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Coronavirus
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- NewsEvening Standard
Harvey Weinstein in hospital with Covid-19 and pneumonia as ex-film mogul awaits rape and sexual assault trial
Weinstein has been moved from New York's Rikers Island jail complex to a locked ward at Bellevue Hospital
- NewsEvening Standard
Covid Inquiry: Health chiefs failed to learn lessons from London exercise on MERS-coronavirus outbreak
Actions were not properly implemented after the study
- NewsThe Independent
Revealed: The coronavirus outbreak plan ignored by the government during the pandemic
As the Covid Inquiry publishes its findings, The Independent reveals the ready-to-go pandemic plan that the government ignored
- NewsSky News
UK public 'failed' by governments which prepared for 'wrong pandemic' ahead of COVID-19, inquiry finds
The UK's citizens were "failed" by their governments' processes, planning and policy ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic, a public inquiry has found. There were more than 235,000 deaths involving COVID-19 in the UK up to the end of 2023 and a report published today says some of the "financial and human cost may have been avoided" had the country been better prepared for the deadly outbreak in 2020. It is the first of nine reports to be published by the UK COVID-19 Inquiry and examines the state of
- PoliticsEvening Standard
Joe Biden ill with Covid-19 as pressure on US President to withdraw from 2024 election race grows
Senior Democrat Adam Schiff says ‘I believe it is time for him to pass the torch’
- NewsEvening Standard
What is the Covid-19 inquiry? First report to show array of preparation failures
It will be the first of at least nine reports covering everything to do with the pandemic, including the political decisions made at the time
- NewsThe Guardian
Verdict due on impact of Brexit and austerity on Covid-19 response
David Cameron, George Osborne and Matt Hancock to face criticism about priorities in years running up to pandemic
- NewsThe Independent
Coronavirus levels spiking in wastewater in California, Florida and Texas as cases rise
In the San Francisco Bay area, Covid levels are comparable to the most recent winter surge
- NewsThe Guardian
Tell us: have you struggled with access to Covid-19 treatment?
We would like to hear from people who have experienced any issues or delays with Covid treatment in recent months
- NewsThe Independent
Watch: Fauci grilled by House Republicans over Covid-19 response
Watch again as House Republicans questioned Dr Anthony Fauci on his response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the origins of the virus on Monday, 3 June. Lawmakers grilled the former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in his first congressional testimony in almost two years. The GOP-led Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic have requested access to Dr Fauci's personal email and mobile phone records after obtaining information they say calls into que
