Archive: 05/07/2021
Condoms, vaccines and sport: how the Tokyo Olympics is sending mixed messages about COVID-19 safety
The Tokyo Olympics are less than three weeks away. And the pressure is on for the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Jul 5, 2021
Chinese city on Myanmar border locked down again over virus fears
A Chinese city near the border with Myanmar has imposed a lockdown and started mass testing after three coronavirus cases were reported on Monday, with officials rushing to curb another outbreak.
Jul 5, 2021
Australians trapped in vaccine 'Hunger Games' says top official
Getting vaccinated in Australia is like "The Hunger Games" a top health official admitted Monday, as the country battles scarce supplies during a growing COVID-19 outbreak.
Jul 5, 2021
The American South: A weak link in the Covid vaccination campaign
With a sizable Black minority traditionally mistrustful of vaccines and with many conservative rural whites convinced that the vaccine is more dangerous than COVID-19 itself, Southern US states like Alabama have some of the ...
Jul 5, 2021
'Learn to live with' the virus Johnson tells Britons
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Monday unveil a plan to lift coronavirus restrictions from July 19, while urging the population to "learn to live with" the virus.
Jul 5, 2021