'They're younger than in the first wave': Life, death and heartbreak on a COVID ward
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Reading Time: < 1 minute“We just all hope that we will live, and come out of it,” says Tony Brown, a 73-year-old lorry driver, clinging to…
Pet cats and dogs may need their own Covid vaccine, scientists suggest
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA separate rollout to vaccinate pet cats and dog against Covid-19 may be necessary in the future to curb the spread of…
Youths torch Dutch Covid testing centre and an effigy of Danish PM goes up in flames amid fiery anti-lockdown protests across Europe
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteYouths torched a Dutch Covid testing centre and an effigy of the Danish Prime Minister was set alight in fiery anti-lockdown protests sweeping…
Over 100,000 South Africans have probably died of Covid-19, says research council
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteBetween 3 May 2020 and 16 January 2021, the number of excess deaths in South Africa was more than 106,000. Read More
Mali picks AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, to begin vaccination April
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMali’s government says it has chosen to use the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in its plan to initially immunise 4.2 million people by…
IATA calls for EU-wide Covid-19 vaccination certificate
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged all branches of the European Union to support an initiative from Greek prime minister, Kyriakos…
The UK officially has the highest coronavirus death rate per capita in the world
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe latest statistics on coronavirus fatalities have revealed that the UK currently has the highest per capita death rate of any country…
Covid-19: Jonathan Van-Tam warns people who receive two vaccine doses could still pass it on to others
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCoronavirus vaccines may not fully prevent people from passing the virus on to others and people who have had the jab should…
COVID CRISIS Covid outbreak as 120 people test positive at asylum seeker camp in Kent army barracks
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAround 400 people are living at Napier Barracks in Folkestone, Kent, where a virus outbreak has added to concerns over conditions. Read More
After South Asia, India sends coronavirus vaccines to Morocco in Africa
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIndia has flown the first lot of coronavirus vaccines to Africa, after having shipped these to friendly South Asian neighbours when a…