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Coronavirus Global Update Episodes

  1. The WHO urges rich countries not to hoard vaccines

    It issued the call as booster shots are accelerated because of Omicron

  2. The WHO says 100,000 health workers have died

    Head of WHO criticises countries that control vaccines

  3. The WHO needs $28bn to fight the virus

    Only a tenth of the money it requires has been raised

  4. The WHO appeal for more vaccines to be donated to Central American countries

    The World Health Organisation says that vaccination levels remain very low in the region

  5. The White House says more than a million Americans have now lost their lives to Covid-19

    President Biden says the US must remain vigilant against the pandemic.

  6. The US pledges to vaccinate 70% of the world

    President Biden is hosting a global Covid-19 summit, why llamas could offer a treatment

  7. The US is poised to start its mass vaccination programme

    A panel of experts paves the way for final approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech jab

  8. The US denies that it is reducing spending on global healthcare

    The US Secretary of State tells the 大象传媒 he was confident the US would increase its aid

  9. The UN warns of multiple famines due to the pandemic

    The head of the World Food Programme says the number of hungry people could double

  10. The UK extends boosters to 40-year-olds

    UK extends second vaccines to 16 & 17 year-olds

  11. The South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa eases some Covid restrictions

    A weekday ban on alcohol sales is being lifted

  12. The president of Germany says deep wounds have been left by the pandemic

    German leaders commemorate the nearly eighty-thousand people who've died

  13. The pandemic has taken a severe toll on nature conservation efforts

    Experts say conservation budgets have been hit hard

  14. The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is rolled out in the UK

    Scientists say the jab is a "game changer"

  15. The number of Covid deaths in Iran may be double the official figure

    Research by 大象传媒 Persian has found this may be as high as 200-thousand

  16. The number of confirmed cases in Brazil passes four million

    There are hopes that infections there are starting to slow

  17. The Netherlands Toughens Covid Measures

    The Netherlands imposes tough Covid restrictions amid rising infections.

  18. The Netherlands reimposes restrictions

    Nightclubs are closing until mid-August as infections skyrocket

  19. The German Chancellor reaches deal on easing lockdown

    All restrictions on shops will be lifted - schools will gradually re-open

  20. The Dutch justice minister condemns rioting in Rotterdam

    Hundreds of protesters took to the Dutch streets against coronavirus restrictions

  21. The Chinese city of Tianjin begins its third round of mass testing

    Authorities want to eradicate Covid in the city of 14 million residents

  22. The British PM receives a report into parties during lockdown

    Boris Johnson now has a copy of the inquiry into alleged lockdown violations

  23. Thailand reopens shopping centres after lockdown

    Measures are eased as millions fear for their jobs

  24. Thailand begins mass vaccination campaign

    Thailand starts a mass vaccination campaign to curb a third wave of infections

  25. Ten million cases in India, but rate of infection slows

    India records ten million cases, but the rate of infection slows

  26. Talks fail on US coronavirus aid package

    President Trump will sign executive orders on benefits, as politicians remain at odds

  27. Taiwan rolls out homegrown vaccine

    Clinical trials are yet to be completed, but the government says the vaccine is safe

  28. Systems crash causes Israel Green Pass delay

    Tough new controls delayed for days by glitch

  29. Sydney extends lockdown and puts two million under curfew

    Australia's largest city faces stay-at-home order until at least the end of September

  30. Switzerland imposes tough new restrictions

    The unvaccinated will be hit the hardest

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