Covid-19

Lab says none of three bat viruses match Covid-19; new witnesses cast doubt on Cummings’s lockdown claims; WHO says pandemic ‘taking different pathway’ in Africa. Follow the latest updates Morrison urges state leaders to justify economic damage from ongoing border restrictions Wuhan lab says its bat strains were not Covid-19 as US nears 100,00 deaths … Read MoreRead more

Teachers’ union leader warns situation ‘untenable’ as health officials say track and trace system has been left too late Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Parents are divided over the prospect of sending their children back to school, a new poll has revealed, as parent groups warned that mixed messages and poor … Read MoreRead more

Dominic Cummings’s 260-mile trip, while he was infected with Covid-19, to visit his parents reeks of arrogance Pressure on Cummings to quit over lockdown breach Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage It is one of the most heartbreaking stories of this pandemic. On 31 March, Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab, 13, from Brixton, south … Read MoreRead more

Republican Doug Burgum called out ‘senseless dividing line’ between Americans over whether masks should be worn in public Coronavirus – live US updates Live global updates In North Dakota on Friday, the Republican governor, Doug Burgum, decried a “senseless dividing line” between US citizens over whether masks should be worn in public during the coronavirus … Read MoreRead more

President is at his golf club in Virginia, pool confirms Trump urges governors to open places of worship Summer is here – but are we inviting a disastrous second wave? Hydroxychloroquine: Trump ‘cure’ increases deaths, global study finds Coronavirus – latest global updates Get a fresh perspective on America – sign up to our First … Read MoreRead more

When Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivered his annual report to China’s national legislature on May 22, his focus was firmly on COVID-19. His 55-minute speech to the gathering of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) put the prevention and control of COVID-19 at the heart of the government’s strategy for the year ahead. The focus will … Read MoreRead more

China reports no cases on mainland for 22 May, US president says worship ‘essential’ and orders governors to act, Muslims worldwide prepare for Eid; blame game in Australia over jobkeeper scheme mistake Trump orders governors to allow places of worship to reopen | US news Man in his 60s died in Victoria taking Australia’s Covid-19 … Read MoreRead more

Nine children in every school class of 30 are poor, as teachers know well. Has the pandemic at last made ministers care about it? Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage If there is a consensus emerging from the awful coronavirus pandemic, it is this: it has shone a spotlight on child poverty … Read MoreRead more

Madrid and Barcelona to ease lockdown as Spain’s death toll stays under 100 again; 660,000 people forced to flee homes during crisis despite UN global ceasefire call Hydroxychloroquine: Trump’s ‘cure’ increases deaths, global study finds Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov ‘hospitalised with suspected Covid-19’ US coronavirus updates – live Coronavirus latest: at a glance 7.50pm BST … Read MoreRead more

Key dates around Boris Johnson’s key adviser getting Covid-19 and visiting Durham Police spoke to Cummings about lockdown visit Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage 23 March Tough lockdown rules are imposed in the UK banning all but essential travel. The police are given powers to impose fines on anyone flouting the … Read MoreRead more

Exclusive: PM’s adviser was with parents away from London home when he had coronavirus symptoms Timeline: Cummings in lockdown Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Police spoke to Dominic Cummings about breaching the government’s lockdown rules after he was seen in Durham, 264 miles from his London home, despite having had symptoms … Read MoreRead more

Quick on the uptake: Corona is one of a number of new films reacting to the pandemic. Grandmuse Pictures It’s a tough time for the global film industry, for which the pandemic represents a disruption of seismic proportions. All movie production spaces have been officially “locked down” and all talent – whether in front of … Read MoreRead more

New research hints at why Germany's death toll from COVID-19 was relatively low while Italy's and America's spiked. Piero Cruciatti/AFP/Getty Images If cities across the U.S. had moved just one week faster to shut down restaurants and businesses and order residents to stay home, they could have avoided over 35,000 coronavirus deaths by early May, … Read MoreRead more

People who cycled to work had the lowest risk of disease and death overall. connel/ Shutterstock As many countries ease their lockdowns and more people return to work, there’s an effort to limit the use of public transport to avoid further spread of COVID-19. It seems obvious that we should encourage more people to switch … Read MoreRead more

Over the last few weeks, there have been conflicting news reports about the ability of children to transmit the new coronavirus.  This is in part understandable, as the knowledge we have about the new coronavirus and the illness it causes (Covid-19) is still rapidly developing, and not all studies that are being done reach the same conclusions. To get a clearer … Read MoreRead more

The OpenPandemics – COVID-19 project helps researchers at Scripps Research look for potential COVID-19 treatments. But that’s just the beginning for our newest project. By joining the World Community Grid you can help scientists search for potential therapeutic agents that could help managing the symptoms, halting the progression of the disease, and ultimately speed healing … Read MoreRead more

The number of workers accessing the wage subsidy has been overestimated, NSW to relax restrictions from 1 June and Target to close up to 75 stores. Follow all the latest news, live ‘Reporting error’ downgrades Jobkeeper from $130bn to $70bn Sign up for Guardian Australia’s daily coronavirus email Download the free Guardian app to get … Read MoreRead more

UK government set to reveals is plans isolate new arrivals for two weeks More than 30,000 pubs and restaurants could stay shut after lockdown Global coronavirus updates – live Coronavirus latest: at a glance See all our coronavirus coverage 8.04am BST UK government borrowing hit its highest level on record last month amid the Covid-19 … Read MoreRead more

Millions of us built our lives on the promise of free movement. Under cover of coronavirus, that dream is disappearing Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage They said he was German, others Italian, but then again he might have been French. We may never know the true nationality of “patient zero” in … Read MoreRead more

Trump’s longtime fixer returned to his New York home where he is expected to serve the remainder of his three-year sentence Coronavirus – live US updates Live global updates Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s longtime personal lawyer and fixer, returned to his New York home on Thursday after he was released from federal prison due to … Read MoreRead more

Experts say reliance on human tracking without app may lead to rise in Covid-19 in England Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Delays and problems with the contact-tracing system could leave England vulnerable to a rise in coronavirus cases as the lockdown is eased, NHS and public health groups have said. They … Read MoreRead more

President and first lady to participate in Memorial Day ceremony in city Michael Cohen released from prison over coronavirus concerns US unemployment rises by 2.4m despite easing of lockdowns US has three months to rebuild medical supplies stockpile – Obama scientists Coronavirus – latest global updates Get a fresh perspective on America – sign up … Read MoreRead more

In Mukungwe, Democratic Republic of Congo, thousands of young men and women live in makeshift huts. They have no access to sanitation or health facilities. They work as manual drillers, carriers or timber specialists in narrow underground tunnels, which exposes them to everything from toxic metals to cave-ins and even suffocation. They work in teams … Read MoreRead more

Woodcut from 1665 depicting the Black Death. Wikimedia From the Black Death and AIDS to COVID-19, whenever societies have suffered outbreaks of disease, there have always been those who are quick to seek both religious explanations and solutions. A recent poll of religious Americans found that around two-thirds believe that COVID-19 has been sent by … Read MoreRead more