More than a year after the start of the pandemic, Europe is enduring a grim spring. Covid-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths are rising in many countries as the continent grapples Continue Reading
French President Emmanuel Macron announced a nationwide four-week lockdown, closing schools and business, in the latest and alarming sign that Europe is yet again losing control of the pandemic. “We did Continue Reading
Russia has lauded with much fanfare the arrival of its homegrown vaccine, Sputnik V, in Latin America and Africa, and even in some countries in Europe, calling it a solution Continue Reading
Germany’s third wave of the coronavirus could be the worst so far and 100,000 new daily infections is not out of the question, the head of the Robert Koch Institute Continue Reading
European governments have warned that their hospitals are at risk of being overwhelmed by Covid-19 cases as leaders struggle to get a grip on the pandemic after a week of Continue Reading
For the past five weeks, nurses at Cobre Valley medical center in Globe, Arizona, have been vaccinating anyone aged 18 and over, after becoming one of the first places in Continue Reading
India is experiencing a sharp rise in coronavirus infections, increasing pressure on New Delhi to accelerate its vaccine rollout and puzzling scientists after a retreat of the pandemic had buoyed Continue Reading
Hungary’s hospitals are under “extraordinary” pressure from rising coronavirus infections, its surgeon general said on Wednesday, as the country became a hotspot in the third wave of a pandemic that Continue Reading
More than 20,000 white crosses have appeared painted on the cobblestones of a medieval square in central Prague, each representing a victim of Covid-19 — an effort highlighting the ravages Continue Reading
India has detected a new “double mutant variant” of the novel coronavirus, the health ministry said on Wednesday, adding to concern as the government struggles with the highest single-day tally Continue Reading
Poland will likely have to toughen COVID-19 restrictions again after reporting what early figures suggest will be a record number of new infections on Wednesday, the prime minister’s top aide Continue Reading
Newly reported coronavirus cases in the U.S. edged higher, but remained below 50,000, as many states push forward with vaccinations programs and look to reopen schools. The U.S. reported more Continue Reading
Fauci Addresses the Safety of the AstraZeneca Vaccine Dr. Anthony S. Fauci on Monday discussed the U.S. clinical trial that ruled the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca effective against Covid-19. The Continue Reading
The French hospital system could face an “unprecedented violent shock” in about three weeks if the country fails to curb its vertiginous rise in COVID-19 cases, the president of the Continue Reading
Rising coronavirus infections have dashed Germany’s hopes of reopening its economy in the early spring Germany has extended its lockdown for three weeks, imposing an almost complete halt over the Continue Reading
Leave your partner and children behind. Quarantine for up to a month. Get inoculated with a Covid-19 vaccine from China, if you can find one. And prepare yourself for an Continue Reading
Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers are ramping up production, churning out far more doses a week than earlier in the year, progress that is accelerating mass vaccination campaigns in the U.S. After a Continue Reading
The coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford provided strong protection against Covid-19 in a large clinical trial in the United States, offering complete protection against the Continue Reading
The pandemic has changed how we fly, dramatically reducing the number of flights around the world. To show how Covid-19 has altered the skies, The Wall Street Journal analyzed flight Continue Reading
Economists are cutting growth forecasts for the eurozone economy as a third wave of Covid-19 infections and vaccination delays spur tighter restrictions in several countries including France, Italy, and Germany. Continue Reading
More than 27.6 million people in Britain, well over half the adult population, have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, official data showed on Sunday, after a Continue Reading
An unknown number flashed up on the phone of Kylie Davies-Worley, a retail consultant who has lived in Hong Kong for almost 20 years, at 8.30am on Saturday morning. Her 18-month-old Continue Reading
EPA The rise in cases in Germany is said to be fuelled by outbreaks among younger people Coronavirus cases are rising exponentially in Germany, officials warn, as continental Europe braces Continue Reading
Scientists are exploring several possibilities that might explain at least 18 reports of extremely rare blood clots in the brain that occurred in individuals in the days and weeks after Continue Reading
The calls began in December, as the United States prepared to administer its first batches of Covid-19 vaccine. Even then, it was clear that the European Union was a few Continue Reading
