Lockdown tightened in parts of northern England with ban on indoor meetings – THE GUARDIAN

Additional lockdown restrictions are to be imposed over large swathes of northern England after a surge...

How inequality and poverty undermined South Africa’s COVID response – Reuters

When coronavirus patients started arriving at South Africa’s government-run Thelle Mogoerane Hospital, workers scrambled to set...

Pfizer, BioNTech to supply 120 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to Japan – Reuters

Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and BioNTech SE (BNTX.O) have agreed to supply Japan with 120 million doses...

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now – Reuters

A medical specialist wearing a protective suit holds a blood specimen of a traveller who returned...

U.S. coronavirus deaths top 150,000, among highest in deaths per capita globally – Reuters

U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus surpassed 150,000 on Wednesday, a number higher than in any...

World Bank’s IFC to launch $4 billion medical supply financing platform – Reuters

The World Bank Group’s private-sector arm said on Wednesday it is launching a $4 billion financing...