Experts issue warning over new variant
As the Delta strain continues to tear across the world, epidemiologists are turning their attention to the emerging Lambda variant.
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‘Bam’: US blindsided by Covid’s return
Many Americans thought they had conquered Covid-19, but the virus is surging again amid fears an even deadlier mutation than Delta could emerge.
People who can’t afford to care about Covid
Coronavirus has wreaked havoc across the world, but in some countries, residents can’t even afford to care about getting sick.
Variant ‘600 times’ stronger than Delta
Delta’s outpacing all other variants but virologists have dissected its attributes – and they’ve found it can get much more powerful yet.
China’s ‘panic-buying’ raids cause chaos
Thousands of panic buyers have taken over Wuhan after the city recorded locally acquired cases of Covid-19 for the first time in a year.
Traits that Covid rule breakers share
Many Aussies have been disgusted at the crowds attending lockdown protests but new research explains why some can’t bear to follow Covid rules.
‘Shamefully selfish’: Obama’s baffling move
Former US president Barack Obama is copping it over his plan to host a massive gathering while the Delta variant surges.
Covid more dangerous than ebola
It is far deadlier and was the cause of thousands of deaths across Africa. But now Covid-19 is responsible for killing more people than ebola.
New strain scarier than Delta
It is thought to be more transmissible and potentially more vaccine-resistant than other Covid-19 strains. Move over Delta, Lambda is here.
Covid patient’s heartbreaking text message
Thirty-nine-year-old Michael Freedy woke up his fiancee in a panic one night, telling her he couldn’t breathe. A few days after that, he was dead.
‘Blood on their hands’: Fury over AZ
The AstraZeneca vaccine was once seen as the world’s way out of Covid-19 until its reputation was trashed — an outcome that’s sparked fury.
Google mandates vaccines for all employees
Google and Facebook will require all employees returning to the office be vaccinated against Covid-19 in a bid to “prioritise everyone’s health and safety”.
Who’s really to blame for Delta spread
A video has zeroed in on who’s really to blame for the highly contagious Delta variant’s spread around the world.
Covid patient’s jaw-dropping answer
Propped up in bed after recovering from Covid-induced pneumonia, this hospital patient said something that shocked the United States.
’Got 99 problems but a vax ain’t one’
A vocal vaccine sceptic who made some controversial tweets has ended up dying in hospital after catching the coronavirus.
Biden mocked over incoherent answer
US President Joe Biden has been mocked online after giving a particularly confusing and meandering answer during a televised town hall.
‘Beyond belief’: Covid kills five-year-old
Five-year-old Wyatt Gibson’s family is shattered after his death from covid in the US – where many adults are still refusing to get vaccinated.
How the US blew its chance on covid
A few months ago, the US seemed well on its way to beating Covid-19. Now the situation is spiralling out of control.
Singapore’s major Covid-19 backflip
Singapore, the nation with a plan to “live with Covid” has been forced to reintroduce restrictions just four days after loosening them.
Five-year-old boy dies after getting Covid
The parents of a five-year-old boy, who died after contracting coronavirus, are devastated, saying their son had no underlying health conditions.
‘It’s too late’: Doctor’s confronting post
As the US grapples with the surging Delta variant, a doctor has told of her heartwrenching deathbed conversations with unvaccinated patients.
Ferocious global phase as Delta cases surge
The Delta strain’s global surge amid the relaxation of restrictions is causing a ferocious new stage of the pandemic around the world.
Country’s horror covid ‘experiment’
Tomorrow a huge experiment will begin in England. “Freedom Day” is what many Aussies are dreaming of, but there’s a price.
Americans mock Australia’s vaccine plan
Australia’s vaccine rollout has been used as an example of ‘what not to do’ as the rest of the world laughs at our embarrassing turnaround.
‘Let it rip’: Nation’s extreme covid gamble
Cases are soaring, deaths are on the rise and yet in just days, one of the world’s most prosperous nations will effectively declare the pandemic over.
New ultra contagious variant hits Oz
A worrying new strain of Covid-19 that is more transmissible and possibly more vaccine-resistant than Delta has been detected in Australia.
