Browsing: COVID-19

The Independent says over-65s will face restrictions on their freedoms in future if they choose not to have a Covid booster jab.

Daily Express says PFIZER’s UK Manager Ben Osborn has confirmed that the company could have its new wonderpill ready in just months.

France24 says thousands of demonstrators marched on the New Zealand parliament to protest against Covid-19 restrictions, prompting a major police deployment.

The Sun says NHS workers should be legally forced to get Covid jabbed before the winter to avoid a crisis, former health secretary Matt Hancock said.

The Independent says Double-jabbed vulnerable and elderly people are dying from Covid-19 due to the efficacy of the vaccine waning, a senior adviser has said.

The Daily Express says UK COVID-19 deaths have soared above 200 per day for the third day in a row, with new cases over 37,000, according to the latest daily data.

France24 says Daily Covid infections hit an all-time high in Germany Thursday as the World Health Organization warned that another 500,000 people could die across Europe.

The Metro says An estimated 1.2 million people in England have reported suffering with long-Covid in the past four weeks.

Arab News says Gulf state Bahrain has approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use for children aged between 5 and 11 years.

The Independent says On Monday, the number of people who have died from coronavirus around the world reached five million.

The Guardian says Thailand has opened its borders to vaccinated travellers from more than 60 countries , the largest restart of tourism yet in south-east Asia where borders have mostly remained shut throughout the pandemic.

The Guardian says Covid booster jabs are now being given at walk-in clinics in England as the NHS aims to increase vaccine uptake before a challenging winter.

Arab News says the United Arab Emirates has approved for emergency use the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11, the health ministry said.

BBC News says More than 160 former world leaders and global figures have called on the UK and other rich countries to airlift millions of surplus vaccines to less-developed nations.

Arab News says China’s latest COVID-19 outbreak is increasingly likely to spread further, as authorities urged all regions to step up monitoring and called for a reduction in travel.

Aljazeera says coronavirus cases in Eastern Europe have surpassed 20 million as the region grapples with its worst outbreak since the pandemic started and inoculation efforts lag.

The Sun says UK daily Covid cases today passed 50,000 for the first time in three months.

BBC News says the Covid pandemic will “go on for a year longer than it needs to” because poorer countries are not getting the vaccines they need, the WHO has said.

Aljazeera says India has administered 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses, an important milestone after a slow start, even as a recent drop in inoculations worries the government.

The Sun says BRITS won’t be plunged back into lockdown again this winter, a Cabinet minister vowed today.

BBC News says some Covid restrictions must immediately be reintroduced if England is to avoid “stumbling into a winter crisis”, health leaders have warned.

The Independent says cases of Covid-19 in the UK are currently among the highest in Europe and are higher than they were this time last year.

The Guardian says Downing Street has warned of “challenging” months ahead as UK coronavirus cases reached their highest level since mid-July.

The Daily Express says the stunning breakthrough was made by researchers at the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL).

The Guardian says Matt Hancock has announced he has been appointed a special representative to the United Nations.