Flu and pneumonia are now killing almost as many people as coronavirus, according to new data, as the number of Covid-related deaths in a week has fallen to the lowest level in six months.
Hong Kong is moving ahead with a vaccine passport scheme under which only those who have been vaccinated against Covid and who use a Government mobile phone app will be able to go to bars and nightclubs when they reopen.
The Test and Trace app – which has cost the taxpayer at least £35 million – is contacting fewer than half of its users who need to self-isolate, according to the Office for National Statistics.
The provisional rate of suicides for 2020 is lower than that of 2019 – but this may be due to delays to coroner inquests caused by Covid and lockdowns, meaning the real figure could be much higher, according to the ONS.
Compliance with Covid restrictions has fallen to levels seen last autumn, with a particular drop among those who have recently been vaccinated. 6 in 10 of those aged 55-75 say they are not completely following the rules.
So many other Covid vaccines will be available in the Netherlands that most of the 11 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine ordered by the Dutch Government will go unused, according to a Dutch health official.
The U.K. Government is sending more than 600 medical devices – including ventilators and oxygen concentrators – to India as the country is suffering from a surge in Covid cases and a shortage of medical oxygen.
Nearly 8% of Americans who have received their first dose of a Covid vaccine are skipping their second doses. Reasons include a fear of the side effects and the belief that one dose offers enough protection.
The loss of in-person treatments has made mental health patients feel they "were missing out on care" over the past year of lockdowns, according to new research. For some patients, video calls made matters worse.
Oxford's Professor of Foetal Medicine says pregnant women should now be first in the queue for Covid vaccination and not have to wait until it's the turn of people in their age group.
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