CORONAVIRUS

Sanofi and GSK said in May that they would launch final trials after finding their drug "achieved strong rates of neutralising antibody responses" in Phase 2 clinical trials.

The posters come with a stern warning against contracting Covid-19

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.

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

The vice-president of tourism association Confturismo, Marco Michielli, said the new law represented a "good compromise".

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

Authorities in many countries continue to wrestle with crowds flouting coronavirus rules on social distancing and mask-wearing.

The US passed the 500,000 death mark at the end of February, just under four months ago.

The decision to keep Spain on Britain's amber list was "disappointing", Health Minister Carolina Darias said.

Covid-19 has already claimed more than 470,000 lives in Brazil, second only to the United States.

The COVID-era surge in homecare is only an acceleration of long-developing trends.

The WHO has been trying to come up with simplified new nomenclature for the variants for several months.

More than 40 percent of adults have now had their first jab, and 15 percent are fully vaccinated.

Australia has recorded about 30,000 cases and fewer than 1,000 deaths from Covid-19 -- the vast majority in Victoria during last year's devastating second wave.

In the European Union, Denmark, as early as April, and later Norway and Austria, stopped using AstraZeneca in their vaccination campaigns.

About 300 children have died of COVID-19 in the U.S. as of May 13, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.