COVID-19 Updates
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WHO nod is a major credibility boost for Beijing and Chinese pharmaceuticals
Backing from the World Health Organization is a major step towards the two most important goals of China’s vaccine diplomacy – establishing the reputation of Chinese pharmaceuticals and burnishing Beijing’s…
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Fully vaccinated people can stop wearing masks indoors, says US CDC
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday advised that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks outdoors and can avoid wearing them indoors in…
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The Guardian view on the Covid public inquiry: an undemocratic delay | Editorial
Boris Johnson should get the preliminaries under way and advance the start date The good news is that Boris Johnson has finally announced a public inquiry into the United Kingdom’s…
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Vegans spurning coronavirus vaccines would be taking an ideal to extremes
Normally, I am very tolerant of people with different diets. If someone chooses to eat or not eat anything, that’s their decision. Your stomach, your choice. However, I am beginning…
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Coronavirus: Taiwan expects to roll out locally made vaccines by end of July
Taiwan is expected to roll out locally developed Covid-19 vaccines by the end of July, an announcement made as the island grapples with an outbreak of cases.President Tsai Ing-wen told…
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India Covid variant: is it a threat to the UK’s reopening plans?
Public health officials and scientists are investigating a rise in infections to verify the risk Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage In recent weeks the UK has…
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Coronavirus: Boris Johnson ‘anxious’ over rise in UK of variant first detected in India
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday he was “anxious” about a rise in the UK of the coronavirus variant first identified in India, after a closely-monitored study of…
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China’s foreign ministry rejects AmCham survey’s focus on more Americans wanting to leave Hong Kong
China’s foreign ministry has rejected the focus of a recent survey that found an increasing number of members of an influential American business group were considering leaving Hong Kong, saying…
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Mixing Covid-19 vaccines ‘could ease supply shortages’ as Oxford study looks at which jabs and when
Mixing doses of different Covid-19 vaccines could help tackle supply shortages, but more trials are needed to find the best combinations and dose intervals, experts say.The latest study, led by…
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‘We became a crew’: how lockdown forged unlikely friendships
From a conversation about an orchid to a telephone buddy scheme, Guardian readers share their friendship tales Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage One of the biggest…