The Africa Centre for Disease Control, on Thursday, said Nigeria had experienced a 249 per cent increase in new deaths as a result of COVID-19 just...
Hundreds of passengers have been issued fines for not wearing face coverings on London’s transport network since it was made mandatory. Compulsory face coverings were reinstated...
A long-term plan to fix the staffing crisis in the NHS is needed to cut record waiting lists for treatment, the government is being warned. Currently,...
The current Covid testing system for people travelling to England has “outlived its usefulness“, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says, as Omicron is now “widespread and worldwide”....
A 74-year-old man who died in the western state of Rajasthan was India’s first death with the Omicron variant, the health ministry said on Wednesday. Officials...
Reports emerge of fatal hospital delays and food shortages as more than 14 million people are confined to their homes in the cities of Xi’an and...
The Prime Minister will meet his Cabinet this morning to discuss surging Omicron cases before updating MPs at around 4pm. Boris Johnson is due to give...
Travel industry groups have called for all remaining Covid restrictions on travellers to be removed in the latest government review. With data last week suggesting one...
India is bracing for a third wave of coronavirus as its largest cities – the capital Delhi and financial hub Mumbai – see a surge in...
French President Emmanuel Macron has warned he intends to make life difficult for people in France who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19. “I really want...