coronavirus variants

FILE PHOTO: Participants attend the G20 high-level tax symposium during the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors' meeting in Venice, Italy, July 9, 2021. G20 Italy/Handout via REUTERS
Global Economy

Virus variants threaten global recovery, G20 warns

The G20 gathering in the Italian city of Venice was the ministers' first face-to-face meeting since the start of the pandemic. Decisions include the endorsement of new rules aimed at stopping...

A health worker prepares a dose of vaccine at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok, Thailand, April 5, 2021. Photo: Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

90-year-old infected with 'two virus variants at once'

Canadian experts release first molecular images of B.1.1.7 variant of Covid-19
Coronavirus chronicle

Canadian experts release first molecular images of B.1.1.7 variant of Covid-19

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Analysis

Why the mutated coronavirus variants are so worrisome

A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Coronavirus Covid-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in front of displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken, October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine neutralizes Brazil variant in lab study

Britain's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) started an accelerated "rolling review" of the vaccine at the start of this month as data comes in on safety and efficacy. Photo: Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid shot less effective against South African variant: Study

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Coronavirus chronicle

Britain to help other countries track down coronavirus variants