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Almost all minority ethnic groups were more likely to die from virus than white British peopleThe Covid-19 public inquiry is facing calls to consider structural racism in every part of its investigation after it emerged almost all minority ethnic group…
Health department has expanded vaccine eligibility after a survey indicated the virus was more widespread than previously reportedFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily new…
Child died and father tested positive for H5N1, prompting fears of possible person-to-person transmissionThe discovery of two cases of bird flu within the same family in Cambodia has highlighted the concern over potential human-to-human spread of the v…
Case is the country’s first known human infection with H5N1 strain since 2014, health minister saysAn 11-year-old girl in Cambodia has died after being infected by a strain of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, the government says.It was the …
‘Surprising’ ONS numbers reveal rates of deaths for ethnic groups now much lower compared to earlier in pandemicPeople from minority ethnic backgrounds no longer have a significantly higher risk of death from Covid-19 than white Britons, a first since …
Chief medical officer Paul Kelly says a long Covid strategy is ‘well under way’ but will not be finalised until advice is received from the inquiryFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free…
University of Sydney scientists have found a receptor protein which ‘acts a bit like molecular velcro, in that it sticks to the spike of the virus’Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free…
Government figures, which cannot be verified, showed big rises in travel and hospitality activity during lunar new year compared to the same time last yearChina’s wave of Covid is “coming to an end”, health officials have claimed, saying there had been…
The move to end the declarations comes as House Republicans are set to pass a resolution to demand their immediate scrapping Joe Biden informed Congress on Monday that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing Covid-19 on 11 May, as most…
But reporting from inside China during the lunar new year period suggests rates of infection and fatalities exceeding official reportsChina’s health authorities have said the Covid wave is past its peak, with rapid decline in both severe cases and deat…