There were 28,183 new infections recorded nationwide for Tuesday, up from 27,307 on Monday.
-- China is seeing near-record numbers of Covid cases, spurring major cities from Beijing to Shanghai to revert to broad restrictions on people’s movements and mass testing exercises to contain swelling outbreaks.
Meanwhile, chaos has returned to China’s biggest iPhone factory, with workers at the Foxconn Technology Group plant in Zhengzhou, eastern China, clashing with security personnel in the early hours of Wednesday amid anger at tough virus restrictions there.The manufacturing site -- known as ‘iPhone City’ for its scale -- has been in a so-called closed-loop for weeks after Covid spread in the surrounding metropolis and made its way into the plant.
Schools across swathes of the capital, which recorded 1,476 infections for Tuesday, have been shuttered, with students told to study from home.Shenzhen will also require residents to provide negative PCR results within the past 48 hours before taking public transportation or entering public venues from Thursday.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Deadly Victoria police arrest shooting preventable, coroner findsCoroner Audrey Jamieson found the death of Vlado Micetic, who was pulled over and shot by then-leading senior constable Timothy Baker, was preventable and criticised Victoria Police for allowing single-officer police patrols at the time. 9News
Read more »
Deadly Victoria police arrest shooting preventable, coroner findsCoroner Audrey Jamieson found the death of Vlado Micetic, who was pulled over and shot by then-leading senior constable Timothy Baker, was preventable and criticised Victoria Police for allowing single-officer police patrols at the time. 9News
Read more »
Governments ‘have their back’: Albanese on his visit to Central West NSWPrime Minister Anthony Albanese visited flood-affected communities in Central West NSW on Tuesday morning and says the federal, state, and local governments “have their back” after it was announced there will be an increase in disaster funding. “We’ll continue to work with state and territory governments as we have in New South Wales,” Mr Albanese said during Question Time on Tuesday. “That’s what people expect, that’s what they deserve, and that’s what they’ll get.”
Read more »
Miners, energy producers help shares outpace global peersShares added 0.59 per cent on Tuesday as gains among metals, coal, lithium and energy producers supported the market.
Read more »
Gas play Renergen puts recut equity raising to investorsDual listed natural gas and helium producer Renergen had stockbroker MST drumming up interest in a quick $10 million placement after market close on Tuesday.
Read more »