Coronavirus Global Update

BBC World Service

News on Covid-19 and its impact on health, business and travel worldwide. When there are developments, we will bring you the latest updates. From the Global News Podcast team.

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Japan extends restrictions as cases rise

Coronavirus Global Update

07/30/21 • 4 min

European Medicines Agency says benefits of AstraZeneca vaccine outweigh any risks

Coronavirus Global Update

03/16/21 • 4 min

New Zealand battles first Delta outbreak

Coronavirus Global Update

08/18/21 • 4 min

New Zealand says its recently-detected cases are linked to Australia. Also: WHO flags fake jabs in India and Africa, and Israel requires tests for children aged three and up.

Queen Elizabeth tests positive for Covid

Coronavirus Global Update

02/20/22 • 4 min

Buckingham Palace says she's experiencing 'mild cold-like symptoms'. Also: England is set to drop the legal requirement for people to self-isolate, and the streets around the parliament building in the Canadian capital are finally quiet after weeks of protests.

Tokyo registers highest daily figure of new infections

Coronavirus Global Update

07/27/21 • 3 min

South African frustration over Omicron research

Coronavirus Global Update

01/20/22 • 3 min

Researchers say people outside the country did not believe their research; Spain wants to treat coronavirus like seasonal flu. And: a court in Australia explains why it allowed Novak Djokovic to be kicked out.

Covid curfew in Florida's Miami Beach

Coronavirus Global Update

03/21/21 • 4 min

European countries start using Astra Zeneca's vaccine again

Coronavirus Global Update

03/19/21 • 4 min

US eviction ban could leave millions homeless

Coronavirus Global Update

08/01/21 • 4 min

New Zealand border reopening plan

Coronavirus Global Update

02/03/22 • 4 min

New Zealand announces plans to reopen its borders in five stages as it starts to ease some of the world's toughest Covid restrictions. Also, scientists discover why some people have remained untouched by the virus, and Novak Djokovic speaks in public for the first time since being deported from Australia.

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