We made sacrifices to buy time for a scientific solution that has now arrived. Yet where jabs aren’t available, the crisis still ragesWe have all made sacrifices over the past 18 months. People have stayed home to protect others. Businesses have shutte…
Coronavirus live news: China reports highest cases since January; India reports lowest infections since March
UK reports 146 daily deaths, highest figure since 12 March; more than three-quarters of adults in UK now fully vaccinatedGermany to abolish free Covid testing in bid to boost vaccinationsLondon civil servants could see pay cut if they resist office re…
Covid contracts: inquiry to look into use of WhatsApp, says ICO
Information commissioner confirms Lord Bethell’s use of messaging app will be investigatedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Information Commissioner’s Office has confirmed it will look into the private use of WhatsApp and …
Jamaica calls for deportation flight from UK to be halted over Covid fears
High commissioner urges Home Office to stop flight after outbreak among those due to be onboardCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Jamaican government has called on the Home Office to halt a controversial deportation flight …
Elegantly wasted: has lockdown made booze dangerously aspirational?
Drinking at home was once a guilty pleasure. Now everyone from bored homeworkers to professional influencers is swapping cocktail recipes and photos of colourful aperitifs. Is gin o’clock turning into unhappy hour?The shadow of a palm frond falls on a …
Workspace provider IWG buoyed by boom in hybrid working
Revenues from hiring of meeting rooms and day offices up by 40% as businesses adopt home-office splitCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageInquiries for office space bounced back to pre-Covid levels in the second quarter, accordin…
Online therapy is not perfect, but has its benefits | Letter
Dr Chantal Meystre says video appointments enable clients to access a scarce resource on their own terms, and should be here to stay after CovidPsychotherapy over Zoom may not be a panacea, but it has been a boon during Covid-19 lockdowns (Therapy via …
‘A great blow to Uganda’: surgeon John Baptist Mukasa dies of Covid
One of the few neurosurgeons in the country, Mukasa declined lucrative opportunities to work overseas, dedicating himself to training a new generation and going the ‘extra mile’ for patientsKennedy Owuor first fell over in his hotel room in Addis Ababa…
Harder borders are a legacy of Covid we should reject | Nesrine Malik
Rules driven more by politics than Covid are taking a heavy emotional toll on families around the worldMoira Hunt hasn’t seen her mother in over 18 months. Hunt and her husband, Shane, live in the UK but are from Australia, where Moira’s mother is abou…
Coronavirus live news: Wuhan finishes testing 11 million; nightclubs reopen in Scotland
China reports 125 new cases for Sunday; Scotland nightclubs reopen for first time in over a year; Australian PM’s public approval rating at pandemic lowFears as more children falling ill in latest US Covid surge and school approachesMacron tells critic…