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A record 689,313 people were pinged by the NHS app to self-isolate last week, new figures show. Data shows the scale of the so-called pingdemic as nearly 700,000 people were told they had been in close contact with someone who
Riot police used tear gas and fought running battles with anti-vaxxers in Paris as thousands took to the street in protest at French Covid rules. Signs saying “we are not guinea pigs” and “freedom” were some of the messages from
The care home death toll from Covid-19 could be thousands higher than government figures have shown in England, according to reports. In figures published last month, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) said there were 39,017 Covid-related deaths in England’s care
SINGAPORE – The number of Covid-19 infections and deaths worldwide has been rising significantly, with numbers in Singapore appearing to grow in tandem. The latest figures from the World Health Organisation showed that the global number of infections had increased
The Malaysian government has been asked why it revoked emergency Covid regulations as cases continue to spike. Malaysia has reported more than a million cases and 8,000 deaths so far, but experts warn the real numbers are much higher as
Sydney will remain in lockdown for another month as officials continue to struggle to contain a growing outbreak of the Delta coronavirus variant. It comes as parts of Australia have been forced to go back into lockdown despite the country
The German pharmaceutical group behind one of the most successful COVID-19 vaccines wants to use the same technology to develop a malaria vaccine. BioNTech, who developed the first coronavirus jab with US company Pfizer, is aiming to begin clinical trials
July 28 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s military ruler is looking for greater cooperation with the international community to contain the coronavirus, state media reported on Wednesday, as the Southeast Asian country struggles with a surging wave of infections. Senior General Min
That’s the reality that confronts President Joe Biden with this next uncertain phase of combatting the pandemic. New federal guidance on mask mandates and the consideration of a vaccine requirement for federal workers run into longstanding political arguments about individual
As contentious debates over vaccine mandates continue with new coronavirus cases on the rise among the unvaccinated, elected officials are starting to fine-tune the idea of a new incentive by requiring public employees to get a coronavirus test until they