COVID-19 Updates
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Fauci: US children will ‘hopefully’ get Covid vaccine by late spring or early summer – video
Children in the US will ‘hopefully’ start to be vaccinated against Covid-19 by late spring or early summer, said Dr Anthony Fauci. Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, the head of…
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EU to publish revised rules after Covid vaccine border fiasco
Commission plans to rush through regulations that ‘ensure Northern Ireland protocol remains unaffected’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Explainer: what is article 16 of the Northern…
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Hong Kong Airlines penalised for breaching rules of Covid-19 wage relief scheme it tapped for HK$154.3 million
Cash-strapped Hong Kong Airlines (HKA) has been penalised for breaching the rules of a government coronavirus wage subsidy scheme that provided it HK$154.3 million (US$19.9 million), the operator confirmed on…
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Scores of foreigners breach lockdown rules at Austrian ski resort
Police say 96 people broke lockdown rules in St Anton – where hotels are closed to tourists Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Austrian police have found…
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My dad might have had a fighting chance if the NHS he loved had not been undermined | Youssef El-Gingihy
After a lifetime’s advocacy for the public model of healthcare and a career as an NHS psychiatrist, he died alone in hospital The call from the hospital came at quarter…
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WHO urges Britain to pause Covid jabs after treating vulnerable
Move would help poorer countries receive vaccine, says World Health Organization Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The World Health Organization has urged the UK to pause…
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Arlene Foster urges Boris Johnson to replace NI protocol
Anger as EU forced to reverse ‘almost Trumpian’ decision over Covid vaccine border controls Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Explainer: what is article 16 of the…
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During lockdown, drinking has become a worryingly easy way to punctuate the day | Lauren O’Neill
Like many others, I turned to alcohol out of stress and boredom. I had to draw a line Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage “Well,” I said…
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Latinos dying daily from Covid-19 increase 1,000% in Los Angeles county
The average number of daily deaths from coronavirus among the county’s Latino residents increased from 3.5 deaths to 40 deaths per 100,000 The average number of Latino residents dying from…
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EU gives itself power to block Covid vaccine exports – video
The European commission has announced that it will tighten the export rules of vaccines produced in the 27 EU countries. ‘We paid these companies to increase production and now we…