Articles tagged "Covid-19"

SBU intercepts large-scale FSB saboteur network across Ukraine -- Russian Su-34 jet destroyed in Ukraine's strike on Morozovsk airfield -- The path to peace in Europe -- EU should reconsider Hungary's Schengen membership over easing visa rules for Russia, MEPs say -- and more

Scholz on Ukraine aid: Germany should be prepared to do more 'when others are faltering' -- Kyiv denounces Russian election plans in occupied Ukrainian territories as 'gross violation of international law' -- Covid on the rise in Ukraine, deputy health minister warns -- and more

Ukraine 'almost certainly' deploying personnel to east bank of Dnipro River -- Russia could blow up Zaporizhzhia plant after handing it to Ukraine -- Admission that Wagner is state-funded could help try Putin for war crimes -- Following mutiny, Russian state media downplays Wagner's battlefield results -- and more

Polish President Andrzej Duda says Russia must answer to international courts for genocide in Ukraine -- Ukraine starts repairing damaged power lines near Chornobyl power plant -- WHO predicts rise in Covid-19 due to Russia’s all-out war in Ukraine -- and more

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak said to have agreed to decision not to follow public health advice on testing in vulnerable settings

PPE supplied by Tory donors via the 'VIP Lane' has repeatedly been cleared for use by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), overruling concerns of the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) that it is not fit for purpose.

Byline Times warned the public about ‘herd immunity’ from the beginning of the Coronavirus crisis – now two influential House of Commons committees have concluded that it was the result of Boris Johnson’s handling of the pandemic in its early stages

Higher vaccination rates are translating to lower Covid infection and death rates in western Europe – except in the UK where case numbers are surging

Chronic neglect of the NHS, poor pandemic preparedness and flawed government policies have contributed to the appalling impact of the Covid-19 crisis in the UK

The fears are evidence-based, she says. “Universities are asking people to come back to campus without mandating that basic things are in place to make it safe. It’s not about emotion.”

Boris Johnson won’t self-isolate despite a member of his team testing positive for Covid-19