After months of good news, including falling Covid cases and a hugely successful vaccination campaign, the tone has shifted. England’s full relaxation of rules in June...
More than 800 over-50s have participated in the Com-Cov study on mixing jabs to date Adults are more likely to report mild and moderate side-effects after...
Crematoriums were overwhelmed in India in recent weeks amid a devastating Covid wave The Covid-19 pandemic was preventable, an independent review panel has said. The panel,...
The WHO has classified the coronavirus variant first found in India last year as a “variant of global concern” The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified...
The Pfizer jab was already being given to people as young as 16 in the US The US has authorised the Pfizer vaccine for 12- to...
Victims of coronavirus are cremated on the banks of the Ganges river in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh The bodies of at least 40 people...
Bishop David Oyedepo, the senior pastor of the Living Faith Church International (Winners Chapel), has adviced his members not to take the COVID-19 vaccine. ...
Mucor mould is found in soil, plants, manure and decaying fruits On Saturday morning, Dr Akshay Nair, a Mumbai-based eye surgeon, was waiting to operate on...
President Emmanuel Macron called for the US to drop restrictions on vaccine exports as a way to increase global supply French President Emmanuel Macron has called...
About 9,000 Australians are stranded in India Australia will resume repatriation flights for some citizens in India after a controversial ban on arrivals from the country...
The state of emergency will now remain in place until the end of the month A state of emergency has been extended in several regions of...
Emergency aid began arriving in Delhi last week As India’s devastating Covid-19 crisis mounted last month, countries around the world began sending emergency medical supplies to...
Canada is the first country in the world to authorise the use of the vaccine for children aged 12 to 15 Canada has authorised the use...
The US has thrown its support behind a move at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to temporarily lift patent protection for coronavirus vaccines. India and South...
The government’s top scientific adviser has warned that a third wave is inevitable India has said a new variant of the coronavirus first discovered there in...
Covid nasal swab testing has become routine in many countries hit by the global pandemic (file picture) Several employees of a pharmaceutical company have been arrested...
A 16-year old receives a dose of the Pfizer vaccine President Joe Biden has laid out plans to vaccinate 70% of US adults by 4 July...
Health officials have warned of rising numbers of Covid-19 cases at base camp Mountaineers and authorities at Everest base camp in Nepal have told the BBC...
On Monday, a senior official from India’s federal government told journalists that there was no shortage of oxygen in Delhi or anywhere else in the country....
Prince Harry spoke to a crowd of fully vaccinated guests at the Vax Live concert in Los Angeles The Duke of Sussex has called for vaccines...