Covid 19

A Covid-19 patient is being carried to hospital in Europe. Photo: UNB
Coronavirus chronicle

Europe staggers as infectious variants power virus surge

Europe recorded 1 million new Covid-19 cases last week, an increase of 9% from the previous week and a reversal that ended a six-week decline in new infections

U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he arrives at Newcastle, Delaware U.S., February 5, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
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Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus rescue plan clears crucial Senate hurdle

Medical staff of Union Hospital affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, January 22, 2020. Photo: Collected
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Covid kills one health worker every 30 minutes

Being vaccinated means you won’t get Covid, right? Not exactly. Photographer: Go Nakamura/Bloomberg
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I got vaccinated, then I got covid. What happened?

Cyclists ride through Times Square during evening rush hour, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in New York City, New York, US, April 15, 2020. Picture taken April 15, 2020/ Reuters
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Texas governor lifts state's mask mandate, business restrictions

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More than 400 acts of violence against Covid health workers in 2020: Report

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New US Covid-19 cases hit plateau after steep drops

A health worker prepares an injection with a dose of Astra Zeneca coronavirus vaccine, at a vaccination centre in Westfield Stratford City shopping centre, amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, February 18, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
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UK finds vaccines 80% effective at preventing risks in over-80s

A health worker prepares an injection with a dose of Astra Zeneca coronavirus vaccine, at a vaccination centre in Westfield Stratford City shopping centre, amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, February 18, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
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Vaccines for over-40s in UK to begin this month - The Telegraph

Commuters sleep while waiting for the Otay Mesa Port of Entry to open to cross to the United States from Tijuana, Mexico, in the pre-dawn hours of May 20, 2020. Restricted entry amid the pandemic forced commuters crossing the border to take extraordinary measures to get to essential work and business on time in the States. GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
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The human cost of endless pandemic border closures

Demonstrators hold banners during a protest honouring the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) victims, asking for vaccines and against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, in front of Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo
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Brazil's capital goes into lockdown to quell Covid-19 surge

United States President Joe Biden. Photo: Collected.
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Biden scores legislative win as House passes $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief plan

People get a treatment in the Wieliczka salt mine to deal with respiratory illness in Wieliczka, Poland February 26, 2021. REUTERSTomasz Swierczek
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Poles go underground for Covid treatment in Unesco-listed salt mine