China suspends social media accounts of Covid policy critics

China has suspended or closed the social media accounts of more than 1,000 critics of the…

Airlines slam ‘ineffective’ Covid tests for China travelers

Paris (AFP) – The global airline association criticised Wednesday decisions by governments to impose Covid tests…

Chinese capital prepares for ‘life again’ as lockdowns lift across country

China’s capital Beijing dropped the need for people to show negative COVID tests to enter supermarkets…

Cyril Ramaphosa: South Africa president being treated for Covid

South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa is receiving treatment after testing positive for Covid-19, his office says.…

Colin Powell: Former US secretary of state dies of Covid complications

Tributes are being paid to former US Secretary of State Colin Powell, who has died of…

Covid: UK’s early response worst public health failure ever, MPs say

The UK’s failure to do more to stop Covid spreading early in the pandemic was one…

Covid vaccine: Why these US workers won’t get jabbed

Joe Biden has been urging US employers to issue ultimatums to their staff: get vaccinated, or…

Over 80% of COVID patients in SA hospitals are unvaccinated

Vaccines, hey? The Department of Health says that over 80% of COVID patients in our hospitals…

New Zealand to stay in lockdown, outbreak ‘yet to peak’

New Zealand extended a national Covid-19 lockdown Monday, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern saying a Delta…

Ramaphosa issues ‘second wave warning’ for South Africans

President Ramaphosa has expressed his concerns over the possibility of a coronavirus ‘second wave’, and issued…