Pictures show how Aussies got it wrong
It’s a sight that will hit a nerve for millions of Australians in lockdown right now, signalling that life is “normal” for almost everyone but us.
Expert warns of looming ‘variant factories’
The UK is preparing to open up, with high vaccination rates keeping deaths low despite rising cases – but one expert has sounded a grim warning.
6790 Covid deaths reported in 24 hours
An Australian health chief has revealed just how dangerous a challenge the Covid-19 pandemic remains across the rest of the world.
‘Gang’ busted over vaccine scam
Police in one of the worst-hit virus hotspots have uncovered a disturbing hospital scam involving Covid-19 vaccines.
Star reveals painful Covid-19 symptom
A former TV star has shared her ongoing battle with Covid-19, revealing a little-known symptom that is leaving her in intense pain.
Nation now a coronavirus ‘petri dish’
The race is on between the Delta strain of Covid-19 and vaccines in one nation like no other, and the world is watching very carefully.
Overseas arrivals will drop by 3000 a week
Australia’s overseas arrivals will be slashed by 3000 a week due to the spread of the more infectious Delta variant.
Brits given green light to travel overseas
While Australia’s international border remain closed, many UK residents could soon be travelling widely as the government relaxes quarantine rules.
Radical plan to live with Covid is ‘sensible’
Singapore’s plan to cease daily case numbers and end quarantine could work in Australia an expert has said – but there’s a catch.
Australia slammed in scathing headline
Australia is making headlines across the globe as the Delta variant tarnishes our “covid paradise” image and some outlets have been scathing.
World reacts to Sydney lockdown
Overseas outlets have cited a “slow” vaccine rollout as the reason for the lockdown in response to such a “small” number of cases.
Fears of Delta mutation shock side effect
As the world braces against a mutation of the highly-infectious Delta strain, experts are frantically investigating one horrifying theory.
Huge claims about China’s patient zero
An explosive report claims authorities covered up key information from early in the Wuhan epidemic, hindering WHO’s investigation into the pandemic.
‘Delta plus’: Deadly strain’s new mutation
A new mutation of the Delta strain, dubbed ‘Delta Plus’, is spreading fast and is even more deadly, health authorities have warned.
Wuhan lab short-listed for science prize
The Wuhan Institute of Virology has been short-listed for a prize recognising “outstanding science and technology achievement”.
‘Third covid wave’ hits country
Things are getting worse for the UK with a steep rise in Delta variant cases, and there’s one key statistic Australians should be “worried” about.
Huge nation’s ‘scary’ covid milestone
A country of 200 million people is now the second highest for covid deaths. It is being called a “genocide” with fingers pointed at one man.
World scrambles to deal with Delta strain
As NSW faces a new Covid-19 outbreak, the Delta variant is running rampant around the world, leaving chaos in its wake.
‘Not going to eradicate this’: New warning
Aussies hoping for a quick exit from the pandemic may be disappointed as a number of factors appear likely draw out restrictions.
Covid-19 lab leak evidence ‘overwhelming’
Scientists say the chance that Covid-19 emerged naturally in animals at the Wuhan wet market is “one in a million”.
China’s outrageous new Covid-19 claim
Chinese scientists have made a stunning new claim about the origins of coronavirus in an attempt to turn the tables on the US.
China blocking Taiwan’s access to vaccines
Taiwan has blamed “Chinese intervention” for exacerbating its vaccine shortage amid the island’s first major Covid-19 outbreak.
PM on China war chances
Scott Morrison has weighed in on the prospect of war with China after wrapping up an international tour to Asia and Europe.
US passes another grim virus milestone
The US has hit another grim Covid-19 milestone, with the number of people killed by the virus now equal to cancer deaths.
Terrifying map shows Delta strain spread
A shocking map has shown just how fast the Delta coronavirus variant has spread across the UK, as experts warn a horror month is on the horizon.
Damning bat video contradicts WHO claim
Live bats were kept in cages inside the Wuhan Institute of Virology, contradicting the WHO’s investigations into the origins of Covid-19.
Covid surge fear: ‘100,000 daily cases’
Scientists have warned that July will be a horror month for the UK as a deadly variant, which is already here in Australia, takes hold.
