Coronavirus

‘The last time so many people died in Singapore was WWII’: Poet Gwee Li Sui on his pandemic epic

Look How We’ve Already Forgotten by Singaporean poet Gwee Li Sui contains over 150 short poems written in the thick of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Pfizer and BioNTech lose UK court appeal over Covid-19 jab

Pfizer quickly said it will appeal the Aug 1 ruling to Britain’s Supreme Court.

WHO’s Covid-19 special envoy David Nabarro dies at age 75

Dr David Nabarro called for more global cooperation and aid to poorer countries at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021.

WHO says all Covid-19 origin theories still open, after inconclusive study

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said China had failed to provide key information that could help to determine the origins of Covid-19.

Malaysia records first Covid-19 death of 2025

To date, a total of 21,738 Covid-19 cases have been recorded.

North Korea’s Covid-19 pandemic ‘miracle’ was a deadly lie, report says

Pyongyang’s repeated rejections of international help and its crackdown on the movement of people made their suffering worse, the report said.

Genetic study retraces the origins of coronaviruses in bats

Researchers argue that the Covid-19 pandemic got its start at the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan.

IMF says Nigeria repays $3.4 billion COVID-19 funding

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