The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Thousands of Silicon Valley employees have been laid off over the past year, often finding out the bad news by email. Hit hard by rampant inflation and over-hiring during the Covid pandemic, the US tech giants of the San Francisco Bay Area have faced one of the worst crises in…

State government has admitted 33,000 Covid fines were invalid but questions remain about additional 29,000 fines issued during pandemic

The poet and broadcaster, who spent 48 days in intensive care after contracting coronavirus, reflects on the ‘chilling’ evidence from the Covid inquiry, and pens a poem in response

In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, the United Nations (UN) identified what it called a “shadow pandemic” of domestic violence against women. The UN includes in its definition of domestic violence what it refers to as “economic violence”, which it explains as: “making or attempting to make a person…

England’s chief medical officer owned up to experts’ ignorance of psychology. If only others had been so candid in admitting their errors, says Stephen Reicher, a professor of psychology

New findings suggest a non-invasive procedure called stellate ganglion block may improve one's altered sense of smell following Covid-19.

The inquiry heard evidence of threats against scientists, and more metaphors from Jonathan Van-Tam

India is closely monitoring the outbreak of H9N2 and clusters of respiratory illness in China. India is prepared for any exigencies and has strengthened its health infrastructure. PM-ABHIM and IDSP have rich experience of dealing with challenging health situations during Covid pandemic. India is embarking on 'One Health' approach to…

In a series of moves experts say signal a shift in how developing countries deal with pharmaceuticals, South Africa, Colombia and others have recently adopted a more combative approach towards drugmakers, pushing back on policies that deny treatment to millions of people with tuberculosis and HIV

Theatre is littered with sister double acts: Antigone and Ismene, Kate and Bianca, Blanche and Stella, Fleabag and Claire. The shared history of sisters delivers inbuilt emotional stakes and lots of baggage. The doubling of experience brings both love and rivalry, the joys of being known and the horrors of…

In the interests of advancing personal career ambitions, we will be left with fewer employment protections, a higher prison population and dismantled treaty obligations