Disease

Government recovery plan criticised as think tank reveals pandemic has hit northern regions hardest

Charities mark World Aids Day by calling for wider testing to halt new transmissions of the virus

Italy and Spain have recorded highest daily death tolls since spring

Boris Johnson has a number of options for reversing the rise - but all could be painful to stomach

PM Jean Castex and other ministers are facing legal action over virus policy following record-breaking rise in Covid cases

Ministers reportedly planning to restrict ‘frivolous’ checks

Scientists are mapping out the potential effects of higher viral loads in Covid

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 10 August

Experts say newly discovered microbe inside the insects could help prevent countless human deaths

Officials express cautious optimism as death tolls fall in both nations

Spanish, Asian and Hong Kong flu killed millions before medical advances and social measures brought them to a close

Apple updates its advice to include using alcohol wipes on iPhones

WHO has published list of widely held misconceptions about the deadly infection

Experts says immune system may work against the body in severe cases of the infection

Supplies of food, tech and fashion goods at threat as factories across China close doors

Health officials urged to disclose movements of British businessman believed to have contracted disease in Singapore

State led controls on information may have hampered efforts to curb spread of disease

Three Britons repatriated from Sierra Leone after coming into contact with two doctors diagnosed with the disease

Unicef and Save the Children warn of ‘forgotten epidemic’ that claims the lives of two children every month in England

Food Standards Agency issues urgent warning over the potentially fatal bacteria amid fears of contaminated eggs

New report says a global outbreak could kill 80 million people

Medication used to treat river blindness shown to also reduce transmission of the mosquito-spread disease

US authorities confirm outbreak of highly contagious disease, which can be transmitted to humans

Malawi begins roll-out of landmark vaccine for children

UK patient ‘free’ of disease after stem cell treatment

Scientists say people who eat the infected meat may be at risk of condition similar to BSE

Review of flagship Scottish hospital launched following death of child patient from infection linked to bird excrement

EU regulator reveals hundreds of products available in the UK contain chemicals that may cause cancer and infertility

Locals fear the mutant creature was cursed and will bring bad luck to owners

Omar Zouhri reportedly did not receive life-saving vaccine in time after being infected in Morocco

Experts challenge claim that strategy is cutting spread of tuberculosis in cattle

Researchers say more than half of all UN countries will miss targets on cutting premature deaths from quartet of killers

Second case of rare and potentially fatal disease diagnosed in the UK