Coronavirus pandemic

Cocktail of factors, from poverty to a crumbling public health system, push Peru atop global per capita death rankings.

An Indian doctor describes a typical day during COVID, including turning away patients because there aren’t enough beds.

In a potentially pivotal move, the US has backed a global waiver on patent protections for coronavirus vaccines.

‘Who to be saved and who not to be should be decided by God… But at this point in time, we are being made to do this.’

A family in Delhi grieve the loss of their 29-year-old son who died from COVID-19, leaving a wife and newborn baby.

Scientific adviser to Indian government says pandemic’s further waves ‘inevitable’ as about 4,000 people die in a day.

An estimated 200,000 crew are stuck on commercial vessels globally amid attempts to prevent spread of COVID-19.

Disputes over technology and the coronavirus pandemic have eroded relations between the two countries in recent years.

Australian authorities trying to work out how a Sydney man acquired Indian virus variant linked to a case from the US

Overall tally surges past 21 million, boosted by a record 412,262 new cases, while the death toll now stands at 230,168.

Expert group says ‘quality’ data needed on adverse effects of jab, as vaccine rolled out from Brazil to Indonesia.

World Health Organization chief welcomes US announcement that it will support waivers for coronavirus vaccines.

The birth rate in the United States fell 4 percent in 2020 to about 3.6 million babies, its 6th-straight annual decline.

India and South Africa have been urging World Trade Organization members to temporarily suspend rules on IP rights.