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Group of 26 global experts tasked with reviving stalled inquiry

World Health Organization hails breakthrough in battle against tropical disease

Study shows surgical masks are more effective than cloth but are N95 and FFP2 the ones to have?

Infection linked to macaques is often deadly when spread to humans

Ministers keen to drop all coronavirus restrictions despite warnings from health experts

UN agency warns vaccination coverage ‘far from sufficient’ to protect region from Delta variant

Anthony Fauci calls on China to release medical records of possible coronavirus victims

Preventative measures should include enhanced surveillance, reporting and intergovernmental cooperation

An expert in political communication on the diverging responses to the coronavirus pandemic

Germany and Austria mandate use of expensive FFP2 masks while WHO backs fabric coverings

Long-awaited report says Beijing and the UN health agency acted too slowly to stop the spread

Documents reveal Chinese officials lied about new infections and deaths as outbreak spread

Ten experts including England’s former deputy chief medical officer will travel to Wuhan ‘as soon as possible’

UN health agency’s pandemic envoy cautions against lifting lockdown restrictions too early

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More than 50 women allege abuse by men who said they were international aid providers

Top official says localised lockdown measures are key to tackling Covid

Expert calls for controversial Swedish response to Covid-19 to be adopted elsewhere - including New Zealand

Moscow says mass production of the drug will begin next month following completion of clinical trials

PM makes grim prediction as infections rise across Europe

The UN agency has been accused of putting politics above public health

Trump administration goes on shopping spree leaving ‘nothing for Europe’

Doctors, diplomats and aid workers all predicted Covid-19 would hit Yemen hard – but the reality has been even worse

‘Astonishing’ latest figures come as UK eases lockdown

Taipei’s swift response to pandemic has saved lives - and boosted support to challenge China

Latin America emerging as new front line in the battle to control outbreak

UN health agency’s emergencies director says coronavirus could become endemic like HIV

Trump pulls funding for agency over accusations of ‘cover-ups and failures’

Trump has labelled it the ‘Chinese virus’ but why does it matter what we call it?

From environmental recovery to gangland truces

WHO boss warns that younger people are ‘not invincible’ as Covid-19 death toll climbs

Older populations are more at risk, but most cases will be mild, says World Health Organization

Microbiology expert considers the causes for optimism

World Health Organization predicted unknown international pandemic in 2018