Global coronavirus cases top 100 million: AFP tally
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases around the world has passed 100 million since the start of the pandemic, according to an AFP tally
Mutations can be beneficial to viruses
Minimal changes to the genetic material can allow some new variants of the Sars-CoV-2 virus to spread faster than the ones that were prevalent at the beginning of the pandemic. How and why such variants can be beneficial to the virus can be seen in the following graphic.
Covid-19 prompts rethink of mass tourism
The coronavirus pandemic has forced famous tourist destinations to question their business model, though economic realities are likely to stand in the way of major changes
World lost equivalent of 255 million jobs in 2020: UN
The coronavirus pandemic has taken a huge toll on global jobs, with a new study by the United Nations estimating that the equivalent of 255 million jobs were lost last year
No Europe deaths directly tied to Covid jabs: experts
Despite dozens of deaths of people shortly after they were vaccinated against coronavirus, scientists say the evidence available so far does not incriminate the new anti-Covid vaccines
Covid-19 vaccines: 40 million doses worldwide
More than 40 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccines have been given around the world according to an AFP count, with Israel topping the global table.
Denmark leads EU in Covid vaccinations with smooth roll-out
Denmark leads the EU in vaccinations against the novel coronavirus thanks to a swift and smooth roll-out, and even more people would have got the jab if it had more available doses
Gene-mapping champion Iceland leads the way in Covid sequencing
Iceland has genetically sequenced all its positive Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, an increasingly vital practice as worrying new strains emerge from Britain and South Africa
How Ireland became ‘most infectious’ coronavirus country
In the midst of a third wave of coronavirus infections, Ireland now holds the unhappy title of the nation with the highest transmission rate in the world.
New virus mutation raises vaccine questions
The British coronavirus variant has increased transmissibility, but other mutations are provoking concern among scientists who are scrambling to work out if they will still respond to vaccines.