President-elect Joe Biden in a speech Friday outlined a plan to get more Americans vaccinated by giving the federal government a larger role in purchasing and distributing Covid-19 vaccines. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images

The son of a woman dying from bowel cancer has had two quarantine exemption requests rejected by Queensland Health, described by authorities as the “most tragic of circumstances”.

With tensions still high in the US, Melania Trump has copped a wave of criticism for #BeBest – an initiative she spearheaded during her tenure as First Lady of the United States.

The United Kingdom will tighten its border restrictions next week under a plan to stop any new strains of COVID-19 from entering the country.

President-elect Joe Biden says his administration will put federal resources into community vaccination centers and mobile health clinics to accelerate the rollout of Covid-19 shots.