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Meet the Sydney-born virologist who became Greece's coronavirus 'hero'

Sotiris Tsiodras has been rated the most popular person in Greece for helping the country avoid disaster.




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Don't touch the flags! Golfers find a fairway to beat coronavirus handicap

Sydney golf clubs have never been more booked up as players flock to the greens for a dose of the outdoors.




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A city of homebodies? How coronavirus will change Sydney

From washing hands to working from home, the coronavirus has dramatically altered city life. But will these changes last?




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'Point of saturation': distancing messages need update to stifle virus

There were just 26 cases reported on Sunday but photographs from the weekend show people may be socialising too closely, too early.




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Time stands still at Sydney Observatory due to virus lockdown

The yellow and black cast-iron Time Ball has sat atop Sydney Observatory since June 1858.




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It pains me to say this, but when it comes to the virus app Barnaby Joyce has a point

A model favoured by the Europeans would better protect privacy.




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'Warning light': Coronavirus can last longer in air than first thought

Virus behind the world's COVID-19 pandemic can stay infectious in the air for more than 12 hours, research out of four major US laboratories has found.




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Coronavirus updates LIVE: Donald Trump to suspend immigration to US, Australian death toll stands at 74 as COVID-19 cases exceed 2.5 million worldwide

If you suspect you or a family member has coronavirus you should call (not visit) your GP or ring the national Coronavirus Health Information Hotline on 1800 020 080.




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Illinois: Latest updates on Coronavirus

Here's a look at the number of coronavirus cases in Illinois and the latest news about the COVID-19 outbreak.




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Louisiana: Latest updates on Coronavirus

Here's a look at the number of coronavirus cases in Louisiana and the latest news about the COVID-19 outbreak.




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Kansas: Latest updates on Coronavirus

Here's a look at the number of coronavirus cases in Kansas and the latest news about the COVID-19 outbreak.




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Delaware: Latest updates on Coronavirus

Delaware has 6,111 cases of COVID-19 and 213 deaths.




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Connecticut: Latest updates on Coronavirus

There are 31,784 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Connecticut.




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Iowa: Latest updates on Coronavirus

Here's a look at the number of coronavirus cases in Iowa and the latest news about the COVID-19 outbreak.




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Georgia: Latest updates on Coronavirus

There are 32,106 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Georgia and 1,377 deaths.




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Kentucky: Latest updates on Coronavirus

Here are the latest updates on coronavirus in Kentucky.




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Nevada: Latest updates on coronavirus

Here's a look at the number of coronavirus cases in Nevada and the latest news on the COVID-19 outbreak.




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Florida: Latest updates on Coronavirus

There are 39,199 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Florida.




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North Carolina: Latest updates on Coronavirus

Here's a look at the number of coronavirus cases in North Carolina and the latest news about the COVID-19 outbreak.




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North Dakota: Latest updates on Coronavirus

Here's a look at the number of coronavirus cases in North Dakota and the latest news about the COVID-19 outbreak.




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New Hampshire: Latest updates on coronavirus

Here's a look at the number of coronavirus cases in New Hampshire and the latest news on the COVID-19 outbreak.




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Mississippi: Latest updates on Coronavirus

Here is the COVID-19 situation in Mississippi.




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Oklahoma: Latest updates on Coronavirus

Here's information on the number of coronavirus cases in Oklahoma and the latest news on the COVID-19 outbreak.




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Pennsylvania: Latest updates on Coronavirus

Here's a look at the number of coronavirus cases in Pennsylvania and the latest news about the COVID-19 outbreak.




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Rhode Island: Latest updates on Coronavirus

Here's a look at the number of coronavirus cases in Rhode Island and the latest news about the COVID-19 outbreak.




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South Carolina: Latest updates on Coronavirus

Here's a look at the number of coronavirus cases in South Carolina and the latest news about the COVID-19 outbreak.




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Maine: Latest updates on Coronavirus

Here is the COVID-19 situation in Maine.




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Maryland and Washington, DC: Latest updates on coronavirus

Here is the COVID-19 situation in Maryland and Washington, DC.




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Michigan: Latest updates on Coronavirus

Here's a look at the latest on the coronavirus in Michigan.




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Massachusetts: Latest updates on coronavirus

Here is the COVID-19 situation in Massachusetts.




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Coronavirus outbreak: Live updates

Among the top coronavirus news out today are: The FDA has given approval to biotech company Moderna to begin the next phase of testing on its coronavirus vaccine and Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary tests positive for the coronavirus.




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Postmedia seeks at least $20.3M in coronavirus-related emergency wage subsidies

Postmedia Network Canada Corp. expects to qualify for at least $20.3 million in COVID-related emergency wage subsidies from the federal government, the owner of Canada's largest newspaper chain said Friday.




