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Coronavirus Global Update Episodes

  1. Merkel warns of long, hard winter ahead

    German chancellor announces second lockdown in parliament

  2. Mental health problems surge in South Korea

    A new survey shows young women and girls are at particular risk

  3. Melbourne eases lockdown rules

    Infections continue to fall in Australia鈥檚 second city

  4. Mass testing takes place in the Chinese city of Tianjin

    14 million people have to stay at home after 20 cases were reported

  5. Mass testing in Wuhan

    Everyone in the central Chinese city will be tested after a Delta variant outbreak

  6. Mandatory Covid vaccinations in Austria

    A law comes into force requiring the vast majority of adults to be vaccinated

  7. Man in US gets infected twice

    The second infection was more severe than the first

  8. Malaysia: state of emergency declared because of virus

    PM vows to hold a general election as soon as outbreak is under control in his country

  9. Malaysia battles rise in infections

    Covid infections are more than five times higher than at the start of the year

  10. Major European airlines group asks for 3 billion dollar investment

    IAG, which owns British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus, asks shareholders for investment

  11. Madrid: State of emergency

    Spain invokes a state of emergency in Madrid

  12. Madrid imposes partial lockdown

    Spain tries to avert a second surge

  13. Low-cost access to Pfizer's Covid pill

    Pfizer is sharing the licence to its antiviral pill but not to its vaccine

  14. Long Covid: Who is more at risk?

    Scientists say age, asthma, weight and being female increase the risk of developing it

  15. Long Covid rare in children

    A study finds very few children who test positive develop long-term symptoms

  16. London police condemned over Covid policing

    Police handcuffed and arrested women who had defied Covid rules to attend a vigil

  17. Lockdown in northern China

    13 million go into lockdown in the north eastern city, Xi'an

  18. Lockdown for unvaccinated people in Austria

    The Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg says the step is "necessary"

  19. Lebanon returns to lockdown after Beirut explosion

    The city鈥檚 main hospitals were badly damaged in the blast earlier this month

  20. Latin America: WHO says outbreak has not yet peaked

    Brazil and Mexico are easing restrictions despite rise in cases

  21. Latest figures from Italy show Covid-19 deaths pass 14,500

    Deaths in Italy pass 14,500 but there's evidence the infection rate slowing

  22. Latest Covid-19 vaccine proves highly effective

    The Oxford University vaccine has shown to be up to 90% effective in large-scale trials

  23. Lateral flow tests more accurate than first thought

    Tests had been criticised for accuracy; Russia reports record number of new cases

  24. Kenya announces a half billion dollar package to deal with pandemic impact

    President Kenyatta said funding would help vulnerable families, tourism and agriculture

  25. Johnson & Johnson to begin vaccine distribution in US

    The vaccine was formally approved by US regulators

  26. Joe Biden vows to tackle the pandemic

    The US president-elect unveils new plans hours after being declared the election's winner

  27. Job losses among the young are creating 'a lock-down generation'

    United Nations research says one in six young people out of work due to pandemic

  28. Japanese spectators will be allowed at Tokyo Olympics

    There will be a fifty per cent limit on venue capacity

  29. Japan鈥檚 PM pledges to end Covid crisis

    Japan鈥檚 new Prime Minister promises to carve out a new era

  30. Japan opens mass vaccination centres ahead of Tokyo Olympics

    Japan is trying to curb a surge in infections

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