COVID-19

Meanwhile, the number of vaccinations administered worldwide passed 100 million, but none of the world's 29 poorest countries has formally started mass inoculations.

Von der Leyen has hit back hard at British-Swedish giant AstraZeneca in particular, accusing the pharmaceutical firm of falling short on contractual commitments to supply its vaccine to EU governments.

Rita Wilson now relies on her face mask and hand sanitizer to keep herself safe amid the pandemic.

Ronaldo and his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez, celebrated her birthday with a ski trip last week which may have breached Italy's Covid-19 travel restrictions.

Sarah Jessica Parker says the "Sex and the City" revival will explore how the pandemic has affected relationships.

Moore, who served in India during World War II, raised ₤33 million (37 million euros, $45 million) for staff of the state-run National Health Service (NHS) battling the coronavirus outbreak.

Several countries further tightened restrictions to try to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

As the global death toll surged past 2.2 million on Saturday, countries are tightening travel restrictions to try to rein in the spread of new more contagious strains of the novel coronavirus.

Ronaldo and girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez may have broken Italy's Covid-19 protocols to celebrate her birthday in the Alps.

It can also infect male reproductive organs, impairing sperm cell development and disrupting reproductive hormones.

Experts warned though that India could see another wave of infections and that it could be hit by new variants of the virus, as has happened in Brazil, Britain and South Africa.

According to official Chinese figures the virus killed nearly 3,900 in Wuhan, accounting for the vast majority of the 4,636 dead China has reported.

The wife of one of the deceased is blaming UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson for allowing families to meet during the holidays.

Shawn King revealed that Larry King was able to beat COVID-19 while in the hospital.

Michael Strahan is taking precautions and is in quarantine following his COVID-19 diagnosis.

Overall, cases have now topped 100 million worldwide and some 2.2 million people have died from the virus since the outbreak began in December 2019.

Jared Leto remembered the shock he felt when he came back from a silent retreat to find Los Angeles in lockdown.

Typer Perry says history gave African American people doubts about taking the COVID-19 vaccine.

The benefits of breastfeeding infants include reducing risk for type 1 diabetes, asthma, gastrointestinal infections, and severe lower respiratory disease.

The biggest driver of the market rally in recent weeks has been hope for Biden's $1.9 trillion economic rescue plan.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was "hard to compute" the loss felt by British families after his country became the first European country to surpass 100,000 Covid-19 deaths.

More than 13,500 people have died in the Netherlands since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The emergence of highly contagious variants to the SARS-CoV-2 virus had triggered concern about their impact on the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines.

The number of individuals who have received the vaccine in the UK has already breached the 5.8 million mark.

France went into lockdown twice in 2020, the first time between March and May and then October to December.

In the world's worst-hit country, US President Joe Biden warned America's death toll could pass 600,000.

Dave Chappelle had to cancel his remaining shows in Austin, Texas for which tickets will be refunded.

From Sunday, anybody arriving from outside the EU -- possible only for those with essential reasons -- could have to have a test for Covid-19 before departure.

The flood of executive orders and other directives which Biden began signing immediately on Wednesday has likewise focused mostly on his new national mask and vaccination strategy.

Analysts say inflation could bound higher later this year, powered by pent-up consumer demand once lockdowns start easing, particularly in travel and dining out.