The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

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…

The hospital reported COVID-19 cases are doubling for employees and patient cases are increasing across all locations.

Bold union demands, bolstered by a tight labor market and frustration throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, are paying off in some sectors with significant raises for workers.

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

Bond Street is having another bumper year with store lettings closing in on last year’s record and the vacancy rate falling back to pre-Covid levels, new data reveals.

Despite a strong economy, an exclusive Guardian poll shows mistrust in media and government means disbelief in both parties

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

‘There were staff there but they just weren’t helping. I kept pressing the buzzer. I couldn’t move,’ one woman tells Maya Oppenheim