Desmond Tutu: South Africa mourns anti-apartheid hero
South Africa is holding a week of events to mark the passing of the anti-apartheid leader Archbishop Desmond Tutu,…
Omicron wave appears milder, but concern remains
By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent Coronavirus pandemic The wave of Omicron appears to be milder according to preliminary…
Covid: Pfizer says booster shot promising against Omicron
Coronavirus pandemic Pfizer and BioNTech have said a booster jab of their coronavirus vaccine promises to be an effective…
Covid: First data points to Omicron re-infection risk
By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent Coronavirus pandemic The first real world data showing the coronavirus variant Omicron…
Omicron: WHO warns of ‘high infection risk’ around globe
Coronavirus pandemic The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the Omicron coronavirus variant poses a high risk of…
Covid: South Africa’s president calls for lifting of Omicron travel bans
Coronavirus pandemic South Africa’s president has condemned travel bans enacted against his country and its neighbours over the new coronavirus…
Covid: South Africa ‘punished’ for detecting new Omicron variant
Coronavirus pandemic South Africa has complained it is being punished – instead of applauded – for discovering Omicron, a…
Covid: New variant classed ‘of concern’ and named Omicron
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a new coronavirus variant to be “of concern” and named it Omicron. It…
New Covid variant: South Africa’s pride and punishment
By Andrew Harding Africa correspondent, BBC News, South Africa Coronavirus pandemic South Africans have responded sharply to the news…
Covid: US joins EU in restricting flights from southern Africa over new coronavirus variant
Coronavirus pandemic The US will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other southern African countries to try to contain…