Virus

UK says first Covid-19 vaccines given to over 20M people – latest updates

The coronavirus has killed over 2.54 million people and infected more than 114.5 million globally. Here are the virus-related developments for February 28:

UN adopts resolution urging equitable access to vaccines – latest updates

The coronavirus has killed over 2.5 million people and infected more than 113 million globally. Here are the virus-related developments for February 26:

Tunisian doctor's violin brings hope to Covid-19 patients

“My goal is to use music to help treat corona patients that are in a bad psychological condition, suffering loneliness – which is their first enemy,” said Dr. Siala, who plays the violin and is also a member of a group called the “Pepper Band."

World tops 200 million Covid vaccine doses – latest updates

Coronavirus has killed more than 2.4 million people and infected over 111 million globally. Here are virus-related developments for February 20:

How soon will we achieve global herd immunity for Covid-19?

Most experts and the World Health Organisation estimate that global herd immunity is unlikely to be achieved this year.

G7 countries commit $7.5B to Covax vaccine funding - latest updates

Coronavirus has killed more than 2.4 million people and infected over 110 million globally. Here are virus-related developments for February 19:

WHO approves AstraZeneca vaccine for emergency use – latest updates

The coronavirus pandemic has killed over 2.4 million people and infected more than 109.5 million globally. Here are the coronavirus-related developments for February 15:

What we know about P.1 Covid-19 variant in Brazil

Researchers have said that while the new strain is more transmissible, there is no evidence it has an increased risk of causing severe infections.

Pakistan to allow private firms to import Covid-19 shots with no price caps

The country of 216 million people has yet to secure substantial volumes of vaccines for mass inoculation, with only 500,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine donated by China thus far.

New Ebola cases in DRC spark action to combat resurgence

Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday announced a return of Ebola in its troubled east, just three months after authorities declared the end of the country’s latest outbreak.

Scientists: UK Covid-19 variant 'likely to sweep the world'

Director of the Covid-19 Genomics UK consortium, said vaccines were so far effective against the variants in the United Kingdom, but that mutations could potentially undermine the shots.

WHO says coronavirus unlikely to have leaked from lab in China

The WHO mission to China to uncover the origins of Covid-19 has failed to identify the source of a pandemic which has swept across the world, but the team has ruled out the Wuhan lab-leak theory propagated by former US President Donald Trump.