Coronavirus pandemic

The economy is about to ‘start growing more quickly’ even as COVID remains a risk, Powell says.

India records 168,912 cases overnight, taking overall tally to 13.53 million infections reported since pandemic began.

International and domestic flights to be banned for a week from Wednesday, coinciding with another lockdown.

Plan to vaccinate all people by the end of the year abandoned after blood clot fears prompt change to AstraZeneca use.

Ontario records 4,456 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, as health experts warn of rapid rise in intensive care admissions.

The SARS-CoV-2 virus variant that was first detected in South Africa has spread to dozens of countries.

19 million Brazilians have gone hungry during the pandemic, new study finds, as food insecurity is also on the rise.

$100m initiative aims to provide COVID vaccines to more than 3 million refugees and displaced people in 20 countries.

Months after contracting COVID-19, I still have fatigue, brain fog, heart palpitations and find it harder to breathe.

Data shows more and more young people being hospitalised with respiratory infections and ICUs rapidly filling up.

Efficacy of a coronavirus vaccine from Sinovac – one of main jabs – has been found to be as low as 50.4 percent.

Israeli study shows Pfizer-BioNTech shot less potent against B.1.351 variant than other COVID-19 mutations.

Community leader credits drop in coronavirus vaccine hesitancy among Black people in US to effective outreach.

PM Abdul Hamid Dbeibah receives shot on live television, urges Libyans to register online for their own vaccinations.