The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

China on Friday eased some of its COVID curbs, including shortening by two days quarantine times for close contacts of cases and for inbound travellers and scrapping a penalty on airlines that bring in infected passengers.

Cambodia’s prime minister has cautioned fellow Southeast Asian leaders against complacency, saying that even though economies are gradually recovering as the COVID-19 pandemic wanes, there is much work to be done

China's biggest online shopping festival, Singles' Day, is muted this year with sales numbers expected to grow slowly amid an uncertain economy and COVID-19

China's capital Beijing has closed city parks and imposed other restrictions as the country faces a new wave of COVID-19 cases

Before the COVID-19 public health emergency began in 2020, millions of children churned on and off Medicaid each year — an indication that many were losing coverage because of administrative problems, rather than because their family’s income had increased and made them ineligible.

Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week.

Has your child’s screentime increased since COVID? If you were to estimate by how much would you say 20%, 30% or even a 50% increase?

The ACT recorded a 30 per cent jump in new COVID-19 infections this week.

NSW Health says there's been a big increase in cases, with nearly 20,000 people with the virus reported this week, but authorities hope the latest wave will subside before Christmas.

Chinese consumers are now choosing to cook their own beef thanks to the popularity of air fryers and ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns, which is good news for Australian beef producers.

COVID and devastating floods have put the popular northern NSW watering hole in a precarious financial position but many want to retain local control of their beloved club.