The Latest Breaking News on COVID-19

New research found cocaine or methamphetamine paired with fentanyl was responsible for one-third of overdose deaths

The new variant has been detected in London and the north and ripped through a care home in the east of England

US authorities have approved a vaccine that protects from one of the most widely circulating strains of coronavirus

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken cognizance of the COVID situation and has approved the use of updated COVID vaccines. The vaccines have been authorized "for emergency use updated COVID-19 vaccines formulated to more closely target currently circulating variants and to provide better protection against serious consequences…

Updated vaccines will be especially important to high-risk people, such as pregnant women and the elderly

Kozhikode district intensifies effort to trace contacts of Nipha patients; 5,600 houses in containment zones checked; 50 ICUs, 20 ventilators ready; toddy shops shut; private/public functions postponed.

Anti-vaccine activists and misinformation have been blamed in the London borough with the worst rate for vaccinatons

The virus sometimes causes severe illness even in those without underlying conditions, including deaths in children

Mutated new Covid variant Pirola has seen cases spike, with government announcing the autumn vaccine programme will be brought forward

Doses of the vaccine are expected to be widely available within five to 12 days at clinics and pharmacies throughout Chicago.

Mutated new Covid variant Pirola has seen cases spike, with government announcing the autumn vaccine programme will be brought forward