COVID-19

In Britain, daily infections have climbed, averaging more than 50,000 since last week, with Delta taking hold in many areas.

"They have a rigorous testing regime, so it's hoped the case was found quickly enough and that no one else on set got it."

Senior Conservative MP Jeremy Hunt, a former health secretary, said the government should learn from Israel and the Netherlands, which have been forced to reverse recent relaxations.

The former FLOTUS ultimately lost the battle and told her husband, "This is your night — do what you're going to do."

Overall, coronavirus-linked deaths in Africa surged by 43 percent in the space of week

At the meeting, Ardern will argue for increased resources for the Covax programme

Myanmar is set to receive four million vaccine doses from China by the first week of August -- too late for those fighting for breath.

The UN has warned against sacrificing routine childhood vaccines in the rush to roll out Covid jabs.

Smoke was still rising from the charred debris of the temporary building on Tuesday, as grieving relatives looked on.

The shot was also subject to a safety pause in April after a heightened risk was identified involving a rare form of clotting, mostly in younger women.

While not naming countries, the WHO blasted those considering Covid-19 booster vaccinations while the most vulnerable in other nations were left exposed to the virus.

The French actress, who is fully vaccinated, awaits two consecutive negative results to be able to attend the festival.

New South Wales has recorded a total of 678 new infections since the latest outbreak began mid-June.

Efforts to tackle the virus worldwide have been marred by conspiracy theories, often propagated by political leaders and other public figures.

Japan has so far recorded around 14,900 deaths, despite avoiding harsh lockdowns, but the government has been criticised over the slow start to its vaccination programme.

As richer countries peel back their rules and regulations, many of the current outbreaks are hitting poorer nations.

Prince William does not need to isolate unless his wife starts experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.

A top health official this week likened Australians' efforts to get the jab to the "Hunger Games" -- a fictional battle-to-the-death contest.

Britain too is seeing a spike in new cases and has warned that infections could more than treble to 100,000 a day.

With more than 605,000 deaths, the United States has lost more people to the virus than any other country.

The Duchess of Cambridge is not showing any symptoms but she could be in self-isolation for up to nine days.

The worsening situation in Europe coincides with the launch of an EU-wide Covid certificate meant to ease travel for those living in the 27 member states.

Russia has reported 669 Covid deaths in the past 24 hours -- a pandemic high for the second day in a row, according to government figures.

Leader Kim himself tearfully thanked his people for not having had any cases at a military parade in October, although analysts have long doubted the assertion.

Faced with the surge in a pandemic that has already killed more than 3.9 million people worldwide, officials are racing to vaccinate their populations.

Johnson praised Hancock for his role in Britain's succesful vaccine rollout, which he called "one of the greatest successes of the modern state".

The woman accused elderly neighbors of harassment after they made complaints

The number of Covid cases in hospital has more than doubled in a month to 450 patients, including about 100 in intensive care.

Public parks were re-opened in Delhi on Monday, but the number of events for Yoga Day was cut back around the country for the second year running because of the pandemic.

The UAE is home to some 3.3 million Indians who make up a third of the population -- most of them in Dubai.