Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to re-establish his government’s authority after the health secretary resigned for breaking his own pandemic rules. Matt Hancock quit after he was caught embracing a senior aide in his office, in breach of the social distancing guidelines he helped to create. The episode rebounded immediately on Johnson, who had initially fought to keep ...

Bloomberg A government-allied lawmaker dragged President Jair Bolsonaro to the centre of a scandal of alleged irregularities in the purchase of a Covid-19 vaccine for Brazil’s immunisation campaign. Lower house representative Luis Miranda, speaking at a congressional committee probing Bolsonaro’s handling of the pandemic, said he personally warned the president about unusual pressure for the purchase of the Covaxin vaccine, ...

Bloomberg Malaysia will extend a nationwide lockdown that was originally due to end on Monday as new Covid infections are still too high, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said. The movement restrictions will now stay in place until the nation’s daily caseload falls below 4,000, the official Bernama news agency reported, citing the premier. The government will announce more comprehensive assistance ...