The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Almost three years into the pandemic, we’re still regularly seeing hundreds of thousands of new COVID cases recorded each day worldwide. In a new study, involving a combination of miniature organ models, donor organs, animals and humans, we’ve shown that a drug used to treat liver disease could be repurposed…

Tory council leader dismisses suggestions years of cuts have played role, but others beg to differ

A couple of Tauranga dads wanting to go mountain biking with their preschoolers founded an export business that just exploded during Covid

Pfizer is asking U.S. regulators to authorize its updated COVID-19 vaccine for children under age 5

The former health secretary’s diaries lay the blame squarely on everyone — except himself and new partner Gina Coladangelo. Katie Strick picks his standout quotes from the extracts released so far

"Most people are aware of how ill Covid can make you: they may have forgotten that flu can be a killer,” says one Greater Manchester GP

‘I was just heartbroken that our family trip was being ruined like this,’ says mother

The jab is offered to girls and boys aged 11 to 13 to prevent mouth, anal, cervical and penile tumours, but uptake plunged due to school closures during Covid

LOS ANGELES — There has been a troubling spike in coronavirus-positive hospital admissions among seniors in California, rising to levels not seen since the summer omicron surge.

Novak Djokovic will play in the Australian Open this January after having this three-year visa ban overturned, with the Serbian star gunning for a 10th title at Melbourne Park

Ex-minister claims Tory peer intimated unnamed firm she was helping was being treated unfairly