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Drive-through testing facility for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New Orleans. Photo:...

US infections top 100,000

Doctors and nurses on the front lines of the US coronavirus crisis pleaded for more protective gear and equipment to treat waves of patients expected to overwhelm hospitals as the sum of known US infections climbed well past 100,000, with more than 1,600 dead.

Italy tops 9000 coronavirus deaths

Ambulances carry patients on to the docked passenger ship 'Splendid', which has been transformed...

Italy tops 9000 coronavirus deaths

Italy's coronavirus death toll has passed the 9000 mark as the country's number of confirmed cases eclipsed the total in China where the virus first emerged.

Aussie dept store stands down 10,000 workers

Aussie dept store Myer shuts doors, stands down 10,000 workers

Upmarket Australian department store chain Myer has announced it will temporarily close all stores for at least four weeks from Sunday, and stand down 10,000 staff without pay.

British PM Boris Johnson tests positive

Boris Johnson applauds outside 10 Downing Street during the Clap For Our Carers campaign in...

British PM Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the coronavirus and is self-isolating at his Downing Street residence in London.

Harry and Meghan move to LA: report

Harry and Meghan will cease their royal duties at the end of March as they carve out "a...

Harry and Meghan move to LA: report

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have reportedly left Canada and moved to Los Angeles, where they plan to make a permanent home after stepping back from their royal duties.

Hospitals reel as US leads world in coronavirus cases

Ambulance staff lift a patient that was identified to have coronavirus disease (COVID-19) into an...

Hospitals reel as US leads world in coronavirus cases

The US has surpassed China and Italy as the country with the most coronavirus cases, according to a Reuters tally, as New York, New Orleans and other hot spots faced a surge in hospitalisations and looming shortages in supplies, staff and sick beds.

Global toll tops 20,000 as Spain passes China

An Emergency Military Unit member prepares to disinfect in a special facility for psychically...

Global toll tops 20,000 as Spain passes China

Spain's coronavirus death toll jumped by 738 overnight to exceed that of China, as the country struggled to cope with an accelerating health crisis.

Cruise ships ordered out of Aussie waters

Cruise ships have become a focal point in Australia after 147 passengers who disembarked from the...

Cruise ships ordered out of Aussie waters

Two cruise ships have been ordered to leave Australian waters, after a liner that docked in Sydney Harbour last week became the primary source of infection for the country's coronavirus outbreak.

Global Insight: 'Solidarity needed' to win Covid-19 war

Covid-19 has brought science and interdependence back centre-stage, but global solidarity needs to step up if the war is to be won, Professor Robert Patman says.

Brazilian president slams lockdowns as 'a crime'

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro wears a protective face mask at a recent press conference in...

Brazilian president slams lockdowns as 'a crime'

President Jair Bolsonaro has blasted as criminals the governors and mayors of Brazil's largest states and cities for imposing lockdowns to slow the coronavirus outbreak, as tensions with his health...

Australia's coronavirus toll in double figures

Australia's coronavirus toll in double figures

Two more Australians have died from coronavirus, taking the nation's death toll to 11.

Charles tests positive for coronavirus

Clarence House says Charles has mild symptoms and is in self-isolation in Scotland with wife...

Charles tests positive for coronavirus

Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, has tested positive for coronavirus but is in good health and self-isolating in Scotland.

UK calls for 250,000 volunteers, virus deaths surge

Train stations throughout the UK are empty on the first day of the lockdown. Photo: Reuters

UK calls for 250,000 volunteers, virus deaths surge

The number of coronavirus deaths in Britain has jumped on the first day of a national lockdown, while the govt called for 250,000 volunteers for the health service and announced a temporary hospital would open in London.

Vicar catches fire waiting for God's answer

A British vicar got more than he expected from his first attempt at an online sermon when he leaned too close to a candle on a cross and his sweater caught fire.

Ruby Princess passengers deemed 'low risk'

Ruby Princess passengers deemed 'low risk'

NSW health department allowed passengers off the coronavirus-stricken Ruby Princess, which visited Dunedin recently, as they determined it to be "low risk". Forty-eight people have tested positive for the disease.

'You must stay at home': British PM

Children in the English town of Hertford watch British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's coronavirus...

'You must stay at home': British PM

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered Britons to stay at home to halt the spread of coronavirus, imposing curbs on everyday life without precedent in peacetime.

1.5 billion people asked to stay home

A patient does a check at a coronavirus disease test centre outside a doctor's office in Berlin....

1.5 billion people asked to stay home

More than 1.5 billion people -- one-fifth of the world's population -- have been asked or ordered to stay home to try to blunt the spread of the coronavirus.

Millions of Americans ordered to stay at home

US flags fly outside the New York Stock Exchange. Photo: Reuters

Millions of Americans ordered to stay at home

Around 100 million Americans have been ordered to stay at home, to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

Italy bans internal travel as hundreds more die

An emergency contingent of doctors and nurses arrives at Malpensa airport near Milan after...

Italy bans internal travel as hundreds more die

Italy banned travel within the country on Sunday (local time) in yet another attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus, with data showing a further 651 people had died from the disease, lifting...

Nationwide shutdowns in Australia over virus fears

Sydney's famous Bondi Beach is closed owing to coronavirus concerns. Photo: Getty

Nationwide shutdowns in Australia over virus fears

Pubs, cinemas and churches will be forced to close across Australia from noon today to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

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