Damning ‘partygate’ report says Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament
Johnson should be denied automatic access to Parliament for deliberately misleading lawmakers over rule-breaking COVID lockdown parties, a committee said.
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Long COVID impacts 10% of people after omicron infection, U.S. study finds
About 10 per cent of people appear to suffer long COVID after an omicron infection, a lower estimate than earlier in the pandemic, according to a study.
COVID-19 no longer a global health emergency – but ‘battle is not over,’ WHO declares
COVID-19 first emerged in Wuhan, China in 2019 before spreading across the world, leading to lockdowns and other public health measures for more than three years.
WHO experts meet to decide if COVID-19 is still a global health emergency
A panel of global health experts are meeting on Thursday to decide if COVID-19 is still an emergency under the WHO’s rules.
Joe Biden ends COVID-19 national emergency after U.S. Congress acts
More than 1.13 million people in the U.S. have died from COVID-19 over the last three years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
WHO presses China on COVID origins info: ‘All hypotheses are on the table’
“Without full access to the information that China has, you cannot say this or that,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus about the origin of COVID-19.
What is a raccoon dog and why is it being linked to COVID-19’s origin?
Raccoon dogs are small, fluffy, rotund creatures — and now some are postulating that they may be involved in the COVID-19 pandemic spread.
China reopens to tourists, resumes all visas following COVID-19 lockdowns
China will reopen its borders to tourists and resume issuing all visas Wednesday as it tries to revive tourism and its economy following a three-year halt during the pandemic.
U.S. to relax COVID-19 testing rules on travelers from China this week: sources
Officials said the Biden administration made the decision as cases, hospitalizations and deaths are declining in China and the U.S. has gathered better information about the surge.
WHO says search for COVID-19 origins ongoing as U.S. lab leak report causes stir
One WHO official urged countries, institutions and research groups that might have any information on the origins of the pandemic to share it with the international community.