Personnel from the Garda College at Templemore in Co Tipperary, have also been redeployed to frontline duties and the college closed while gardaí, and Garda reservists.

German company BioNTech said Friday a preliminary study shows that its vaccine works against a key mutation in coronavirus variants uncovered in Britain and South Africa which experts have said is more contagious than normal coronavirus strains.

Health minister warns rebound could come from year-end gatherings.

The coronavirus pandemic has sped our embrace of technology – for work, school, health, entertainment, connecting with loved ones – and spurred innovation around the globe.

China in late December approved its first vaccine for general public use.

India on Saturday detected 18,222 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours pushing the country’s Covid-19 tally to over 1.04 crore.

The White House task force for coronavirus has warned of a USA variant of COVID-19 that could be fuelling the already aggressive spread of the virus.

Tens of thousands of people ignored government advice and flocked to the Philippines capital Manila on Saturday to celebrate the feast of the Black Nazarene, a statue that is believed to have healing powers.

…themes are set to take a turn for the practical as companies draw on the shared experience of coronavirus lockdowns. Touchless or voice-based technologies are expected to play a big role at the four-day…

More than three-quarters of Covid-19 patients hospitalized in Wuhan between January and May had at least one persistent symptom six months later.