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Efforts in Africa and elsewhere hit by decision not to export Serum’s AstraZeneca jab until end of yearCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageVaccine programmes across Africa and much of the developing world will suffer big delays …
I am exhausted by corporate Australia’s celebration of the rising economic tide, as the world divides into one of medical oases and deserts“Many people are dying,” Pralhad tells me. He pauses. “But it is not useful to be paralysed. We must act.”Pralhad…
Trina Solar says its assistant director for Australia died on 16 May at a hospital in DelhiVirgin boss says Australia’s borders should reopen sooner than mid-2022 even though ‘some people may die’Call for medevac-style repatriation flights for Australi…
No 10 and health secretary deny politics was involved in decision to wait before toughening travel rulesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA public inquiry must examine whether Boris Johnson’s decision to delay adding India to …
Judge sides with health minister, meaning almost 10,000 Australians in India cannot return until ban ends on FridayThe federal court has rejected an urgent bid to overturn the India travel ban, meaning 9,500 Australians stranded there will not be able …
Pressure builds on Indian government to announce national lockdown; third of UK adults now fully vaccinated against Covid-19; Laos records first Covid deathSee all our coronavirus coverage 11.44pm BST We are now closing this blog. You can stay up to da…
Figures from the US and Japan reveal sharp declines in birthrates, and even China may have peaked, but there are upsidesRead more: Italy’s birthrate is falling. Can the storks help?Census data from the US released last week showed the number of babies …
County reports more than 400,000 new infections but experts suspect figures are gross underestimateCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCovid-19 deaths surged past 4,000 for the first time in India on Saturday in one of the world…
Country appeals for international help amid vaccine shortage, overrun hospitals and reported 47% positivity rateCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNepal is struggling to contain an explosion in Covid-19 cases, as fears grow tha…
US now supports bid to allow poorer nations to make cheap copies of vaccines, but Australia is holding out • US declares support for patent waiver on Covid-19 vaccinesPressure is mounting on Australia to support the waiver of intellectual property prot…
What does it mean to be a citizen? Is Australia a fair-weather friend, only there for you in the good times?The Australian government’s drastic decision to temporarily stop all travellers from India entering Australia has me in tears almost every night…
US’s top infectious disease expert lambasts wealthy countries for failing to provide equitable access to coronavirus vaccines Families of Australians caught in India Covid surge plead for repatriationWhy Australia is under pressure to upgrade advice o…
Just 1.3% of Japan’s population have received at least first dose, with less than 90 days until Games Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore than two months after it began its vaccine rollout, Japan still lags behind the rest …
Dr Mohga Kamal-Yanni says world leaders must stop putting big pharma’s profits before people’s lives. Sue Hoar wonders why more is not being done to help Covid patients in IndiaThe shortfall in Covid vaccine doses going to the Covax vaccine-sharing sch…
Hospitals are being pushed to the brink after more than 1m people infected in just four daysCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIndia has reported 314,835 new coronavirus cases over the previous 24 hours, the highest number of i…