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Coronavirus Global Update Episodes

  1. Up to 70% of Germany could contract coronavirus 鈥� Merkel

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel says around 50 million Germans could become infected

  2. United Nations launches new coronavirus appeal

    Over six and a half billion dollars are being sought to support fragile countries

  3. Unfair distribution of vaccine risks 'catastrophic moral failure' says WHO

    Rich countries are accused of hogging vaccines while poorest countries suffer

  4. UN: Pandemic has severe toll on child mental health

    Unicef says the pandemic has amplified the mental health crisis affecting young people

  5. UN: Pandemic has devastated tourism

    Report says the pandemic is costing the global economy trillions of dollars

  6. UN: higher ethnic minority death rates highlight existing inequalities

    UN鈥檚 human rights chief says pandemic is exposing issues ignored for too long

  7. UN: Gender equality suffers under the pandemic

    A new report says Covid-19 could set women鈥檚 equality back 25 years

  8. UN warns of effect of coronavirus pandemic on women

    The United Nations Population Fund says lockdowns restrict access to contraception

  9. UN warns of collapse of health systems in Yemen

    Aid agencies say there's a shortage of equipment and oxygen

  10. UN chief criticises lack of global cooperation on COVID-19

    Ant贸nio Guterres has criticised the world鈥檚 biggest powers for failing to work together

  11. UK variant has reached 50 countries and territories, WHO says

    A separate mutation first detected in South Africa has been found in 20 countries

  12. UK tries to allay vaccine concern

    British government tries to ease worries about AstraZeneca vaccine

  13. UK scientists: Pandemic - 'an opportunity' to beat climate change

    Despite falling greenhouse gases in lockdown, scientists say people's habits must change

  14. UK reports highest coronavirus death toll in Europe

    Britain remains fourth in a world table of deaths per million

  15. UK recommends vaccines for younger teenagers

    Chief medical officers say 12-15 year olds should be given 1 dose of Pfizer vaccine

  16. UK Prime Minister missed string of emergency meetings in run-up to the outbreak

    A senior British cabinet minister insisted Boris Johnson鈥檚 attendance was not expected

  17. UK joins the global shutdown

    UK urges people not to panic buy, as pubs, restaurants and leisure facilities close.

  18. UK imposes new rules after French Covid spike

    British tourists arriving home from France must self-isolate after Saturday

  19. UK first country to roll out fully tested vaccine

    A 90 year old woman receives the first jab

  20. UK economy shrinks by 20%

    The contraction in April was worse than expected

  21. UK boosts AstraZeneca vaccine with regulator request

    The UK has asked its regulator to examine AstraZeneca鈥檚 Covid-19 vaccine

  22. UK becomes first country in the world to approve Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine

    The first doses are already on their way to the UK

  23. Two hospitals in Chinese city of Xi'an closed over lockdown failures

    China responds to public anger about patients being refused medical treatment

  24. Trump: "We did something that was a medical miracle"

    Trump leaves the White House saying the vaccine was one of his great achievements

  25. Trump to temporarily halt immigration into the US

    The President said the move would protect American jobs during the coronavirus crisis

  26. Trump to defy 'voluntary' medical advice to wear masks

    The US president says he does not want to be seen in one, despite guidance

  27. Trump terminates US relationship with WHO

    President Trump says the US is ending its relationship with the World Health Organisation

  28. Trump tells US to prepare for 鈥榓 lot of death鈥�

    New York state remains the epicentre of the outbreak in the US

  29. Trump says he takes the unproven drug Hydroxychloroquine

    US authorities have warned against using the anti-malaria medicine for COVID-19

  30. Trump says he has stopped taking any medication against the virus

    The president made the revelation in an interview with Fox News

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