Both flu and Covid-19 will circulate this winter, warns head of UK Health Security AgencyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePeople who catch flu and Covid at the same time this winter are twice as likely to die than those who o…
UK unions call for tighter Covid safety measures in schools as cases surge
Government urged to take action as one in 14 secondary school children in England infected last weekCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageUnions have called on the government to stop “standing by” and reinstate safety measures at …
Bali without tourists: once-bustling hotspots now eerie and overgrown – a photo essay
Tourism on the island came to a standstill at the beginning of the pandemic. Putu Sayoga captures the impact on a once thriving industryThe sun is slowly disappearing on Jimbaran beach. The restaurants lining the beach have started to turn on their lig…
Could the global Covid death toll be millions higher than thought?
A data journalist and economics student have joined forces to measure the real pandemic death toll – and the results are startlingCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage For the past 18 months, hunkered down in his Tel-Aviv apartme…
England needs to ditch its ‘vaccine just’ strategy for ‘vaccine plus’ instead | Christina Pagel and Martin McKee
Not for the first time, England is Europe’s odd one out – which may be why its neighbours are achieving better Covid outcomesOnly two months after being forced at the last minute to “cancel Christmas” in 2020, Boris Johnson committed to a “cautious and…
Coronavirus live news: California deploys National Guard, Pfizer jab ‘highly effective’ against hospitalisations
Extra help called in for overwhelmed hospitals in California; two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech are about 90% effective at preventing hospitalisations for at least six months, research reveals; Russia’s daily Covid cases hits highest level in monthsNew …
Coronavirus live news: new rules for travel in England; New Zealand to phase out elimination strategy
England’s traffic light system for international travel replaced by one red list; Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand will ‘transition’ towards new policyInside Missouri’s Covid culture wars‘We lost him’: how Covid tore one Sydney family apartBrazil shocke…
Shapps criticised for remarks on wearing masks in enclosed spaces
Covid experts warn against complacency after transport secretary hails lack of face coverings at Tory conference eventCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageVaccinations have made people more confident to sit in enclosed spaces wit…
Coronavirus treatments: the potential ‘game-changers’ in development
After positive clinical trials for antiviral drug Molnupiravir, it joins other medicines that have shown promiseCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe first clinical trial results showing a positive effect for a pill that can b…
Covid car parks to galactic lockdown: fascinating but futile quarantine ideas
Whether atomic priesthoods, 50ft concrete spikes or burying astronauts in concrete, humanity’s attempts to keep free from infection are examined in Until Proven SafeIn January 2020, just a few days before the first Covid-19-infected passengers landed i…