Coronavirus pandemic

Ex-PM Boris Johnson denies in inquiry he wanted to let COVID ‘rip’
Johnson says at public inquiry that perceptions of the ‘Partygate’ scandal were ‘a million miles from reality’.
Published On 7 Dec 2023
Boris Johnson says UK underestimated COVID-19 threat
Boris Johnson apologises for ‘the pain and the loss and the suffering’ caused to the families of COVID victims.
Published On 6 Dec 2023
Katalin Kariko, Drew Weissman win Nobel Prize in medicine for mRNA vaccines
The duo win the prestigious prize for the research that led directly to the first mRNA vaccines to fight COVID-19.
Published On 2 Oct 2023
‘Bugger!’: New Zealand PM gets COVID at critical point in election campaign
Chris Hipkins says he will isolate and try to continue campaign online after testing positive for the virus on Sunday.
Published On 1 Oct 2023

US Federal Reserve holds rates steady while European Central Bank signals a pause in monetary tightening policy.

World Health Organization records 1.4 million new infections during July and August, up 80 percent from previous month.

The US has authorised updated COVID vaccines that target a recently circulating Omicron variant.

A report from early 2023, which some claim questions the efficacy of masks, has resurfaced amid a rise in new variants.

The UN health agency says many countries stopped reporting COVID data and called for more vaccinations and surveillance.

J&J, Pfizer charged South Africa between 15 and 33 percent more for COVID vaccine doses, contracts reveal.

US health agency recommends keeping up to date with COVID vaccines and booster shots annually along with flu jabs.

The worm, usually found in carpet pythons, was discovered after she complained of symptoms including forgetfulness.

Changes on Market Street, once the city’s commercial heart, are leading to questions about its future.

The United Kingdom was the first to roll out the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in early 2021.

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