COVID-19 Updates
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Tinnitus helpline reports a surge in calls since start of the coronavirus pandemic
Scientists are concerned virus or medication used for treating Covid-19 is causing ear damage Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage More people are complaining of developing tinnitus…
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The joy of eating out again. The pain of trying to get a table
‘Would you like to go on the waiting list?’ may now be the most terrible words in the English language When Boris Johnson first announced the government’s roadmap out of…
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Fears frontline NHS staff are refusing to get Covid vaccine
Concerns grow after sharp drop in numbers coming forward, with almost 15% of staff still unprotected Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Nearly 15% of health service…
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Hong Kong residents stranded in mainland China by coronavirus may be allowed to vote in local elections at special polling stations on city side of border
Hongkongers living in mainland China may be allowed to cast their votes in future local elections at special polling stations on the city side of border if the coronavirus pandemic…
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Add India to UK travel ban list to stop Covid variant, urges scientist
Indian coronavirus variant has potential to ‘scupper’ lockdown easing, says professor of immunology Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage India should be placed on the UK’s “red…
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Global Covid deaths top 3m as India posts another daily record rise in cases
Country records almost 235,000 infections as new wave takes hold Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The global coronavirus death toll has topped 3 million as the…
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My night out in New York took me across the latest Covid dividing line | Emma Brockes
As restrictions ease, tensions linger about what you should and shouldn’t do. So booking a babysitter felt outlandishly exciting On Saturday night, for the first time in over a year,…
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I’ve lost my conversational mojo – can I relearn the art of small talk?
Been up to much lately? After a year of isolation, I’ve forgotten how to talk to people – but help is at hand A good friend of mine, who started…
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In India’s oldest avian sanctuary, Vedanthangal, a pollution-free vision turns toxic
About an hour’s drive from Chennai lies India’s oldest avian sanctuary, Vedanthangal, which offers a haven to an estimated 40,000 birds every year during the post-monsoon season between October and…
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‘Some messages have been just sobbing’: phone line helps headteachers with burden of Covid
A group of former heads have set up a vital service for colleagues with nowhere to turn For Alex Barnes*, head of a large secondary school in Yorkshire, the stresses…