Covid-19 death toll passes 7,000 two years into pandemic
Weekend figures show cases and hospital admissions are all in decline
Noted US political satirist PJ O’Rourke dies at 74 after cancer battle
Journalist authored over 20 books including Parliament of Whores and Give War a Chance
US passes 800,000 Covid-19 deaths despite availability of vaccines
Deaths equivalent to how many Americans die each year from heart disease or stroke
Coronavirus: Death toll worldwide tops five million
Tally hit in less than two years as US alone has recorded more than 740,000 deaths
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Coronavirus: Known global death toll passes 4 million
Officially reported figures widely believed to undercount pandemic-related deaths
UK plans to offer Covid vaccines to teenagers in late summer
Matt Hancock says Delta variant of virus appears to be 40% more transmissible
Malawi burns nearly 20,000 doses of expired Covid-19 vaccine
WHO advice not to destroy expired doses came too late, health spokesman says
High blood pressure: Irish-US research points to major change in treatment
New study shows no evidence that diastolic blood pressure can be too low
Coronavirus: World death toll tops three million as cases surge in India
In Brazil, deaths have accounted for a quarter of lives lost worldwide in recent weeks
Covid-19: Four further deaths and 420 new cases confirmed in the State
HSE encourages healthcare workers who had first dose of AstraZeneca to take second one
Covid-19: US passes landmark death toll of 500,000
World wrap: Poland to require negative coronavirus test result to enter the country
Israel Covid rate down 96% among those who received both Pfizer shots
World round-up: Argentinian minister told to resign after organising vaccine for journalist
Covid-19: Italy’s latest toll of 311 deaths brings total well over 93,000
World wrap: China refused to give raw data on early cases to WHO as NZ reports death
Covid-19: Hong Kong locks down thousands for compulsory testing
World round-up: Netherlands to impose first night-time curfew since WWII from tonight
Coronavirus: Global death toll passes 2 million
Toll ‘made worse by the absence of a global co-ordinated effort’, says UN secretary general
Coronavirus: US surpasses 20m cases on New Year’s Day
Almost 350,000 Americans have died due to Covid-19, says Johns Hopkins University
Coronavirus: UK to send armed forces into schools as Spain keeps log of those who refuse vaccine
Global cases pass 81.2 m, with over 1.77m deaths and over 4.6m vaccine shots given
Coronavirus: Cases surge in Germany, US and South Korea
Germany records 910 Covid-19 fatalities in past 24 hours, most since pandemic began
Covid-19: UK scientists urge people to ignore easing of rules amid rising cases
World wrap: Germany to discuss tightening lockdown as Mexico approves Pfizer vaccine
FDA ‘very close’ to granting emergency authorisation of Pfizer vaccine
Covid-19 vaccinations could begin in US as early as Monday, health secretary says
Coronavirus: US passes 250,000 deaths as Europe struggles to contain spread
Infections fall in France but continue to rise in Italy, Germany and Turkey
US passes 11 million cases of Covid-19 as several states step up restrictions
Michigan and Washington join several other states in renewing efforts to combat virus
EU agrees deal for 300m doses of BioNTech-Pfizer’s Covid vaccine
Deliveries expected to begin by the end of the year, subject to regulatory approval
Coronavirus: WHO chief in quarantine after close contact with positive case
World wrap: Global fatalities top 1.2m in deadliest week for pandemic since April
Coronavirus: Germany and Spain report record daily cases
Second wave takes hold in Europe as Governments introduce new restrictions
Coronavirus: France records more than 30,000 cases in one day
London to enter tighter lockdown from Friday night as virus surges across Europe
Covid-19: Europe imposes new restrictions as cases reach record high
‘The facts don’t lie, we have to be stricter for ourselves’: The Netherlands goes into partial lockdown
Coronavirus: Austrian government sued over outbreak at ski resort
World wrap: India’s cases decline after last week’s record total
Covid-19: US death toll hits ‘unfathomable’ 200,000
University of Washington predicts overall toll will double to 400,000 by the end of year
Covid-19 globally: Indonesia reports 3,806 new coronavirus cases
Germany’s cases fall, cases in the UK rise rapidly and India reports another daily global record
Covid-19: Global deaths hit 900,000 as cases surge in India
The US remains the world’s worst-affected country with more than 190,000 deaths
‘No light at the end of the tunnel’ as India passes 4 million Covid-19 cases
A growing reliance on screening for antigens or viral proteins is creating problems
Coronavirus: Global cases pass 25m as India sets single-day record for infections
World round-up: Not all classrooms in France can safely reopen on Tuesday, minister says
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