The Latest Breaking News on COVID-19

Slight increase in cases of virus as well as hospital admission rates seen by surveillance systems

In July, coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and emergency room visits have inched up. Recent summers have seen a bump in COVID-19. This year's rise looks modest so far.

Conspiracy theorists have been exaggerating the link between COVID vaccines and heart problems. Here are the facts

The Health and Social Care Select Committee said that the UK risks losing its position as a ‘global leader’ in vaccination.

Many Australians believe the nation is more politically polarised and divided today than in the past. It’s a divide that has long plagued the United States, but new data show it is increasingly eroding nations’ unity, shared goals, and wellbeing all over the world, including in Australia.

HLA-B*15:01 variant helps T cells identify and attack the virus, offering potential for updated vaccines.

Lawyer Aamer Anwar, who is representing the Scottish Covid Bereaved group, described Wednesday’s proceedings as ’embarrassing’ and ‘disrespectful’.

ER visits, positive tests and wastewater signals related to COVID are all on a slight rise

Opioid overdose deaths in Cook County have been rising every year since 2018. Opioid deaths were only a fraction of today’s levels in 2015, when 676 were recorded.

Long Covid suffers lives continue to be impaced by the effects of coronavirus, Professor Claire Steves warns

People who had symptoms of the virus for 12 weeks or more were most affected, a study found.