Europe in Covid ‘ceasefire’ that could bring end of pandemic – WHO Two years after the outbreak of Covid, Europe could soon enter a “long period of tranquility” due to…
Turkey records highest daily toll of cases Turkey recorded 111,157 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, its highest daily figure of the pandemic, while the daily death toll…
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature A summary of today’s developments Brazil has registered 1,308 new Covid-19 deaths over the last 24…
Chinese city locked down and reportedly sealed off after Omicron breakout The Chinese city of Baise in #Guangxi (population 3.57 million) has been locked down because of a #Covid outbreak,…
Staying with the UK for the moment, Boris Johnson has come under fresh pressure over the Jimmy Savile smear he aimed at Keir Starmer after the Labour leader had to…
Italy to ease mask mandate in most outdoor spaces Italy has lifted coronavirus restrictions which require people to wear masks outdoors under most circumstances in response to an improving coronavirus…
Sweden scraps almost all restrictions and testing despite pleas from scientists Sweden scrapped almost all of its few pandemic restrictions on Wednesday and stopped most testing for Covid-19, even as…
Spain drops mandatory use of face masks outdoors Spain dropped the mandatory use of face masks outdoors on Thursday, though many people kept them on in Madrid, with face coverings…
In the UK, Boris Johnson has received his questionnaire from police investigating allegations of lockdown-breaching parties in No 10, Downing Street has said. A No 10 spokesperson said: “We can…
We are going to be pausing the Covid live blog for now to focus on the situation in Ukraine, but will resume if there are any major developments as the…