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Coronavirus Global Update Episodes

  1. White House: Masks made mandatory for staff in the West Wing

    New precautions come as President Trump says US testing has 鈥榩revailed鈥�

  2. White House plans to disband virus task force

    Vice-President Mike Pence suggests it could be disbanded within weeks

  3. What next for UK government as Prime Minister remains in intensive care?

    British government to carry on working, despite Boris Johnson's hospitalisation

  4. What lessons can the world learn from South Korea?

    The number of new cases being reported in South Korea has shrunk significantly

  5. What causes Covid toe?

    Scientists think they have the answer

  6. What are the exact origins of the coronavirus?

    The World Health Organisation says it could take at least a year to determine

  7. WFP warns Covid protocols putting North Korea help at risk

    The World Food Programme warns Covid protocols may force it to abandon North Korea

  8. WFP says Coronavirus has created a hunger pandemic

    WFP head has called it an unprecedented perfect storm

  9. Western countries urged to share surplus vaccines

    World leaders call for an air-lift of surplus vaccines to less developed countries

  10. Welcome to Coronavirus Global Update

    Introducing a podcast with the latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world.

  11. Week-long lockdown imposed in parts of Sydney

    Authorities in Australia order a week-long lockdown for four areas of Sydney

  12. Wealthy countries told to stop hoarding vaccines

    An alliance of aid agencies says people living in poorer nations will miss out

  13. Warning over access to digital learning in Mexico

    Authorities fear as many as two-and-a-half million children may drop out of school

  14. War-torn Yemen gets first vaccine shipment

    The country is facing a public health disaster

  15. Volunteers to be infected with Covid-19

    Up to 90 volunteers will be vaccinated, then infected, in vaccine research

  16. Volunteers 'to be infected with Covid-19'

    UK trials to vaccinate volunteers and then expose them to the virus

  17. Vitamin A treatment trial for Covid loss of smell

    Researchers say the vitamin might be able to treat the loss or altered sense of smell

  18. Virus 鈥榰nder control鈥� in France

    But the World Health Organisation has urged people to continue to protect themselves

  19. Vigil held in the US for coronavirus victims

    Members of Congress hold a vigil on the steps of the US Capitol

  20. Vietnamese man jailed for spreading Covid

    He was sentenced to five years in prison for breaking quarantine rules

  21. Vietnam urges China to ease tough Covid border restrictions

    Thousands of Vietnamese trucks have been stranded at checkpoints

  22. Vietnam reports new hybrid variant

    The health minister says it's a combination of those first identified in India and the UK

  23. Vietnam bans international flights to Hanoi

    Officials have warned of a new hybrid variant, which is highly transmissible

  24. Vaccines: Rollout begins in West Africa

    Ghana's president is the first to receive a vaccine from the global sharing scheme Covax

  25. Vaccines look set to become mandatory for US military

    The Pentagon seeks to make jabs compulsory for all 1.3 million US military personnel

  26. Vaccine trials halted after volunteer becomes ill

    The volunteer had a suspected adverse reaction to the drug developed by Oxford University

  27. Vaccine shows promising results in trials

    The vaccine developed by Oxford University induced a strong immune response in volunteers

  28. Vaccine protection 鈥榳anes within six months鈥�, says UK study

    Leading Covid-19 vaccine protection starts to fall within six months, a study suggests

  29. Vaccine firm warns against early results

    Biontech founder says it won't have a significant impact until next summer

  30. Vaccine delays halt jabs in Europe

    Parts of Italy and Spain have suspended inoculations as they wait for Pfizer supplies

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