Myanmar journalist jailed for incorrectly reporting coronavirus death
An editor in Myanmar has been jailed for two years after his news agency was accused of wrongly reporting a…
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Downing Street hints that London could leave lockdown faster that other parts of country
London mayor Sadiq Khan and Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick will lead a “transition board” dedicated to guiding the capital through…
ByYoung people half as likely to catch coronavirus, study suggests, as Sage publishes evidence on schools
Children and teenagers could be less than half as likely to catch coronavirus than adults, according to a review of the…
ByEpidemiologist report: Latin American countries seeing record daily rises
Comment from Bishal Bhandari, senior epidemiologist at GlobalData: “Globally, the total confirmed cases of COVID-19 have reached over 5,110,000, with…
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Lunchtime summary: Who tracks the tests?
We still don’t know how many coronavirus tests are carried out every day in the UK. We know what the…
By660,000 people forced from their homes in recent months despite UN calls for global ceasefire
More than 660,000 people have fled their homes because of armed conflict in recent months despite a United Nations call…
ByOnly a fifth of councils have advised primary schools to reopen on 1 June, survey suggests
Only a fifth of councils have advised schools to reopen on 1 June, the date the government has set for…
ByTop UK scientist says government lacks strategy for tackling virus
One of the UK’s most respected scientists has said the government is constantly playing catch up with the coronavirus because ministers…
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