Cambodia hopes to reopen schools closed for months; parts of Africa could be ‘breeding grounds for vaccine-resistant variants’, says WHO
- New Zealand extends Australia travel bubble pause as cases drop to 11
- Experts divided over Covid booster shots days ahead of US rollout
- Long Covid in children and adolescents less common than feared
- Alberta reverses hands-off approach to tackle ‘crisis of unvaccinated’
- France suspends 3,000 unvaccinated health workers without pay
Cambodia starts to vaccinate six- to 11-year-olds
Cambodia began vaccinating six- to 11-year-olds on Friday as part of a programme to reopen schools that have been closed for months.
UK minister warns vaccine variant could mean a return of ‘full lockdown’
The environment secretary George Eustice has been giving interviews to radio and TV programmes today. This morning’s headlines are all about changes that could make travel easier but Eustice told Sky News that is still a need to be “vigilant” of new variants, warning that they could potentially trigger “full lockdown”. A Covid committee will be discussing travel and testing later today.