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Medical staff take samples for nucleic acid testing at the nucleic acid testing site of Nanjing No.29 Middle School Shogunate Branch in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China

China battles worst Covid outbreak since Wuhan

Almost 200 people have been infected since the virus was first detected at Nanjing airport on 20 July.

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Medical staff take samples for nucleic acid testing at the nucleic acid testing site of Nanjing No.29 Middle School Shogunate Branch in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China

China battles worst Covid outbreak since Wuhan

Almost 200 people have been infected since the virus was first detected at Nanjing airport on 20 July.

Medical staff take samples for nucleic acid testing at the nucleic acid testing site of Nanjing No.29 Middle School Shogunate Branch in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China

China battles worst Covid outbreak since Wuhan

Almost 200 people have been infected since the virus was first detected at Nanjing airport on 20 July.

Woman taking a pill

Could Covid vaccine be taken as a pill?

Researchers are looking at easier ways for people to get the vaccine, including via inhalers and tablets.

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YouTube suspends Sky News Australia over Covid

The digital giant bans the channel from uploading new content for a week over misinformation breaches.

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Concern over use of oxygen monitors on darker skin

Pulse oximeters, which spot falling oxygen levels, may work less well on darker skin, experts warn.

Woman holds a sign claiming vaccines are causing deaths

Four misleading Covid claims fact-checked

Debunking claims shared widely on social media about cremations in the UK and US vaccine statistics.

A nurse gives Sherri Trimble, 15, a shot of the vaccine at a vaccination clinic in Florida

Fauci says US going in wrong direction on Covid

President Joe Biden's top medical adviser says cases are rising in areas with low vaccination rates.

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Sydney lockdown protesters condemned as selfish

It comes after thousands marched through Australian cities to demand an end to lockdown measures.

Woman taking a pill

Could Covid vaccine be taken as a pill?

Researchers are looking at easier ways for people to get the vaccine, including via inhalers and tablets.

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YouTube suspends Sky News Australia over Covid

The digital giant bans the channel from uploading new content for a week over misinformation breaches.

Pulse oximeter

Concern over use of oxygen monitors on darker skin

Pulse oximeters, which spot falling oxygen levels, may work less well on darker skin, experts warn.

Woman holds a sign claiming vaccines are causing deaths
A nurse gives Sherri Trimble, 15, a shot of the vaccine at a vaccination clinic in Florida
Image shows a protester in Sydney

Coronavirus explained

A woman walks past a graffiti on a street, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, May 10, 2021.
Computer illustration of the unicellular fungus (yeast) Candida auris. C. auris was first identified in 2009. It causes serious multidrug-resistant infections in hospitalized patients and has high mortality rates. It causes bloodstream, wound and ear infections and has also been isolated from respiratory and urine specimens.
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A woman wearing a face mask walks past a graffiti painted to create awareness about the coronavirus disease. Graffiti, besides creating awareness about coronavirus pandemic, it is painted to beautify the walls in Vashi (a suburb in Navi Mumbai).
An Indian health worker mocks the vaccination process during a dry run of Covid-19 vaccination inside a Covid-19 vaccination centre at Rajawadi Hospital, in Mumbai, India, 08 January 2021.

Advice and support

French Health Minister Olivier Veran

Is Europe's AstraZeneca jab decision-making flawed?

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Nick Triggle

Health correspondent

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The world's hotspots

Doctors of the Rajawadi Hospital make the victory sign as they wait for the start of the Covid-19 coronavirus vaccination drive in Mumbai on January 16, 2021.
A long line of vehicles line up to take Covid-19 tests at dusk at Long Beach City College-Veterans Memorial Stadium in December
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Live tracker: Coronavirus in Africa

Graphic showing an American woman wearing a facemask
Paris 'funeral' for restaurants and bars

Video explainers

Prof Jonathan Van-Tam and Priya
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Reality Check

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Latest Updates

  7. EU pays more for Moderna and Pfizer vaccines

    A Pfizer vaccination in Madrid
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    Image caption: A Pfizer vaccination in Madrid

    Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech have raised the prices of their Covid vaccines delivered to the EU, France says, confirming an earlier Financial Times report.

    Europe Minister Clément Beaune said the two pharma firms had had to adapt their vaccines to the new variants, so “not just for the European Union, but for all the buyers it’ll be a bit more expensive”. He was speaking on French radio.

    Last week the EU said 57% of the bloc’s adult population had been fully vaccinated. More than 455m doses have been administered in the EU.

    The EU is co-ordinating vaccine purchases for the 27 member states. It has not disclosed how much it is paying for the doses.

    But the FT said the new price for a Pfizer dose was €19.5 (£17; $23), against €15.5 previously. And a Moderna dose would cost €21.5, against €19 previously.

    Contractually they are the biggest vaccine suppliers to the EU: Pfizer has pledged 600m doses and Moderna 460m. The EU is also vaccinating with Oxford-AstraZeneca and Janssen (Johnson & Johnson).

  9. 'Fewer will be contacted' by NHS Covid-19 app

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    Video caption: NHS Covid-19 app tweaked to notify fewer people

    The app will only look for people who were in close contact two days prior to a positive test.

  13. US family reunited with Scots relatives after 20 months

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    Video caption: Covid: US family reunited with Scottish relatives after 20 months

    Elaine Burt was reunited with her sister and nephews, who live in the USA, at Glasgow airport.

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