Judge Alison Nathan says note to jurors states deliberations will continue ‘as needed’ until verdict reached over Covid concernsJurors in Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial resumed deliberations Wednesday morning with the heightened threat of co…
Johnson blamed for Covid test shortages as cases hit record 183,000
Labour criticises PM over ‘total shambles’ of some essential workers being unable to access test kitsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson has been accused of presiding over a “total shambles” as millions of people s…
Ben Jennings on rising Covid cases and New Year’s Eve – cartoon
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Lateral flow test shortage is a supply chain disaster | Letters
Readers on the government’s failure to adequately plan for a predictable shortfall of at-home Covid test kitsI spent an hour on Wednesday driving around trying to get hold of lateral flow tests for myself and my husband as we only have four left (Covid…
How can we measure the true scale of UK Covid hospital admissions?
The number of patients in hospital with Covid is rising, but how can we tell if they have been admitted because of the virus?Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe number of patients in hospital with Covid is rising, but not al…
Australia’s New Year’s Eve may be a damp squib as revellers make their own Covid decisions
People wind back plans as epidemiologists warn big night could become a super-spreader eventFollow our Covid live blog for the latest updatesVaccine rollout tracker; cases and data trackerOfficially the new year parties in Australia’s largest cities wi…
CDC draws criticism for shorter COVID quarantine, isolation as omicron bears down
Data backs shorter periods, but experts say testing is key.
Covid news live: almost 1,000 people sent wrong test information in Sydney; Omicron grounds nearly 1,200 more US flights
Another 995 people sent wrong Covid test information by Sydney’s St Vincent hospital; NSW records 6,234 new Covid cases and Victoria 1,999 as Australia braces for post-Christmas rise; Omicron surge grounds more US flights over Christmas weekend; China’…
Covid live news: air travel disruption worldwide; China records most cases in four months
Passengers hit after airlines cancel more than 4,500 flightsOfficials in China rush to contain outbreaks in several regionsNew South Wales has recorded its highest ever Covid daily caseload, with 6,288 new infections announced today – by far the highes…
A seed for all seasons: can ancient methods future-proof food security in the Andes?
In Peru’s remote villages, farmers have used diverse crops to survive unpredictable weather for millennia. Now they are using this knowledge to adapt to the climate crisisIn a pastoral scene that has changed little in centuries, farmers wearing red woo…