US state asks people to reduce movement to tackle spread of Delta strain; Israel sees cases dip in wake of third shots; Australia’s Crood planUS: FDA gives full approval to Pfizer Covid vaccineUK deaths averaging 100 a day amid fears over rise when sch…
Does Covid-19 follow a similar seasonal pattern to flu?
Anticipating the seasonality of coronavirus is a key factor in fighting its spread, say scientistsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIt is well known that influenza is seasonal, peaking in the winter in temperate regions and du…
Why we’re happy hobbits in Jacinda’s ‘mysterious socialist hermit kingdom’ | Max Rashbrooke
Some British media have been mocking New Zealand for going into Covid lockdown over one case, but it’s hard to find downsides to the approachPhysician, heal thyself. This phrase has been in my thoughts ever since global media outlets, most of them Brit…
Highly Vaccinated Israel Is Seeing A Dramatic Surge In New COVID Cases.
Half of Israel’s seriously ill patients who are currently hospitalized were fully vaccinated at least five months ago. Most of them are over 60 years old and have comorbidities. Experts warn if countries do not vaccinate their populations, more variant…
Coronavirus live news: Taiwan rolls out domestic vaccine; China reports zero new cases for first time since July
Tsai Ing-wen receives first dose of domestically developed vaccine; Chinese health authorities report zero locally transmitted symptomatic cases; booster shot significantly lowers infection risk – Israeli studyUK scientists look at reducing boosters to…
London’s West End is recovering from Covid crisis, says Shaftesbury
Chinatown, Soho and Covent Garden landlord says office workers and overseas tourists are yet to returnCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageShaftesbury, the central London landlord that owns parts of Chinatown, Soho and Covent Gar…
Remote Indigenous community of Wilcannia under severe strain as Covid spreads
Crowded housing and delayed test results are hindering efforts to contain virus in NSW townshipNSW restrictions; NSW hotspots; border restrictionsVaccine rollout trackerGet our free news app; our morning email briefingCovid is spreading rapidly in the …
Young people warn of long Covid in NHS vaccination drive
Patients urge others to get jabs in new video, as 16- and 17-year-olds in England are offered first dosesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageYoung patients experiencing the debilitating effects of long Covid have urged people to…
‘Nothing to eat’: Somalia hit by triple threat of climate crisis, Covid and conflict
Overlapping crises have pushed the fragile east African country to the ‘cusp of humanitarian catastrophe’, with one in four facing food insecuritySuch was the horror that erupted in her village earlier this year that Fadumo Ali Mohamed decided she had …
UK food firms beg ministers to let them use prisoners to ease labour shortages
Meat processors and others say they must have more day release workers as they cannot find enough staffDesperate food manufacturers are pleading with the government to be able to call upon prisoners to solve a labour crisis blamed on the double blow of…