Covid-19

Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants Australians to get back to work, after several weeks of strict coronavirus restrictions wreaked havoc on the economy.With the curve well and truly flattened, measures are slowly being relaxed and the Government is keen for a cautious return to business as usual.But new research has painted a stark picture of…

For most of this year, China has been living seven weeks in the future. The world's second largest economy was the first to be hit by the coronavirus outbreak -- and also one of the first to gradually reopen. And as the rest of the world prepares to do the s…

The past few weeks have been immensely challenging. Every single one of us has been affected by COVID-19 in some way, and the unprecedented disruption to day-to-day life, as we know it, is taking its toll — mentally and physically. As a company, one of the biggest challenges has been adjusting to working remotely. While…

In an impressive display of international collaboration, NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have come together to launch a virtual hackathon running between May 30 and May 31, with the aim of using open data to develop innovative solutions to problems arising from the global COVID-19 pandemic. All…

The McGill University Health Centre's main entrance is seen in Montreal, on Nov. 7, 2014. Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre says it will soon conduct the first Canadian test of a robot that uses ultraviolet light to disinfect. The Montreal institute moved to order the robot just…

Minister for Health Simon Harris has warned that "extreme vigilance" will be required to contained the effects of Covid-19. Speaking in the Dáil, Mr Harris said that he understands the fatigue people are feeling with the restrictions that are in place, but warned people must "guard against any sense of invincibility". Ahead of the planned…

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The Conservative leadership race, paused by the COVID-19 outbreak, is now back on with a plan to choose a new leader in August by mail-in ballot.Peter MacKay (left) and Erin O'Toole are seen as frontrunners to replace Andrew Scheer as Conservative leader. The party announced Wednesday the postponed race will now be conducted by mail-in ballots by…

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England and Wales have hit a grim milestone, providing more evidence that the true devastation from the coronavirus pandemic is far higher than the official statistics suggest.The countries have now recorded the most deaths in a single week for at least 27 years, when official weekly statistics began.There were 22,351 deaths in the week ending…