The Irish Times

Djokovic: ‘I won’t reveal my vaccination status. It’s an inappropriate inquiry’

‘People go too far these days in taking the liberty to ask questions and judge a person’

Tue Oct 19 2021 - 10:48

Unvaccinated tennis players unlikely to get visas to enter Australia

Djokovic’s Australian Open title defence and bid for Grand Slam record in doubt

Tue Oct 19 2021 - 09:03

Covid cases rise in New South Wales as breast cancer screening halted

Move to redeploy medical staff could result in up to 500 extra deaths, experts warn

Thu Aug 19 2021 - 15:52

Sydney records deadliest day of pandemic as lockdowns extended

New South Wales sees 478 new Covid cases and 7 deaths, its highest figures ever

Mon Aug 16 2021 - 08:03

Sydney records biggest daily number of cases as Victoria state enters sixth lockdown

Australia facing second recession in as many years as region enters seven-day lockdown

Thu Aug 05 2021 - 10:32

Australian leaders under pressure to contain Covid-19 outbreak

Outbreak highlights major flaws in Australia’s pandemic response, critics say

Fri Jul 16 2021 - 06:59

Covid-19: Italy’s latest toll of 311 deaths brings total well over 93,000

World wrap: China refused to give raw data on early cases to WHO as NZ reports death

Sat Feb 13 2021 - 18:26

Australian Open to continue in Melbourne lockdown but without crowds

Melbourne heads into hard five-day lockdown in response to Holiday Inn cluster

Fri Feb 12 2021 - 08:10

Covid-19: Germany to impose restrictions on travel from Austria and Czech Republic

World round-up: Victoria to enter five-day circuit breaker; NZ likely to begin vaccinating next week

Fri Feb 12 2021 - 07:05

Serena Williams has her say on Australian Open quarantine

Williams travelled to Australia with her three year-old daughter Olympia

Thu Jan 28 2021 - 09:29

Spanish player says Australian Open quarantine is like prison

Positive Covid-19 cases associated with the tournament rose to seven on Tuesday

Tue Jan 19 2021 - 09:06

Australian Open organisers stand firm on quarantine despite player demands

Bernard Tomic’s girlfriend complains that the worst part is having to wash her own hair

Mon Jan 18 2021 - 14:34

Coronavirus: What can Ireland learn from an Australian state’s Covid-19 success?

Victoria recorded zero new cases on two days this week after a tough and long lockdown

Sat Oct 31 2020 - 01:26

Breda O’Brien: Calls for euthanasia fuelled by ageism and ableism

No compassion when those with terminal illness made wonder if they are burden

Sat Oct 17 2020 - 02:00

Coronavirus: Paris to shut all bars next week amid maximum alert

World wrap: British report almost 23,000 cases compared to record of 12,872 a day before

Sun Oct 04 2020 - 21:51

Two Co Donegal men found not guilty of Sydney murder

Paul Tavelardis (66) died after row with Nathan Kelly and Christopher McLaughlin

Mon Sept 21 2020 - 15:12

Coronavirus: New Zealand to begin lifting restrictions

More than 30.7 million have been infected globally by Covid-19

Mon Sept 21 2020 - 07:53

Melbourne anti-lockdown protesters arrested and chased by police on horseback

Britain likely to reintroduce some national coronavirus lockdown measures as cases rise again

Sat Sept 19 2020 - 09:47

Coronavirus: Australia’s epicentre Melbourne extends hard lockdown

‘You’ve got to defeat the second wave. Otherwise you just begin a third wave’

Sun Sept 06 2020 - 08:36

Anti-lockdown protesters confront police in Australia Covid-19 hotspot

Some 200 attend demonstration in Victoria state capital of Melbourne

Sat Sept 05 2020 - 15:13

Coronavirus: US reaches 6 million cases with 25 million worldwide

Global deaths from Covid-19 now stand at more than 846,000

Mon Aug 31 2020 - 19:21

Toronto strip club employee may have exposed about 550 people to Covid-19

World overview: Victoria lockdown lowers cases as over 1,000 reported in UK

Sun Aug 16 2020 - 18:01

New Zealand Covid-19 outbreak grows as Australia still struggles

NZ prime minister Jacinda Ardern is under pressure ahead of a upcoming general election

Sat Aug 15 2020 - 08:42

Coronavirus: Greece sees highest daily caseload since outbreak began

World updates: Italy orders travellers from Croatia, Greece, Malta and Spain to be tested

Wed Aug 12 2020 - 21:23

Coronavirus: Daily cases in Germany and Australia fall after recent uptick

Global cases of Covid-19 pass 19 million as India’s total passes two million

Fri Aug 07 2020 - 07:20

Coronavirus: Ohio governor tests positive ahead of Trump meeting

Scotland leader Nicola Sturgeon warns of extending lockdown to other towns

Thu Aug 06 2020 - 19:45

WHO warns of ‘response fatigue’ as coronavirus cases surge worldwide

Many countries that believed they were past the worst ‘grappling with new outbreaks’

Sun Aug 02 2020 - 19:08

Coronavirus: Victoria to make masks compulsory amid spike in cases

Australian state reports daily record of 723 new infections as PM calls for patience

Thu Jul 30 2020 - 06:43

Coronavirus: Dr Anthony Fauci calls White House attempts to undermine him ‘bizarre’

World round-up: EU calls for member states to launch early flu immunisation campaigns

Wed Jul 15 2020 - 22:46

Covid-19: Cases rise in US, India as Australian spike leads to localised lockdown

Victoria enters six-week lockdown, while Johnson hints masks to be mandatory

Sat Jul 11 2020 - 15:18

Melbourne lockdown: ‘It’s dawning how serious the outbreak is again’

Irish in Australia batten down hatches for second phase of mass action against Covid-19

Thu Jul 09 2020 - 16:20

Covid-19: Melbourne returns to lockdown after a spike in cases

Army deployed to patrol the NSW and Victoria borders, closed for first time in 100 years

Tue Jul 07 2020 - 12:16

The strange tale of the cigarette lighter that spread coronavirus around a city

A spike of Covid-19 cases in Melbourne led to another lockdown for 300,000 people

Mon Jul 06 2020 - 06:30

Coronavirus: Catalonia tightens restrictions on 200,000 residents

Sagrada Familia opens for frontline workers while Melbourne locks down tower blocks

Sat Jul 04 2020 - 15:36