The Latest Breaking News from Pandemic

Covid inquiry reaches ‘bittersweet’ final day of witness testimony

Campaigners say ‘hard-hitting, clear-sighted and damning’ inquiry – the most expensive in history – ‘absolutely has been worth it’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4

Covid deaths caused by ‘government incompetence, chaos and callousness’, bereaved families say

The Covid-19 Inquiry heard the last of the evidence from those whose relatives died during the pandemic

The Independent UK · Mar 4

Bereaved to keep up justice fight as UK Covid-19 Inquiry witness evidence ends

Hearings in the inquiry’s 10th and final module, examining the pandemic’s impact on society, will conclude on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Mar 4

Thousands of flights cancelled as world faces worst travel chaos since Covid crisis

Hundreds of thousands of passengers remain stranded, with key air hubs in Middle East closed amid fallout from US-Israeli strikes on Iran

The Guardian - UK · Mar 2

UAE shuts classrooms, parents on alert: All schools and universities go online amid security concerns on Iran vs US-Israel attacks

Amidst escalating regional tensions involving Iran, the US and Israel, the UAE has temporarily moved all schools and universities to online learning from March 2-4, 2026. This precautionary measure aims to ensure student and staff safety while maintaining educational continuity, leveraging digital infrastructure built during the pandemic. Other Gulf nations…

The Times of India · Mar 1

Thanksgiving service to be held for late former health secretary Jeane Freeman

She held the brief during the outbreak of the Covid pandemic.

Evening Standard · Feb 28

Dissatisfaction with life in UK unchanged since Covid, official data shows

Average life satisfaction still below pre-pandemic peak despite improving economic outlook, reports ONS

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27

Mirages of 2020: Revisiting 10 Pandemic Sports Breakouts After Wayne Tinkle's Firing

Do you remember shooting stars like the Canadiens, Coastal Carolina and the Hawks?

Sports Illustrated · Feb 27

‘The tariffs and pandemic crisis seem a joke compared to this’: Cheap phones could be gone forever thanks to the RAM crisis, a new report claims

The smartphone market could be forever changed by the RAM crisis, says a new report — and Android could be hit particularly badly.

TechRadar · Feb 27

This 29-year-old brought landline phones back into style and earned $789K by selling them

Interest in older technology has been resurfacing in small but noticeable ways, particularly among younger consumers trying to reduce smartphone use. In Los Angeles, 29-year-old founder Cat Goetze has built a business around that shift. Her company, Physical Phones, sells Bluetooth-enabled landline-style devices that connect to modern smartphones. In 2025,…

The Times of India · Feb 27