The European Medicines Agency says it has found a possible link between the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine and very rare cases of unusual blood clots. European regulators say that […]
COVID-19: Deliveroo says orders have doubled but growth will slow as lockdowns ease
Deliveroo has revealed that order numbers more than doubled over the last year – but warned its rapid growth will slow as lockdowns ease. The takeaway delivery platform – whose […]
COVID-19: Sweden faces sperm shortage as potential donors for assisted pregnancy avoid hospitals during pandemic
Sweden is facing a shortage of sperm for assisted pregnancy as potential donors have avoided hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic. Men are being urged to come forward after inseminations were […]
Covid-19 vaccines available, but reluctance contagious in Senegal
MBAO, SENEGAL (AFP) – While people around the world wait impatiently to be vaccinated against Covid-19, an inoculation site in Senegal was empty on a recent day – a sign […]
COVID-19: Domestic coronavirus passports will ‘likely become a feature of our lives’, government says
COVID passports to allow entry to businesses and events in the UK will “likely become a feature of our lives”, the government has said. Following a review into whether “COVID-status […]
Toronto cancels in-person schooling as Canada deals with variant-driven Covid-19 wave
OTTAWA (REUTERS) – Toronto will cancel all in-person learning at elementary and secondary schools as of Wednesday (April 7), health authorities said as Canada deals with a variant-driven third wave […]
COVID-19: Falling fashion and second-hand car costs drive inflation down to 0.4%
The rate of inflation has taken an unexpected plunge on the back of a coronavirus crisis-driven fall in fashion costs – the deepest since 2009. The Office for National Statistics […]
Brazil government has not asked US for Covid-19 vaccines despite Mexico, Canada deal
RIO DE JANEIRO (REUTERS) – Brazil’s government has not yet asked the United States for spare Covid-19 vaccines, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, despite Washington agreeing […]
OECD hikes world economic forecast on vaccines, US stimulus
PARIS (AFP) – The OECD sharply raised its 2021 global growth forecast on Tuesday (March 9) as the deployment of vaccines and a huge US stimulus programme have greatly improved […]
COVID-19: Dominic Raab writes to EU chief Charles Michel over ‘completely false’ claim of coronavirus vaccine export ban
A new UK-EU row has broken out after the bloc’s chief made “completely false” claims that Britain has imposed an export ban on COVID-19 vaccines. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is […]