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Pilot scheme launched in what is thought to be the last country to reopen schools since March 2020Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThousands of children have returned to their classrooms after more than 18 months of home stud…
Read MoreJapan ranks among the most Covid-immunised countries, but only months ago the story was very differentCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageEarly this year, as Japan’s coronavirus cases began another ominous rise, the country seem…
Read MoreRussia reports 1,239 fatalities to take official death toll to 250,454; Germany’s infection rate rises to 232.1 per 100,000 residentsHesitancy, inequity: is US making the same mistakes with kids’ vaccines?Emmanuel Macron urges acceleration of France’s …
Read MoreUK government’s latest Covid case figures show 37, 269 people tested positive; only 61% of Latvian adults are fully vaccinated, less than EU average of 75%Europe once again at centre of Covid pandemic, says WHOUK first country to approval oral antivira…
Read MoreUS to begin giving Pfizer vaccines to children aged five to 11; WHO approves Indian drugmaker Bharat Biotech’s Covid vaccine for emergency useJonathan Van-Tam voices concerns over rising UK Covid death rateUK launches trial of drug to tackle fatigue in…
Read MoreChina has urged its citizens to stock up on daily necessities in case of emergency; Japan will gradually ease border restrictions amid falling Covid casesThailand, Australia and Israel ease international border restrictionsFacebook failed to protect us…
Read MoreSpeaking to the G20 summit by video, China’s president stressed vaccine cooperation and economic stabilityChina’s president, Xi Jinping, has called for mutual recognition of Covid-19 vaccines based on the World Health Organization’s emergency use list,…
Read MoreBooster jabs in UK can now be given to certain vulnerable people sooner than six months after a second dose; Russia reports 1,163 new Covid deathsCovid booster jabs offered a month earlier for UK care home residentsOne person in 50 had Covid in England…
Read MoreLow Covid vaccination rates among Māori reflect practical barriers – but they also have good reason to distrust the governmentOne of my earliest memories is racing up a flight of hollow stairs in Kawerau’s town hall as Tiwi, my first friend, counts dow…
Read MoreThe WHO and Unicef campaign will restart after three years, and the hardliners say they will assist and allow frontline female staffAfghanistan will restart nationwide polio vaccinations after more than three years, as the new Taliban government agreed…
Read MoreCelebrities encourage turnout as response surpasses Jacinda Ardern’s call to administer 100,000 shotsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNew Zealand’s “Super Saturday” of Covid vaccinations has proved a hit, with more than 2.5% …
Read MoreIndia, Egypt and Cuba among first states to develop and make their own vaccines as Covax falls behind Developing countries are increasingly turning to homegrown Covid vaccinations as the UN-backed Covax programme falls behind.While western countries ro…
Read More973 deaths in last 24 hours is new record for Russia; Thailand to drop mandatory quarantine for UK and US visitorsBritain’s initial response to pandemic led to more deathsWHO recommends extra jab for immunocompromised peopleFrench study of 22m people f…
Read MoreIrresponsible statements are fuel for those who falsely believe their rights have been taken awayWhen former prime minister John Key referred to New Zealand as a “smug hermit kingdom” in his widely disseminated op-ed, I thought it was pushing it a bit,…
Read MoreOnce the great vaccination success story, the island is under strain amid a new wave of infections, but experts say cases would be far higher without vaccine coverageOutside Guam Memorial hospital, blue medical tents have sprung up to accomodate an ove…
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