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India embarks on 'massive' coronavirus repatriation

New Delhi (AFP) May 5, 2020
India has embarked on a "massive" operation calling up passenger jets and naval ships to bring back some of the hundreds of thousands of its nationals stuck abroad due to coronavirus restrictions, the government said Tuesday. India banned all incoming international flights in late March as it imposed one of the world's strictest virus lockdowns, leaving vast numbers of workers and students s




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Children need more screen time during coronavirus crisis, professor says


A professor of psychology at Stetson University says that additional screen time for children during this strange period in history is healthy so they may maintain their social contacts and interact with their peer groups.




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Stress eating and coronavirus: Weight Watchers rolls out Zoom virtual workshops


In mid-March, WW International, also known as Weight Watchers, decided to close its 3,000 physical locations but didn’t want to leave members to fend for themselves in these trying times.




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It’s OK to slow down: Why you don’t have to optimize your coronavirus quarantine


The pandemic has not given us time to self-actualize. It has robbed us of time and exhausted us. And it’s OK to feel that way, experts say.




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Covid 19 coronavirus: Scott Morrison announces restrictions easing in Australia

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced what will be first to reopen under the national cabinet's three-step plan to lift coronavirus restrictions.Morrison announced the plan agreed upon by state leaders in today's...




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Covid 19 coronavirus: UN chief says pandemic unleashing a 'tsunami of hate'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the coronavirus pandemic keeps unleashing "a tsunami of hate and xenophobia, scapegoating and scaremongering" and appealed for "an all-out effort to end hate speech globally".The UN chief...




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Coronavirus US: Andrew Cuomo's sad announcement about child infections

At first, it was believed children were not susceptible to the symptoms of coronavirus, and acted only as carriers.But disturbing new evidence shows that is unlikely to be true.In his daily press briefing New York's governor Andrew...




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Covid 19 coronavirus: US unemployment surges to Depression-era level of 14.7 per cent

The coronavirus crisis has sent the US unemployment rate surging to 14.7 per cent, a level last seen when the country was in the throes of the Depression and President Franklin D. Roosevelt was assuring Americans the only thing to...




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Covid 19 coronavirus: Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary tests positive

US Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary has the coronavirus, the White House said today, making her the second person who works at the White House complex known to test positive for the virus this week.President Donald Trump,...




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Covid 19 coronavirus: Swedish expert says NZ faces years of quarantine for arrivals

Sweden's former top virus expert says lockdowns are just a way of delaying the inevitable and warns that New Zealand could face years of quarantining foreigners entering the country, even after wiping out Covid-19.Johan Giesecke...




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Coronavirus Covid 19: World Health Organisation advocates reform of wet markets over shutting them down

The World Health Organisation said yesterday that although a market in the Chinese city of Wuhan selling live animals likely played a significant role in the emergence of the new coronavirus, it does not recommend that such markets...




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Covid 19 coronavirus: How it spreads, and why some are spared – and others not

Almost every day a new study is published that shines light on the way in which the new coronavirus is spread. It will be years before the precise dynamics of transmission are nailed down, but the broad outline of how the disease...




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Coronavirus Covid 19: South African brewer says it may dump 400m bottles of beer

South African Breweries, one of the world's largest brewers, says it may have to destroy 400 million bottles of beer as a result of the country's ban on alcohol sales that is part of its lockdown measures to combat the spread of the...




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Covid 19 coronavirus: All the mistakes the United States has made in its response

The United States has suffered the largest coronavirus outbreak in the world by far, with five times as many reported cases as any other country and more than twice as many deaths.The numbers are astonishing. America has 1.3 million...




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Covid 19 coronavirus: Why are Australians not catching virus at hairdressers or supermarket?

It's one of the great mysteries of Australia's Covid-19 experiment: despite fears supermarkets and hairdressers could prove high risk for the spread of the virus, there have been no major outbreaks detected.When pubs, clubs, and...




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Covid 19 coronavirus: Colombian-made hospital bed doubles as a coffin

A Colombian advertising company is pitching a novel if morbid solution to shortages of hospital beds and coffins during the coronavirus pandemic: combine them.ABC Displays has created a cardboard bed with metal railings that designers...




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Covid 19 coronavirus: White House officials ignored experts' advice, documents show

The decision to shelve detailed advice from the nation's top disease control experts for reopening communities during the coronavirus pandemic came from the highest levels of the White House, according to internal government emails...




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Editorial: Challenges and opportunities ahead for virus response

New Zealand's careful climb out of Covid-19 restrictions has been a tale of two journeys.To envious overseas eyes, we have been a smooth success story and a source of hope to others. At home, the reaction has been a lot more mixed.We...