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Police question crew members of ship linked to Australia’s Covid-19 outbreak

Police wearing protective gear boarded a cruise ship to seize evidence and question crew members of the vessel linked to hundreds of Covid-19 infections...

UK lockdown extension expected as daily Covid-19 death toll exceeds 900

Ministers have raised the prospect of Britain’s coronavirus lockdown extending beyond three weeks, as Boris Johnson spent a third night in intensive care. British Foreign...

WHO chief calls for quarantine politicisation of Covid-19

The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for a “quarantine on politicising Covid-19” after facing criticism over the crisis. Dr Tedros Adhanom...

Coronavirus: European nations struggle to agree on terms of economic aid

European governments remain at loggerheads over measures to help the economy weather the coronavirus outbreak, breaking off a meeting of finance officials who clashed...

Survey reveals renewed coral bleaching at Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

An aerial survey of the Great Barrier Reef shows coral bleaching is sweeping across the area off the east of Australia for the third...

Wuhan residents savour light at the end of the tunnel as Covid-19 lockdown ends

The citizens of the Chinese city where the Covid-19 crisis began have been celebrating the end of the dark days with lockdown over. Wuhan resident...

Covid-19: Scientists develop Bluetooth tracing system that respects privacy

Scientists in England say they have developed a Bluetooth tracing system which is ready to be deployed into an app in the fight against...

Boris Johnson stable after night in intensive care, says No 10

Boris Johnson is “stable” after spending the night in intensive care following a worsening of his coronavirus symptoms, Downing Street has said. The British Prime...

Blood plasma from Covid-19 survivors ‘improved symptoms of severely ill patients’

A single dose of antibodies drawn from the blood of Covid-19 survivors appears to have improved the symptoms of 10 patients severely ill with...

Japan declares state of emergency

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared a month-long state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures to ramp up defences against the...

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