Shanghai hopes COVID-19 tide is turning
Shanghai has reported no new cases of COVID-19 outside quarantined areas in two districts, raising hopes the tide is turning in its battle against...
COVID-19 deaths higher at weekends: study
Global COVID-19 deaths on weekends have been higher compared to weekdays during the pandemic, a study has found.
Researchers accepted that reporting delays could be...
New Zealand to shed COVID-19 restrictions
The border is opening and New Zealand is shaking up its domestic COVID-19 restrictions, hopeful its deadly Omicron wave is passing.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern...
WHO official says pandemic ‘far from over’
A World Health Organisation spokeswoman says the end of the COVID-19 pandemic is a long way off, citing a rise in cases in its latest...
Global virus cases rise ‘tip of iceberg’
Figures showing a global rise in COVID-19 cases could herald a much bigger problem as some countries also report a drop in testing rates,...
UK govt to end all COVID-19 travel rules
Britain's government says all remaining COVID-19 measures for travellers, including passenger locator forms and the requirement that unvaccinated people be tested before and after...
Shenzhen shutdown in China COVID surge
China's government has responded to a spike in coronavirus infections by shutting down its southern business centre of Shenzhen, a city of 17.5 million...
New Zealand winding up hotel quarantine
New Zealand is shuttering its much-loathed quarantine hotel regime, downsizing from 32 hotels to four by July.
Known locally as managed isolation and quarantine or...
Global COVID-19 death toll nears 6 million
The official global death toll from COVID-19 is on the verge of eclipsing six million - underscoring that the pandemic, now in its third...
COVID restrictions cease in England
All government-mandated coronavirus restrictions in England have been lifted, including the legal requirement for people who test positive for COVID-19 to isolate at home.
Officials...