EPA In France, the new restrictions are not as strict as the previous lockdown France and Poland have reintroduced partial lockdowns as both countries battle a sharp rise in Covid Continue Reading
More than a dozen foreign scientists led by the World Health Organization gathered with Chinese counterparts last month to vote on the question: How did the Covid-19 pandemic start? The show Continue Reading
The European Commission’s president has warned that the EU is ready to introduce emergency controls on Covid-19 vaccine production and distribution if needed to deal with the “crisis of the Continue Reading
The European Union hopes to restore the summer tourism market this year.Credit…Andrea Mantovani for The New York Times The European Union proposed a Covid-19 certificate on Wednesday that would allow Continue Reading
The European Commission expects to receive about 200 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech (PFE.N), COVID-19 vaccine in the second quarter, it said for the first time on Tuesday. The EU is Continue Reading
The European Union’s drug regulator insisted Tuesday that there is “no indication” the AstraZeneca vaccine causes blood clots as governments around the world faced the grimmest of dilemmas: push on Continue Reading
Brussels is to propose the creation of a Covid-19 certificate to allow EU citizens to travel inside the bloc after a push by tourism-reliant countries devastated by the pandemic. The Continue Reading
Several world leaders and politicians are pushing back against vaccine skepticism amid concerns that fewer people are willing to be inoculated against the coronavirus, particularly among Republicans in the United States, and Continue Reading
EPA The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged countries not to pause Covid vaccinations, as several major EU countries halted their rollouts of the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab. It said there was Continue Reading
Germany, France, Italy and Spain became the latest countries to suspend use of the vaccine even as a third wave of the pandemic threatens the continent. ROME — As a Continue Reading
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AstraZeneca Plc’s vaccine, once expected to be a mainstay of protection for much of the world, remains shrouded in controversy as more countries limit its use. The company said a Continue Reading
China is aiming to vaccinate 70-80% of its population by mid-2022, the head of the country’s Center for Disease Control said Saturday. With four approved vaccines, China will vaccinate 900 Continue Reading
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met virtually with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia, and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan at Continue Reading
The seven-day average for new daily coronavirus cases in the United States fell below 58,000 this week for the first time since mid-October, after weeks in which a steady decline in Continue Reading
Good morning. Why has Covid’s toll been surprisingly low across much of Africa and Asia? It’s one of the biggest mysteries about Covid-19: Why has the death toll been relatively Continue Reading
A highly infectious Covid-19 variant is circulating widely in Florida, prompting concern that a resurgence of the virus is possible in the state and beyond, even as cases and hospitalizations Continue Reading
Hungarians on Monday awoke to a new round of strict lockdown measures aimed at slowing a record-breaking wave of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths that are among the worst in the Continue Reading
Japan’s COVID-19 inoculation campaign is moving at a glacial pace, hampered by a lack of supply and a shortage of specialty syringes that underscore the enormous challenge it faces in Continue Reading
Evolutionary biologist Jesse Bloom knew it was only a matter of time: The coronavirus would turn into an even more formidable foe, able to dodge the disease-fighting antibodies that protect people Continue Reading
Russian intelligence agencies have mounted a campaign to undermine confidence in Pfizer Inc.’s and other Western vaccines, using online publications that in recent months have questioned the vaccines’ development and safety, U.S. officials Continue Reading
Newly reported Covid-19 cases and deaths in the U.S. both rose from a day earlier, as public-health officials and experts warn that a recent drop in infections is showing signs of flattening. “We Continue Reading
Chris Murray, a University of Washington disease expert whose projections on COVID-19 infections and deaths are closely followed worldwide, is changing his assumptions about the course of the pandemic. Murray Continue Reading
A coronavirus resurgence across Europe has ended a six-week decline in new cases on the continent, the World Health Organization said Thursday, reflecting a broader global trend that has seen infections on Continue Reading
President Joe Biden said Tuesday the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccine for all adults by the end of May — two months earlier than anticipated — Continue Reading
