Are South Sudan officials getting proper Covid tests?
By Nicola Morrison BBC Monitoring An investigation by South Sudan’s government has found that senior officials may not have tested…
Covid: Travel and mask rules tightened over Omicron variant
By Alex Kleiderman BBC News Coronavirus pandemic Face coverings will become mandatory again in shops and on public transport in…
Covid: Antibody tests offered to public for first time
Coronavirus pandemic Antibody tests are to be widely offered to the UK public for the first time in a…
Thailand: Phuket welcomes first international tourists
Thailand has welcomed its first quarantine-free tourists back to the island of Phuket as the country tries to reboot its…
Inquiry into ‘fake Covid tests’ at India’s Kumbh Mela
Kumbh Mela Police in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand have registered a case against three private labs for…
Headache and runny nose linked to Delta variant
Coronavirus pandemic A headache, sore throat and runny nose are now the most commonly reported symptoms linked to Covid…
Covid: PM promises caution over 21 June lockdown end
Coronavirus pandemic Boris Johnson has said the government must “be cautious” as it decides whether to end all Covid restrictions…
Covid: Vietnam detects new UK-Indian variant, health officials say
Vietnam has detected a Covid variant that appears to be a combination of the Indian and UK variants and can…
Sachin Tendulkar: India cricket legend in hospital with Covid-19
Coronavirus pandemic Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, who tested positive for Covid-19 last week, has been admitted to hospital. Tendulkar…
Coronavirus: Elon Musk ‘likely has moderate case’
Coronavirus pandemic Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk says he “most likely” has a “moderate case” of Covid-19 but has been “getting…