Leader’s conference speech will aim to present Labour as a party that is ‘back in business’ and ready for powerKeir Starmer will on Wednesday repudiate the legacy of Jeremy Corbyn and accuse the government of being “lost in the woods” in a keenly await…
Covid: 37% of people have symptoms six months after infection
A large study reveals the scale of long Covid, with symptoms affected by sex, age and severity of infection Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOne in three people infected with coronavirus will experience at least one symptom o…
UK PM promises bereaved families a Covid inquiry chair by Christmas
Group say in a statement they welcomed meeting but disappointed at ‘lack of urgency’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA chair will be appointed by Christmas to the public inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic and sessions shou…
12% of English pupils report continuing Covid symptoms weeks after infection
Secondary school students and staff describe persistent problems that point to scale of long CovidCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore than one in 10 pupils and over a third of school staff with Covid continued to suffer sym…
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Coronavirus live: 10% of England’s secondary school pupils have long Covid symptoms; record Russia deaths
One in 10 secondary school pupils in England and third of staff have long Covid symptoms; official Russian tally reports 852 fatalities in 24 hoursJapan to end state of emergency as Covid cases plummetHow the US vaccine effort derailed and why we shou…
Inside the San Francisco Bay Area’s pandemic murder surge: ‘No one knows this pain but us’
Guardian analysis reveals region-wide increase in violent deaths, but Black and Latino residents make up majority of victimsOn the night of 3 September 2020, Sonya Mitchell got a call as she was leaving work. Her 23-year-old son, Daimon “Dada” Ferguson…
Smokers up to 80% more likely to be admitted to hospital with Covid, study says
Data also finds smokers more likely to die from disease compared with those who have never smoked Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSmokers are 60%-80% more likely to be admitted to hospital with Covid-19 and also more likely…
‘My future is overseas’: Tunisians look to Europe as Covid hits tourism
As the pandemic deals a death blow to an already struggling sector, former workers see little hope for recoveryThe seafront along the town of Hammamet in Tunisia is deserted. Looking out at the bright empty coast from his souvenir shop, Kais Azzabi, 42…
Care homes are desperately short of staff – why no emergency UK visas for them? | Simon Jenkins
As the government hastily arranges visas for truck drivers, its lack of regard for the care sector crisis is clearDespite all the panic in government and at the petrol station forecourt, there is another urgent question: what about the care homes? The …