covid

The Casablanca exit plan: If you’ve got a brain and a wallet, there are some easy loopholes to avoid the UK’s Covid lockdown

While Britain’s Tory government wobbles under the weight of its own incompetence, one of the oddest features of its half-baked…

3 years ago

WHO team tasked with probing origins of Covid-19 set to arrive in China as country sees largest daily rise of cases in 5 months

China’s National Health Commission announced on Monday that the WHO team would begin its work in the country on January…

3 years ago

Pope Francis’ personal doctor dies of Covid-19, as Pontiff misses scheduled baptism

Francis’ doctor, Fabrizio Soccorsi, died on Saturday, Catholic News Agency reported, citing the Vatican’s newspaper L’Osservatore Romano.Covid-19 complications were cited…

3 years ago

Pope to be vaccinated against Covid next week, labels opposition to jabs ‘suicidal denial’

In a forthcoming interview, the 84-year-old leader of the Catholic Church says that “ethically” getting a vaccine against the virus…

3 years ago

EU member states cannot negotiate their own Covid-19 vaccine deals – von der Leyen

Speaking on Friday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that the EU had ordered more than enough doses…

3 years ago

Britain needs a wealth tax to pay for Covid lockdowns and to reduce inequality. But will our craven politicians even consider it?

It seems the rich are even richer than we thought. Just in time for them, the lucky dears. For the…

3 years ago

UK may need to ‘revaccinate’ every 6 MONTHS and Covid testing will still be needed next year, health secretary warns

“I anticipate that we will probably need to revaccinate because we don't know the longevity of the protection from these…

3 years ago

‘Tipping point’ of the pandemic: WHO says 22 European countries have new Covid-19 variant

“We remain in the grip of Covid-19 as cases surge across Europe and we tackle new challenges brought by the…

3 years ago

It’s time for BoJo to ditch his exhausted deadweight lieutenants as UK’s battle against Covid takes its toll

Fighting the coronavirus pandemic risks overwhelming British PM Boris Johnson, but a quick fix to his in-tray of mounting problems…

3 years ago

EU medicines regulator approves Moderna Covid-19 vaccination

The EU drug regulator recommended granting the vaccine a conditional marketing authorization for use in people aged 18 and over,…

3 years ago