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…
UK reports 205 new coronavirus-related deaths and 41,130 cases; Ireland to drop most curbs – as it happened
UK reports 205 daily Covid-19 deaths and 41,130 new cases The UK has reported 205 daily Covid-19 deaths within 28 days of a…
Covid live: Poland, Slovakia and Iceland latest countries set to end most coronavirus restrictions — as it happened
A waiter wearing a face mask is seen in the Old Town of Warsaw, Poland. Photograph: NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock A waiter wearing a face mask…
Covid: Iceland to lift all remaining curbs; coronavirus isolation rules end in England – as it happened
Iceland to lift all remaining coronavirus restrictions on Friday Iceland will lift all remaining coronavirus restrictions on Friday, including a 200-person indoor gathering…
Covid: Sweden ‘should have clamped down harder’ as pandemic hit; US set to ease mask guidelines – as it happened
Sweden ‘should have clamped down harder as Covid hit’ Sweden’s no-lockdown strategy to deal with Covid was broadly correct but early measures should…