Covid news: Sweden scraps almost all restrictions and testing despite pleas from scientists; Spain’s King Felipe tests positive – as it happened
Sweden scraps almost all restrictions and testing despite pleas from scientists Sweden scrapped almost all of its few pandemic restrictions on Wednesday and…
Covid news: Spain drops mandatory use of face masks outdoors; UK reports another 66,638 daily cases – as it happened
Spain drops mandatory use of face masks outdoors Spain dropped the mandatory use of face masks outdoors on Thursday, though many people kept…
Johnson receives ‘partygate’ police questionnaire – as it happened
In the UK, Boris Johnson has received his questionnaire from police investigating allegations of lockdown-breaching parties in No 10, Downing Street has said.…
Covid: Johnson sent police party questionnaire; anti-vaccine mandate protests hit Australia and New Zealand – as it happened
We are going to be pausing the Covid live blog for now to focus on the situation in Ukraine, but will resume if…
Coronavirus live: UK records 41,648 new cases and 35 Covid-linked deaths; French protest convoy reaches Brussels – as it happened
Duchess of Cornwall tests positive for Covid-19, Clarence House announces Clarence House has confirmed that Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall has tested positive…
Coronavirus: long Covid less common in fully jabbed, says UK health agency; Japan records highest daily deaths – as it happened
Long Covid less common in fully vaccinated, says UK health agency Long Covid is less likely to affect vaccinated people than unvaccinated people,…
Germany and Switzerland set to ease restrictions – as it happened
Germany to relax Covid restrictions Germany will ease Covid-19 restrictions as a wave of infections from the Omicron coronavirus variant seems to have…
Germany and Portugal to cut restrictions – as it happened
Germany to lift most Covid restrictions in March Our Berlin correspondent, Kate Connolly, reports on the German government’s decision to lift nearly all…
Covid: South Korea reports more than 100,000 new cases for first time – as it happened
South Korea reports more than 100,000 new cases for first time South Korea reported 109,831 new Covid cases on Friday, including 109,715 local…
Germany to begin rollout of Novavax’s jab; New Zealand to end vaccine mandates after Omicron peak
Germany to begin roll-out of Novavax’s Covid-19 jab this week Our Berlin bureau chief, Philip Oltermann, reports on the rollout of Novavax’s Covid-19…