The Latest Breaking News from Pandemic

Diagnosis rates recovering after slump during pandemic with figures close to hitting national target

The former health secretary said he was one of many who ‘over prepared for pandemic flu’ and ‘didn’t think about other types of pandemic’

Health professionals argue inequalities, crisis in NHS and pressure in care homes leave Britain vulnerable

The UK’s new government has promised to take action to “promote a positive work-life balance for all workers”, and to prevent homes “turning into 24/7 offices”. The risk of “always on” working has grown since the pandemic, with technology meaning that work is often within easy reach.

Throughout human history, different infectious diseases have taken the mantle of “most deadly disease” infecting humans. In the past century alone, the human population has experienced many pandemics: COVID, HIV and various influenza outbreaks – to name a few. Some have lasted for centuries and persist today, such as tuberculosis.…

The world came to a standstill this morning as many services reliant on Azure servers were affected by an outage. Microsoft's solution? A classic. Turn it off and on again.

Trump's convention acceptance speech was a greatest hits of false and misleading claims about crime, immigration, the economy and more.

Hong Kong microbiologist Yuen Kwok-yung has done battle with some of the world's worst threats, including the SARS virus he helped isolate and identify.

Rent on average is still more expensive than it was before the pandemic, though.