Tag Archives: Coronavirus pandemic

All of greater Sydney, the Central Coast, the Blue Mountains and Wollongong regions will enter a two-week coronavirus lockdown until 9 July and new restrictions will be in place for the remainder of New South Wales.

Officials in Delhi have been urged to find more sites for cremations as the city's morgues and crematoriums are overwhelmed by masses of Covid deaths.

Health systems in most of Brazil's largest cities are close to collapse because of Covid-19 cases, its leading health institute warns.

South Africa's decision to halt its rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after a study showed "disappointing" results against its new Covid-19 variant may have left the nation in shock, but it also shows how scientists are at the forefront of the battle against coronavirus.

Vingt-six soignants et du matériel médical envoyés par l'Allemagne ont atterri mercredi au Portugal, dont les hôpitaux sont débordés par l'explosion du nombre de cas de Covid-19. L'arrivée des renforts allemands permettra d'ouvrir une unité en plus à Lisbonne.

L'Agence européenne des médicaments (EMA) a recommandé, vendredi, d'accorder une autorisation de mise sur le marché du vaccin d'AstraZeneca contre le Covid-19 pour les personnes âgées de 18 ans et plus. Il s'agit du troisième vaccin contre le Covid-19 dont l'EMA a recommandé l'autorisation.

Juventus footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is being investigated by Italian police over a trip he allegedly took to celebrate his girlfriend's birthday.

Britain is on a collision course with the EU over vaccine shortages after Brussels refused to accept that people in the UK have first claim on Oxford/AstraZeneca doses produced in local plants.

The United Kingdom has become the first country in Europe to record more than 100,000 coronavirus-related deaths, according to official figures by the health department.

Singapore is offering a one-off payment to encourage people to have babies during the coronavirus pandemic.