Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Wednesday morning. We'll have another update for you this evening.Fully vaccinated travellers arriving from the EU and the US could soon avoid quarantine, bringing them inline with the rules for UK citizens returning from amber list countries, apart from France.
if jabbed elsewhere. Such a change would benefit people such as tourists or expats who want to come to the UK for holidays or to visit loved ones.lockdown in Australia's largest city has been extended by another month as Covid cases continue to rise. The stay-at-home order in Sydney was due to end on Friday after being imposed in late June. But with more cases reported Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced further curbs on movement - including a 10km limit on essential shopping. Victoria and South Australia both came out of lockdowns on Wednesday, after containing smaller outbreaks.
The change, announced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, comes amid concerns over the spread of the Delta variant. It includes students and staff at schools where masks have been a contentious issue.Scrambling to pay hefty medical bills for his wife's Covid treatment, Vijaya Yeruva has turned to crowdfunding to cover the costs. He's not the only person in India going down this route, which is quickly emerging as a substitute for health insurance and government support.