COVID-19 Updates
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Europe’s vaccine roll-out has been ‘unacceptably slow’, WHO says, citing increased number of infections
The World Health Organization on Thursday slammed Europe’s vaccine roll-out as “unacceptably slow” and said it was prolonging the pandemic as the region sees a “worrying” surge in coronavirus infections.“Vaccines…
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Defects in Hong Kong batch of BioNTech coronavirus vaccine may be down to sealing process, says health chief, who assures public there were no safety risks
Problems in the sealing process of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine vial caps may have caused the defects in existing batches of the German-made jabs delivered to Hong Kong, the city’s health…
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A global pandemic treaty won’t work until leaders realise the benefits of solidarity | Clare Wenham
After a year of nationalist approaches to Covid, securing world cooperation on disease control is unlikely to be easy Boris Johnson, alongside 24 other world leaders, has announced a pandemic…
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Coronavirus recovery: why stimulus-driven inflation is not the biggest threat to markets
Another week, another sign that government bond markets are becoming increasingly concerned about the return of a long-dormant foe: inflation. At one point on Tuesday, the closely watched yield on…
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I’ve shielded for a year – now I’m forced to choose between health and finances | Emma Vogelmann
Government support for Covid shielders in England and Wales ends today – though few have had the second dose of vaccine For people classed as “clinically extremely vulnerable”, shielding officially…
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Philippine dish lugaw, inspired by Chinese congee, stirs debate in locked-down Manila
The humble rice porridge lugaw has become a trending topic in the Philippines after a lowly official was recorded preventing a Grab driver from delivering the food to a home because…
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What is allowed under Covid lockdown rules around the UK?
How restrictions are being eased varies in the UK’s four constituent parts Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The lockdown is being gradually eased in England, Wales,…
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Paper goggles and sanitisers among tomb sweeping day offerings to help ancestors fight coronavirus in the afterlife
Paper masks and goggles are among offerings that ethnic Chinese in Malaysia will burn to mark tomb sweeping day, hoping their ancestors can use them to fight the coronavirus in…
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Coronavirus: two swimmers saved from drowning as easing of Hong Kong social-distancing rules for beaches and pools becomes mired in confusion and delay
Two stricken swimmers were rescued from the sea as confusion and anger dominated the latest easing of Hong Kong’s Covid-19 rules on Thursday, with lifeguard shortages blamed for delaying the…
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Coronavirus pandemic led to avoidable deaths of pregnant women and their babies: study
Pregnant women and their babies are suffering worse outcomes during the Covid-19 pandemic, and researchers are sounding the alarm for immediate action to avoid rolling back decades of global investment…