カテゴリー: Infectious diseases
Tokelau, one of the most inaccessible atolls in the world, can only be reached by small boat, but received boxes of vaccine this weekThe elders of Nukunonu atoll in Tokelau at the wharf on Monday morning, dressed in white and singing songs, held a bann…
WHO proposal to audit Chinese laboratories is ‘arrogance towards science’, says health officialCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChina’s government has refused to cooperate with the second stage of an international investigati…
More than 200 million Europeans fully vaccinated but programme still behind summer target; more Olympic athletes confirmed to have CovidStark silence in Tokyo speaks volumes about Olympic fearsChina refuses further inquiry into Covid-19 origins in Wuh…
The figure compares with 24% in January and shows how the Delta variant has ripped through the nation of 1.3bnCoronavirus – live global coverageCovid-19 antibodies have been detected in 67% of the population of India, according to a new survey, indicat…
Government bans large gatherings and toughens travel restrictions in world’s most populous Muslim countryCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMuslims across Indonesia marked a grim Eid al-Adha festival for a second year on Tuesda…
Health systems overwhelmed as Delta variant sweeps across south-east Asia Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIndonesia has reported more daily Covid-19 infections than India and Brazil as the Delta strain sweeps across south-ea…
More restrictions are being considered as the country battles its worst outbreak yetSee all our coronavirus coverageThailand has imposed a nationwide ban on public gatherings and was considering more restrictions on movement as authorities reported rec…
World health body also wants second phase of inquiry to focus on the origins of Covid-19 in ChinaCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe World Health Organization has said that the second stage of an investigation into the origi…
Tedros says ‘accidents happen’ in labs and calls on China to be more transparentSee all our coronavirus coverageThe head of the World Health Organization has acknowledged it was premature to rule out a potential link between the Covid-19 pandemic and a…
Blanket reporting in News Corp papers has been denigrated for relying on dubious sources – yet the theory itself has taken on new life“BAT MAN” screeched the headline in Sydney’s Daily Telegraph on 28 April 2020. “Chinese scientists linked to virus pro…
Pledge to inoculate entire population by December in doubt as states report shortages of vaccine stocksCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIndia’s Covid vaccination rollout has continued to falter due to supply shortages and vac…
Beijing had offered Taiwan the vaccines, amid a major shortage on the island, but Taiwan’s ruling party did not want to deal with China directlySee all our coronavirus coverageMajor Taiwanese tech companies have inked a deal to buy 10m vaccine doses fo…
Australia’s biggest city remains in lockdown while South Korea records 1,324 more infectionsAustralia has reported its first death of 2021 from locally acquired coronavirus, while cases of Covid-19 have grown in China and continued to surge in South Ko…
Another 1,378 cases on Friday as authorities warn new case numbers may nearly double by the end of JulySouth Korea posted its highest ever number of new daily Covid-19 infections within 24 hours, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency has said…
Doctors say children haven’t been exposed to range of bugs due to lockdowns, distancing and sanitiser and their immune systems are sufferingNew Zealand hospitals are experiencing the payoff of “immunity debt” created by Covid-19 lockdowns, with wards f…