World leaders pile more pressure on China
Seven of the world’s most powerful leaders, including US President Joe Biden, have just put more pressure on China over the origins of Covid.
World sets grim new Covid record
Fresh reports have confirmed the world has passed a worrying new Covid-19 milestone, weeks before reaching the halfway point of 2021.
‘Emergency meeting’ over vaccine concerns
The top US health agency has called an emergency meeting to discuss rare cases of people developing heart inflammation after getting the jab.
24 new coronaviruses found in bats
Chinese researchers have found a series of new coronaviruses in bats, including one that’s the second-closest genetically to Covid-19.
Horror new symptoms of Delta variant
Doctors who are treating patients with Covid-19 in India have identified new symptoms including gangrene and hearing loss.
Huge covid threat facing animals
The Indian government has been forced to temporarily close zoos across the nation after a spate of Covid-19 outbreaks and animal deaths.
China hit by devastating Covid-19 outbreak
Life had returned to normal in China while the rest of the world was ravaged by Covid-19, but now the superpower has a serious problem.
State offering ‘joints for jabs’
As part of its strategy to vaccinate more of its population, adults in Washington State can claim a free marijuana joint when they get their Covid-19 vaccination.
Nine people may be key to Covid origins
White House adviser Dr Anthony Fauci is asking China to reveal the medical records of nine people he says could reveal the origin of Covid.
Covid doctor ‘beaten’ after patient’s death
A doctor working in a Covid-19 ward in northeastern India was severely beaten by a mob hours after the death of a patient.
China’s eye-popping vaccine rate
If Australia’s sluggish vaccine rate didn’t look bad already, China has just claimed to have administered an eye-wateringly high number of jabs in record time.
Bombshell emails reveal what Fauci knew
Emails released by the US Government have revealed the top adviser knew of Covid’s “unusual features” which may mean it came from a lab.
Nation’s virus death toll suddenly triples
One of the most covid battered countries in the world has revealed a shocking increase in the number of fatalities linked to the virus.
Extreme peril now facing Australia
New strains of Covid-19 are breaking through containment lines. And the world is already worse off than it was for the entirety of 2020.
Bombshell study’s wild Covid origin theory
As the theory Covid-19 was leaked from a Chinese lab picks up steam, two scientists have dropped some explosive new claims.
Biden issues 90-day China demand
US intelligence agencies have “coalesced” around two key theories explaining how the Covid pandemic started. Only one of them can be true.
Country that can’t pay people to get the jab
This country’s people wouldn’t even sign up to get the Covid vaccine if they got paid for it. There’s a reason why they are resisting.
‘Beggars belief’: Shock claims rock UK PM
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reeling from a series of bombshell claims made by the man who was once his chief adviser.
India’s dangerous gamble revealed
India’s capital is planning to relax COVID-19 restrictions from next Monday, despite the raging pandemic, soaring deaths and a vaccine shortage.
Fauci ‘not convinced’ virus started naturally
America’s top virus expert Anthony Fauci wants an investigation into how Covid-19 originated, and is “not convinced” it started naturally.
‘More deadly’: One thing we’re not ready for
The WHO has painted a bleak picture in an annual address, chillingly reminding the world to be prepared for an “evolutionary certainty”.
India passes horror new COVID record
India has marked a grim new milestone as the COVID-19 crisis rages through the country, with 300,000 dead and 26 million confirmed cases.
Country’s perfect COVID-19 record ends
For more than a year, the country of seven million had done the impossible and not recorded a single coronavirus death – until now.
Why vaccinated people are catching COVID
As COVID-19 vaccinations skyrocket an unsettling trend has emerged, with thousands of people contracting the virus despite getting the jab.
First country publicly burns vaccines
This nation destroyed thousands of doses, with the health minister blaming “propaganda” for its residents’ reluctance to receive the jab.
India smashed by monster cyclone
Twenty-one people are dead and nearly 100 are missing after a cyclone slammed into India’s west coast. It’s the strongest storm on record.
Tiny Pacific nation’s big COVID move
A small Pacific nation that is one of a handful of countries who have managed to keep COVID-19 out has seen two big moves in one day.
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