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Coronavirus
India Covid crisis: families' plea for help amid oxygen shortages and mass cremations – video report
Hospitals in Delhi issued SOS alerts on Friday, saying they had only a few hours’ supply of oxygen left and pleading for government help, while social media was flooded with requests for ...
Coronavirus live news: India reports over 200,000 cases for seventh straight day; Japan mulls new restrictions
Oxygen supplies running low in Delhi; Japanese government considering state of emergency in Tokyo and Osaka; EU agency says clot ‘very rare’ J&J vaccine side effect
Coronavirus live news: India hits global record of 314,835 new cases as hospitals in north of country run low on oxygen
India adds 1m new cases in just four days with hospitals in north warning they have only a few hours of medical oxygen; US passes 200m vaccines
US to begin sharing AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine doses soon
The United States plans to share millions of doses of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine with other countries in the coming months, the White House announced on Monday.
China, Russia join US vowing emission cuts at climate summit
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden convened leaders of the world's most powerful countries on Thursday to try to spur global efforts against climate change, drawing commitments from ...
Coronavirus: Japan declares virus emergency in Tokyo as Olympics near
The government says a "short and powerful" state of emergency will come into force in several areas.
UK university staff: tell us about your experiences during coronavirus
We would like to hear from UK university staff about their experiences of work during the pandemic
India’s Crematoriums Overwhelmed As Coronavirus ‘Swallows People’
More than 16.9 million COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in India, behind only the United States. Experts say that tally could be a huge undercount.