a 20% pay cut lasting six months to sh…
Melanie Bracewell decided to experiment after repeated comments about her likeness to the prime ministerCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJacinda Ardern has expressed her admiration for the skills of a New Zealand comedian who…
NSW Nationals MP denounces council vote in Australian city as ‘nothing short of appalling’Follow the Australian coronavirus live blogSign up for Guardian Australia’s daily coronavirus emailDownload the free Guardian app to get the most important news n…
It’s likely Covid-19 originated in bats, scientists say. But did it then spread to pangolins and humans?Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIn the public mind, the origin story of coronavirus seems well fixed: in late 2019 someo…
Russian president suggests army could be drafted in as China also sounds alarm at cross-border casesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe number of Covid-19 cases recorded worldwide is nearing 2 million, as Vladimir Putin warn…
Treasury modelling shows unemployment could ease to 8.5% with a larger fiscal stimulusCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNew modelling from the Treasury has painted a dire picture of New Zealand’s economic prospects for the nex…
UK daily deaths likely to rise this week; France to ease lockdown starting 11 May; Russia told to prepare for ‘extraordinary’ crisis. Follow the latest updatesSpain relaxes lockdown as daily coronavirus death toll falls to 517Trump turned a briefing in…
Humanitarian supplies flown in by Australian government can’t be touched for three days due to strict quarantine rules The distribution of urgent cyclone relief supplies brought into Vanuatu by the Australian government has been delayed due to coronavi…