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Residents of Nice banned from beaches as Covid cases soar

Joe Biden hails US vaccination programme after 50m-dose milestoneThu 25 Feb

EU leaders vow to accelerate rollout of Covid-19 vaccinesThu 25 Feb

Medical oxygen scarce in Africa and Latin America amid pandemicThu 25 Feb

Hungary begins rollout of Chinese vaccineWed 24 Feb

Ghana becomes first nation in world to receive Covax coronavirus vaccines

Johnson & Johnson one-dose shot protects against Covid-19, FDA saysWed 24 Feb

Biden leads moment of silence as US tops 500,000 coronavirus deathsTue 23 Feb

US tops 500,000 Covid-related deaths, according to data from Johns HopkinsMon 22 Feb

Hard-hit French region home to Cannes and Nice faces weekend lockdownsMon 22 Feb

UN chief urges global plan to reverse ‘unfair’ vaccine acces...Wed 17 Feb

Aargh! Pirate festival is latest showpiece event to be scupp...Wed 17 Feb

Japan begins vaccine drive amid uncertainty over OlympicsWed 17 Feb

Dutch court orders government to scrap coronavirus curfewTue 16 Feb

Scientists baffled by plummeting levels of coronavirus infec...Tue 16 Feb

Heavy snowfall causes pause in vaccine rollout in parts of A...Tue 16 Feb

Revellers warned to stay away from Mardi Gras festivities in...Tue 16 Feb

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to head World Trade Organisati...Mon 15 Feb

