Woman jailed for 18 months for stealing from elderly lady she cared for during lockdown
O’Connor was stealing from the elderly woman, who had dementia, for the first four months of the pandemic.
O’Connor was stealing from the elderly woman, who had dementia, for the first four months of the pandemic.
China’s capital is trying to fend off a Covid-19 outbreak with restrictions on movement.
China’s largest city is inching towards reopening.
About 6.6 million people can go outdoors, but some must stay in their own neighbourhoods in the Chinese city.
Boris Johnson was fined over attending a gathering to mark his 56th birthday at No 10, at which he was ‘ambushed’ with a cake.
Large swathes of the city, with a population of 26 million, have been under lockdown since March 28.
Strict anti-coronavirus controls are confining most of its 25 million people to their homes.
The Metropolitan Police said investigators will refer the 20 fixed penalty notices to the ACRO Criminal Records Office.
Authorities are imposing a two-phase lockdown of the city of about 25 million people to carry out mass testing.
China reported 5,280 new Covid-19 cases yesterday, more than double the previous day’s tally.
Australia’s ports and airports shut to tourists in March 2020.
David Davis warned Tories the party faces “dying a death of 1,000 cuts” if MPs do not swiftly oust the prime minister.
The Telegraph is among the papers to report that Johnson’s premiership is in jeopardy over a series of No 10 lockdown parties.
The city of Xi’an with a population of 13 million people has been put into lockdown after a surge of cases.
Prime Minister Mark Rutte said the measures are intended to try to stop a surge of the Omicron coronavirus variant.
The country has entered a strict lockdown to combat soaring coronavirus cases.
He said measures needed to combat the virus now were different to those required earlier in the pandemic.
About 65% of Austria’s almost nine million people are vaccinated.
Only around 65% of the population is fully vaccinated in Austria.
The new measures come in this weekend.
Minister Chris Hipkins said that the new cases were separate from other active cases in the region and as a result, it’s “unclear at this point how they could have picked up the virus”.
Yvonne Barnes-Holmes says that the level of suffering created by a lack of social interaction is just beginning to emerge.
Jacinda Ardern said that a Delta outbreak had been a “game changer” and that a new approach was needed.
The national flag carrier Air New Zealand also announced it was introducing a “no jab, no fly” policy.
He is to due to set out his plan to get England through coronavirus over the autumn and winter.
The woman is the 27th person to die with Covid-19 in New Zealand and the first recorded since 16 February.
Jacinda Ardern said there were signs the outbreak would soon peak if stay-at-home orders remained in place.
Nationwide stay-at-home orders were issued yesterday when just one case had been identified.
New South Wales premier said the state today hit a new peak with 291 cases detected.
Meanwhile, stay-at-home orders were extended in Brisbane.
The lockdown of Australia’s largest city will last at least until 28 August.
The vaccination rate is currently languishing around 11%.
In the past 24 hours, 97 new cases were recorded, more than the 89 reported the previous day.
Australia’s latest Covid-19 outbreak began in mid-June and has since grown to 767 cases.
The lockdown is now expected to end on Friday 16 July.
Rachel Keane of Póg Cafe Group says people in the industry are tired and fed up of the lack of clear communication from Government.
About 5% of Australians are reported to be fully vaccinated.
Australia is now battling flare-ups of the highly contagious Delta variant.