カテゴリー: Coronavirus
Suspicions about army lab spread on social media after official’s tit-for-tat response to US claimCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAttempts by Chinese authorities to shift the narrative around Covid-19’s origins have reignite…
Despite government loans and staff trickling back to work, the pandemic has made survival precarious for the city’s vendorsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOn a normal working day, Venkateshwara Rao would be ready by 4pm, sta…
Germany extends lockdown to 14 February and tightens restrictions; US deaths pass 400,000; US suffers record daily deathsBiden holds memorial for 400,000 Americans who have died of Covid-19Israel warns single Covid jab ‘less effective than we thought’G…
Spain records 41,576 new cases; Italy considers legal action over Pfizer vaccine delivery delays; France warns against wearing home-made masksFrance may follow Germany in making clinical masks mandatoryVaccines may need updating to protect against new …
Minister who publicly drank syrup touted as coronavirus cure tests positive Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA self-styled Sri Lankan holy man’s supposed miracle potion to prevent Covid-19 has turned sour after a minister who…
Experts warn fatalities could rise sharply and call for state of emergency to be extendedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHospitals in Covid-hit regions of Japan are on the brink of collapse, medical experts have warned, as t…
Independent panel criticises WHO for not declaring emergency until 30 January and Biden and Trump camps clash over easing travel restrictionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAn independent panel has said Chinese officials cou…
Australia, Antarctica and most Pacific Islands exempt from new requirement, but 14-day quarantine still applies to all travellersCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNew Zealand has imposed a blanket testing regime for all flight…
Japan finds Covid variant in three people with no record of travel to UK; Portugal’s daily death toll reaches record high of 167WHO: just 25 Covid vaccine doses administered in low-income countriesBolsonaro rival says vaccine is ‘triumph of science aga…
India launches bid to vaccinate 300m people amid fears over efficacy of domestically produced vaccineEmerging from Holy Family hospital in New Delhi, Ram Verma, a sanitation worker, breathed a deep sigh of relief. As one of the first in India to receiv…
Dominic Raab says government aiming for early autumn target for first dose rollout; New South Wales records six new casesArrivals in UK could be asked to stay in quarantine hotelsIndia begins world’s biggest Covid vaccination programAustralian Open see…
Rise in July to October, particularly among women and children, contrasts with decline in first waveCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSuicide rates in Japan have jumped in the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly…
Country of 1.3 billion people hopes to vaccinate 300 million citizens by AugustCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIndia has begun one of the world’s biggest Covid-19 vaccination programmes, the first major developing country to…
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Though questions remain that still need answering, there are encouraging signs that proof of immunity to Covid-19 could help people return to normalityCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAs the world’s biggest ever vaccination p…