Kyrgios positiveMaverick Australian player Nick Kyrgios tests positive, casting major doubt over whether he can play at next week's Australian Open, where Djokovic still hopes to compete. More Chinese casesChina reports more cases of the highly transmissible Omicron variant, with a possible outbreak in Tianjin - just 150 kilometres from Beijing - where 14 million residents have been ordered to be tested. World needs 'reality therapy'Pope Francis urges more vaccination saying "reality therapy" was needed to battle "baseless information" putting people off getting jabbed. The United States has recorded the most Covid deaths with 837 664, followed by Brazil with 619 981, India on 483 936 and Russia 316 904. Taking into account excess mortality linked to Covid-19, the World Health Organisation estimates the overall death toll could be two to three times higher.

Source: News 24 January 11, 2022 05:04 UTC