Covid origins: Chinese scientists publish long-awaited data
Coronavirus pandemic By Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News A research team in China has published analysis of samples taken more…
Shanghai lockdown: China’s financial hub set to lift Covid curbs
By Peter Hoskins Business reporter Coronavirus pandemic Authorities in Shanghai have announced that some Covid-19 lockdown measures imposed on…
Covid in North Korea: No response to US vaccine offer
Coronavirus pandemic President Joe Biden says North Korea has not responded to a US offer of Covid vaccines, as…
Biden plan to end US migrant expulsion policy blocked
Coronavirus pandemic A US judge has blocked plans by Joe Biden’s administration to lift a policy allowing migrants to…
Covid mask rules relaxed for EU air travel
Coronavirus pandemic Face masks will no longer have to be worn on flights and in airports in EU countries…
Why India’s real Covid toll may never be known
Soutik Biswas India correspondent Coronavirus pandemic More than 4.7 million people in India – nearly 10 times higher than…
Partygate: Removing PM would lead to instability, says Oliver Dowden
Coronavirus pandemic Removing Boris Johnson from Downing Street would lead to “instability and uncertainty” in the country, according to the…
Shanghai: Green fences baffle locked down residents
By Leo Sands BBC News Coronavirus pandemic Authorities battling Shanghai’s latest Covid outbreak have installed fences to restrict…
Shanghai escalates Covid lockdown restrictions
Coronavirus pandemic Authorities in Shanghai have said they will tighten the enforcement of lockdown measures, as a Covid surge…
US judge throws out Biden mask mandate for planes and trains
Coronavirus pandemic A federal judge in Florida has struck down the Biden administration’s mask mandate for airplanes and other forms…