Coronavirus

FILE PHOTO: Relatives and neighbours attend the funeral of a woman surnamed Liu, as coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak continues, at a village in Tonglu county, Zhejiang province, China, January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song
Coronavirus chronicle

Coronavirus origins still a mystery 3 years into pandemic

A nurse prepares a shot for Jonathan Halter as the German embassy begins its roll out of BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines for German expatriates at a Beijing United Family hospital in Beijing, China January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

Covid remains a public health emergency, says WHO

FILE PHOTO: Beds are seen in a fever clinic that was set up in a sports area as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks continue in Beijing, December 20, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Coronavirus chronicle

Potential China wave is 'wild card' for ending Covid emergency: WHO advisors

Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends an ACANU briefing on global health issues, including COVID-19 pandemic and war in Ukraine in Geneva, Switzerland, December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Coronavirus chronicle

WHO chief hopes Covid will no longer be emergency next year

Rameen Shakur. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

The Prof Writes: Covid-19 - The one that got away from us

Long Covid remains a mystery, though theories are emerging
Coronavirus chronicle

Long Covid remains a mystery, though theories are emerging

Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen tests Covid positive
South Asia

Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen tests Covid positive

Severity is less despite infections, deaths on the rise
Bangladesh

Severity is less despite infections, deaths on the rise

People line up at a nucleic acid testing station, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China, June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

China slashes Covid quarantine time for international travellers

A woman wearing protective mask walks at a sidewalk near business district in Jakarta, Indonesia March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/Files
Coronavirus chronicle

Indonesia to drop outdoor mask mandate as Covid-19 infections drop

Air travellers wearing protective face masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, walk at JetBlue Terminal 5 at JFK International airport in New York, U.S., November 16, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

WHO: Covid-19 falling everywhere, except Americas and Africa

FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks walk amid concerns over the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Pyongyang, North Korea May 15, 2020, in this photo released by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
Coronavirus chronicle

N Korea reports first Covid-19 outbreak, orders lockdown

34 volunteers chose to get covid. Here’s what scientists learned
Panorama

34 volunteers chose to get covid. Here’s what scientists learned