‘I am deeply sorry’: Johnson takes ‘full responsibility’ as UK Covid deaths pass 100,000 and health chief warns of more to come
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has offered his condolences to families bereaved by coronavirus and said he took “full responsibility”, after the nation passed the grim milestone of 100,000 Covid-19 deaths. “It’s More...
Philippines’ Duterte tells kids to stay home and watch TV, prolonging ban on children leaving the house amid Covid fears
The president has extended a ban on youngsters leaving the home that was due to end in February, after the more contagious British strain of Covid-19 was found in the Philippines, including in test results from More...
No way for border officers to validate if Covid tests are legitimate, UK Immigration Service warns
The Immigration Service Union has warned that Covid-19 border restrictions are ineffective at combating the spread of the virus, as officers have no way of validating tests or ensuring travellers self-isolate on More...
AstraZeneca rejects ‘completely incorrect’ claim that Covid vaccine is less than 10 percent effective among elderly
AstraZeneca has denied claims circulating in German media that its Covid-19 vaccine has low efficacy among people 65 and over. The sensational reports have emerged as the EU mulls approval for the drug. Two German More...
Brazil launches probe into health minister amid allegations he botched Covid response in virus-ravaged city
The Brazilian Supreme Court has authorized an investigation into the country’s health minister Eduardo Pazuello, who’s accused of bungling the response to the Covid-19 crisis and failing to tackle a major outbreak More...
Italy sends Pfizer ‘formal notice’ to follow through on Covid vaccine delivery commitments
The Italian government has sent US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer a letter of notice to meet its contractual obligations for supplying the Covid-19 vaccine it is producing together with BioNTech. “The State Attorney More...
Unrest erupts in Dutch cities for third night in a row in pushback against Covid curbs
Anti-lockdown riots have broken out for the third consecutive night in the Netherlands, with fires lit, police vehicles burned, and windows smashed. Police have vowed to crack down on the lawlessness. Hours after More...
Fury over COVID outbreak at DVLA Swansea – PCS Marxists statement
This morning’s headlines have been dominated by news of a mass COVID-19 outbreak at the Swansea offices of the DVLA [the government’s Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency]. Due to the catastrophic More...
Quebec officials launch probe after 97yo with dementia given both Pfizer & Moderna Covid jabs, violating guidance
The daughter of an elderly woman in Montreal, Canada has expressed outrage after her mother was accidentally injected with two different jabs, breaching guidelines that forbid mixing vaccines unless absolutely necessary. Antonietta More...
The New ‘More Deadly’ Covid Variant
Boris Johnson has announced the new covid variant may be more lethal. We ask clinical epidemiologist Deepti Gurdasani how worried the public should be about this variant. With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial Novara More...
