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Coronavirus Global Update Episodes

  1. Australia in recession

    PM Scott Morrison says Covid-19 played a big role, and his government will fight back

  2. Australia denies Djokovic entry

    The health minister defends the decision not to admit the tennis player

  3. Australia considers new restrictions as Delta variant spreads

    Prime minister Scott Morrison has met state and territory leaders to discuss measures

  4. AstraZeneca vaccine: Oxford professor criticises EU decision makers

    Sir John Bell says reputation of the vaccine was damaged and lives were lost as a result

  5. AstraZeneca vaccine: how safe is it?

    The makers of the vaccine are trying to maintain public confidence in it

  6. AstraZeneca vaccine 'triggers immune response in elderly'

    AstraZeneca reports strong results on the vaccine it is developing with Oxford University

  7. AstraZeneca trials a new antibody cocktail

    AstraZeneca's experimental drug has helped cut the risk of severe disease or death

  8. AstraZeneca 'does raise the risk of blood clots'

    A major review suggests jabs raise the clotting risk, but it is dwarfed by getting Covid

  9. Arrests at Australia anti-lockdown protests

    Victoria's state Premier says the demonstrations are not safe, smart or lawful

  10. Argentina becomes the first country in Latin America to approve Russian vaccine

    It coincides with efforts to intensify immunisation campaigns across region

  11. Anti-coronavirus measures are re-imposed in Japan

    It comes as the country registers record daily infections driven by the Omicron variant

  12. Anthony Fauci: 鈥楧o not be distracted by political infighting鈥�

    Washington鈥檚 top Covid adviser urges co-operation as the US surpasses 150,000 deaths

  13. Another tennis player joins Novak Djokovic in detention in Australia

    Renata Voracova was also granted an exemption to compete in the Open in Melbourne

  14. American Airlines cancels hundreds of flights due to staff shortages

    Many staff remain on standby because of the pandemic

  15. All UK health workers to be vaccinated

    Front-line NHS staff must have double vaccine

  16. Africa urged to speed up vaccinations

    Health officials warn of rapidly escalating infections and deaths

  17. A weekend lockdown comes into force in India's capital, Delhi.

    As the Omicron variant takes hold, residents of Delhi can leave only for essential trips

  18. A second night of rioting in the Netherlands

    Protests against Covid restrictions break out again

  19. A new record for cases in the Americas.

    More than eight million people have tested positive in the past week

  20. A new pandemic law gives Swedish ministers more powers to impose restrictions

    Parliament in Stockholm approved the law on Friday

  21. A new outbreak in China reaches Wuhan

    Seven cases of the Delta variant detected where the pandemic began

  22. A Judge urges India to postpone elections.

    Surge in cases puts Uttar Pradesh election at risk

  23. A Judge urges India to postpone elections.

    Surge in cases puts Uttar Pradesh election at risk

  24. A damning report into how the world handled Covid 19

    An independent panel says there were serious failures

  25. A Brazilian senate inquiry recommends criminal charges against the president

    The inquiry concludes Jair Bolsonaro exposed the country's citizens to mass infection

  26. 60% of the French may have broken rules

    A survey of public attitudes suggests more than half of people have ignored restrictions

  27. 23 million children miss out on routine vaccines due to pandemic

    The WHO says the pandemic has undone years of progress protecting children from illnesses

  28. 22 million Americans file for unemployment in a month.

    Five million more Americans lose their jobs as the coronavirus crisis intensifies.

  29. 'Virus drugs available to all'

    Bill Gates says coronavirus vaccines must go to the needy not the highest bidder

  30. 'Very significant' resurgences in Europe alarm WHO

    Europe has seen an increase in weekly cases of COVID-19 for the first time in months

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