Anti-vaccination protesters have gathered across Australia ahead of the launch of the country’s coronavirus inoculation programme. Protests were held in cities including Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, with participants chanting slogans…
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Covid: US life expectancy falls by a year amid pandemic
Life expectancy in the US fell by a full year in the first half of 2020, a change experts say was fuelled by the growing coronavirus pandemic. The life expectancy…
Covid: UK quarantine hotel rooms likened ‘a prison’
Quarantine hotels in the UK opened to their first guests on Monday, but some guests staying in them have expressed concerns about their safety, the cost and whether the system…
Covid: Melbourne and Auckland to end lockdowns
The Australian state of Victoria and the New Zealand city of Auckland will both end lockdowns on Thursday. Authorities in Australia said they had gained control of a hotel quarantine…
Covid-19: UK Launches quarantine hotel for international travellers
All British and Irish citizens and UK residents who arrive in England after being in a high-risk Covid country now have to self-isolate in hotels. The “red list” of 33…
Covid: Dutch court orders Netherlands government to end to Covid curfew
A court in The Hague has told the Dutch government that an overnight curfew to reduce the spread of coronavirus should be lifted immediately, ruling that it breaches the right…
Viral: Full-face hot-wax TikTok videos prompt warnings
Viral videos of people having full-face “hot wax” treatments on TikTok have led to warnings from skin experts. They show softened resin covering subjects’ face, mouth and neck – and…
Jackpot: Anthony Fauci wins Israel’s Dan David $1m prize for ‘defending science’
The US top infectious diseases expert, Anthony Fauci, has been awarded a prestigious $1m (£717,000) Israeli prize for his commitment to science. Dr Fauci, who was often at odds with…
Covid: Leader of fake vaccine scam arrested in China
China has arrested the leader of a multi-million dollar scam that passed off saline solution and mineral water as Covid-19 vaccines. The man, identified as Kong, had researched the packaging…
Ebola:Guinea declares epidemic after deaths
Guinea has officially declared that it is dealing with an Ebola epidemic after the deaths of at least three people from the virus. They – and four others – fell…