France sending ICU gear, oxygen generators to India
First aid shipment expected to leave France later this week.
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Wealthy people are paying tens of thousands of dollars to fly out of India.
Travel bubble to fully reopen: NZ-Perth flights to resume
New Zealand will reopen quarantine-free travel with Western Australia, Chris Hipkins says.
Covid: Australia bans flights to and from India until May 15
Pressure had been growing on the PM to tighten Australia's borders.
Black Caps captain takes extreme measures to avoid Covid-19
An incredible photo has shown just how serious cricket is about protecting its players.
California man hospitalised with clot after J&J vaccination
US man develops blood clot in leg after receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Amid second virus wave, the world responds to India's distress call
New York Times: But it likely won't be enough to stop the unfolding catastrophe.
Bubble breach: Perth lockdown traveller made it to NZ; 8 new cases in MIQ
Traveller from Perth self-isolating after trip during lockdown there via Sydney.
Best Covid response: NZ loses top global spot to Singapore - here's why
Move over NZ, Singapore is now the best place to be during Covid-19 times.
Covid: India's cities are under siege - now its rural areas are in the firing line
City lockdowns send thousands of migrant workers - some infected - back to their villages.
Australia poised to copy NZ's India travel ban
Scott Morrison is under pressure to lock down Australia's borders with India.
Deputy PM on Covid crisis: 'Our heart goes out to the people in India'
New Zealand is poised to help India, where Covid-19 is starting to cripple the country.
India's fashion artisans face 'extreme distress' in pandemic
New York Times: Working conditions have long been an issue. Now many have no job at all.
Thailand's PM fined for breaking Covid-19 rules
Thailand is imposing fines for people who fail to wear face masks in public.
Fiji records 12 new community cases amid lockdown
It is the country's biggest number of cases in a single day.
New businesses need pandemic support - coffee entrepreneur
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Worrying side-effect of India crisis
Critics sound alarm bells for the public as India's brutal second wave of Covid-19 hits.
Boris Johnson denies saying he'd rather have 'bodies pile high' than lockdown
Daily Mail claims Johnson made the comment as the UK faced a third wave of the virus.
SOS messages, panic as virus breaks India's health system
India has set another record for daily Covid infections for a fifth day in a row.
Perth lockdown to end at midnight, NZ decision on Perth flights coming
Chris Hipkins says decision coming on whether to resume quarantine-free travel with Perth.
Why strict border control remains crucial if we want to keep the travel bubble safe
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Australian MP deleted from Facebook over Covid-19 misinformation
MP Craig Kelly denounced the company's decision as censorship.
Lockdown extended in Indian capital of New Delhi
With India's health system in a state of crisis, the city of New Delhi has extended lockdown measures. Video / AP
Small firms' export plans undeterred by pandemic: survey
New research shows just 6 per cent of small firms have had export plans stalled.
Covid-19: Case that sparked Perth lockdown 'flew to India for his own wedding'
The West Australian Premier was scathing of the traveller's actions.
Israeli fashion designer Alber Elbaz dies of Covid at 59
Elbaz is best known for spending 14 years at the helm of France's Lanvin fashion house.
Finns perplexed by happiest nation tag
New York Times: Nordic nation tops the World Happiness Report for the fourth time.
Suva in lockdown as authorities scramble to trace mystery case
Fiji's Central Division - including the capital, Suva - is in lockdown from today.
Netflix's pandemic party turns to hangover as lockdowns lift
Streaming giant struggling to deliver new original content due to coronavirus delays.
India's Covid nightmare: Families forced to keep their dead at home
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Opinion | Covid restrictions mean Kiwis and Aussies have never looked so imprisoned
Opinion: Australasia's control freakery means residents are locked down in perpetuity.
About 2000 Kiwis late on second Covid-19 vaccine jab
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