Labour leader tells Guardian flexible working is one of few good things to have come out of pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMinisters, civil service leaders and employers are “wrongheaded” to be trying to make people…
Tax on billionaires’ Covid windfall could vaccinate every adult on Earth
Analysis finds 99% levy on pandemic wealth rise could also pay all unemployed $20,000 – and still leave super-rich $55bn richerEvery adult in the world could get a Covid-19 vaccine if the wealth billionaires collected during the pandemic was taxed 99% …
Global demand for oil slashed by ongoing Covid issues, says IEA
Influential agency reverses earlier prediction of possible glut in the market in second half of 2021Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe world’s appetite for oil will be lower than expected this year as the ongoing spread of …
French police on alert after Covid testing centre attacks
Vandals damage 22 health sites, often leaving graffiti comparing vaccination drive to HolocaustCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFrench police have been urged to step up security around Covid vaccination and testing centres af…
When it comes to breakthrough cases, are we ignoring long Covid once again? | Hannah Davis
We are told not to worry about breakthrough cases because they are ‘mild’ – but long Covid is anything but mildOn 1 May, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stopped tracking breakthrough infections that did not lead to hospitalization or …
Coronavirus live news: England ends ‘pingdemic’ for vaccinated; New Zealand details plans to reopen border
End of isolation for England’s fully-jabbed Covid contacts from Monday; New Zealand to let in vaccinated travellers from low-risk countries next yearNew Zealand to pursue Covid elimination strategy indefinitely, says ArdernGet vaccinated or face weekly…
Florida is ablaze with COVID-19—and its case data reporting is a hot mess
However you look at the data, Florida is seeing record-high cases and hospitalizations.
Luxury watch sales surge as Britons go on spending spree with lockdown savings
Sales at UK’s biggest supplier of Rolex and Omega watches rise 43% on pre-pandemic levelsThe UK’s biggest seller of Rolex and Omega watches said sales had surged as Britons splashed lockdown savings on luxury watches and jewellery, including wedding an…
Germany to abolish free Covid testing in bid to get more people vaccinated
New regulations part of government efforts to incentivise those without jabs amid a rapidly rising case rateCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageGermany’s leaders are expected to set out new coronavirus regulations for the coming…
Texas governor appeals for out-of-state help to fight latest Covid wave
Two more of the state’s largest school districts announced mask mandates as a county-owned hospital in Houston raised tentsThe Texas governor, Greg Abbott, appealed for out-of-state help to fight the third wave of Covid-19 in his state amid dire warnin…