The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

New research findings are contrary to what had previously been thought about pandemic’s effect on children’s wellbeing

How much can you remember about something so recent that dominated everybody’s lives, and yet can feel like a distant past?

Cubans are taking to the streets as their country spirals further into economic crisis. Suffering from food shortages and power outages, residents are demanding action from the regime. The country has never recovered from the Covid pandemic crippling its tourism sector. The additional burden of US sanctions and the long-running…

Resolution Foundation points to legacy of Covid as it warns that near-record 2.7m people are too ill to work

While the long-term risk from a current infection is 10 times less than it was in 2020-21, a lot of people are still suffering after getting Covid early in the pandemic

Police 'put up with a lot of shit', the ACT's top cop says.

In spring 2020, France shut down schools and businesses as the world faced a mysterious new illness – Covid-19. The first of three lockdowns was imposed – but why did people accept strict limits on movement in a country that is so used to protests and debates?

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell addresses COVID-19 impact on US economy, stresses need for support and vigilance for robust recovery.

The podcasting pioneer argues that "history is a moving target."

The pandemic showed that America's founders were right to create a system of checks and balances that made it hard for leaders to easily have their way.

A report published by France's health body shows that tuberculosis – although at a low level – saw a rebound in cases in 2023. The uptick coincides with the arrival of refugees from Ukraine in 2022.