Pfizer vaccine ‘highly effective and prevents serious illnes...Mon 15 Feb

Czech government re-declares coronavirus state of emergencySun 14 Feb

Buddhist temple offers lifeline for Nepalese students in New...Sun 14 Feb

Doctor and comedian among first in Lebanon to get vaccineSun 14 Feb

Germany tightens border checks to keep out virus variantsSun 14 Feb

Carnival cancelled in town where everyone takes partSun 14 Feb

Australian Open goes behind closed doors as lockdown for Mel...Fri 12 Feb

Nun who survived coronavirus celebrates 117th birthdayThu 11 Feb

Germany did not act quickly enough amid signs of second wave...Thu 11 Feb

Man admits using US federal coronavirus loan to buy Lamborgh...Wed 10 Feb

Germany to extend lockdown until March 7 amid concern over v...Wed 10 Feb

Sri Lanka to allow burial of Muslims who die with coronaviru...Wed 10 Feb

Second-oldest known living person in the world, 116, survive...Wed 10 Feb

France’s health minister receives AstraZeneca jabMon 08 Feb

Pope greets public again at Vatican as faithful gather a saf...Sun 07 Feb

Johnson & Johnson applies for one-shot vaccine approval in U...Fri 05 Feb

Israel to begin easing lockdown after rapid vaccination camp...Fri 05 Feb

WHO team visits Wuhan research lab at centre of coronavirus ...Wed 03 Feb

GlaxoSmithKline and CureVac to make Covid vaccines targeting...Wed 03 Feb

WHO team visits animal disease centre in WuhanTue 02 Feb

Dubai closes pubs and bars following New Year’s Eve spike in...Mon 01 Feb

Italy slowly emerges from lockdown imposed before ChristmasMon 01 Feb

Emmanuel Macron urges EU to give vaccine support to neighbou...Mon 01 Feb

Germany looking to accelerate sluggish distribution of vacci...Mon 01 Feb

WHO team visits second Wuhan hospital that had early Covid-1...Sat 30 Jan

Joe Biden warns of ‘cost of inaction’ on massive Covid relie...Fri 29 Jan

France closing borders to non-EU citizens in bid to curb Cov...Fri 29 Jan

J&J one-shot vaccine ‘66% effective against moderate to seve...Fri 29 Jan

WHO team visits Wuhan hospital that had early Covid-19 patie...Fri 29 Jan

EU explores legal avenues amid AstraZeneca vaccine disputeThu 28 Jan

German draft recommendation adds to spotlight on AstraZeneca...Thu 28 Jan

Vaccine factory inspected in Belgium amid EU dispute with As...Thu 28 Jan

Partygoers fined for flouting Covid-19 rules on Thai islandThu 28 Jan

World Health Organisation team exits Wuhan quarantine for Co...Thu 28 Jan

French police officials face action over Macarena party at s...Thu 28 Jan

Mexico records new daily record of almost 28,000 coronavirus...Thu 28 Jan

Tensions rise as AstraZeneca and EU hold vaccine delivery ta...Wed 27 Jan

131 arrested on ‘calmer’ night during virus curfew in Nether...Wed 27 Jan

US boosting vaccine deliveries in ‘wartime effort’ amid comp...Wed 27 Jan

Global coronavirus cases top 100 millionTue 26 Jan

Signs of recovery among coronavirus-hit gorillas at San Dieg...Tue 26 Jan

Dutch justice minister vows Covid curfew rioters will be pro...Tue 26 Jan

EU urges Biden to help draft joint rule book to rein in tech...Tue 26 Jan

Covid-19 variant brings new dimension to Europe’s pandemicTue 26 Jan

Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Indonesia passes on...Tue 26 Jan

EU pressures AstraZeneca to deliver vaccines as promisedMon 25 Jan

Dutch police use tear gas and water cannon amid riotingMon 25 Jan

Coronavirus curfew rioting condemned by Dutch politiciansMon 25 Jan

Thousands protest against Brazilian president’s handling of ...Mon 25 Jan

White House begins talks with senators on Covid relief packa...Mon 25 Jan

Rioting youths in Dutch village set fire to coronavirus test...Sun 24 Jan

Spain’s virus surge hits mental health of frontline workersSun 24 Jan

Sri Lanka approves AstraZeneca vaccine amid health system co...Fri 22 Jan

Portugal halts flights to UK over virus variantFri 22 Jan

Devoted dog spends days outside Turkish hospital waiting for...Thu 21 Jan

Five killed in blaze at Indian producer of Covid-19 vaccineThu 21 Jan

Virus pushes storied Paris fan museum to brink of foldingThu 21 Jan

Fire hits building at world’s largest vaccine maker in IndiaThu 21 Jan

Oxygen tanks in short supply in Mexico as Covid-19 death tol...Wed 20 Jan

US coronavirus death toll tops 400,000Tue 19 Jan

Dubai staying open despite a surge in coronavirus casesTue 19 Jan

Hotels in quarantine after Covid variant outbreak in upmarke...Mon 18 Jan

Cartons recalled as China says coronavirus was found on ice ...Sun 17 Jan

WHO blames human behaviour more than variants as virus sprea...Fri 15 Jan

Worldwide coronavirus death toll passes two million threshol...Fri 15 Jan

Covid-stricken city in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest begs for o...Fri 15 Jan

‘Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Zombies’ has a surprise fo...Wed 13 Jan

China’s rural areas urged to be vigilant ahead of Lunar New ...Wed 13 Jan

US will require all arriving passengers to get Covid-19 testWed 13 Jan

Gorillas test positive for coronavirus at San Diego wildlife...Tue 12 Jan

Record snowfall hampers Spain’s efforts to distribute vaccin...Mon 11 Jan

Highly infectious coronavirus variant detected in RussiaSun 10 Jan

Africa tops three million confirmed coronavirus casesSun 10 Jan

Twitter hides Iran leader’s conspiracy post about UK and US ...Sat 09 Jan

Biden to reverse Trump policy by speeding release of Covid-1...Sat 09 Jan

US daily coronavirus death toll passes 4,000 for the first t...Fri 08 Jan

Sinkhole swallows cars at Italian hospital treating coronavi...Fri 08 Jan

EU drug agency approves drawing six doses from each BioNTech...Fri 08 Jan

Record daily total for deaths in US as coronavirus surges in...Thu 07 Jan

South Africa buys AstraZeneca vaccine to inoculate health wo...Thu 07 Jan

Orthodox Christians mark Epiphany with river plunge despite ...Wed 06 Jan

World Health Organisation ‘disappointed’ as China delays pro...Tue 05 Jan

Mexico approves AstraZeneca vaccine for emergency useTue 05 Jan

Amazon supremo Jeff Bezos tops list of largest charitable gi...Mon 04 Jan

PDC world champion Gerwyn Price the latest switching-sports ...Mon 04 Jan

Greece’s Orthodox Church rejects government order to close p...Mon 04 Jan

Pandemic issues overshadow Brexit as Gibraltar moves into ne...Mon 04 Jan

Gerwyn Price to receive Neath rugby honour after PDC World C...Mon 04 Jan