Vaccine status drives over one million new users to the NHS App

Over 1.3 million new people have registered to use the UK’s NHS App since the addition of ‘Covid-19 vaccine status’ was announced on 7 May

Covid test delays led to people missing flights

Eurofins has been forced to offer refunds for poor service to its customers

Expert panel to address the emergence and spread of zoonotic diseases

International organisations have come together to launch a new One Health High-Level Expert Panel to improve understanding of how diseases with the potential to trigger pandemics emerge and spread

Covid cases in India could rise further in the coming weeks

India could reach approximately 1.4 million new daily Covid-19 cases by 24 May, if current transmission risk is not reduced further, according to a two-week forecast by analytics company GlobalData

B.1.617 Covid variant a ‘global concern’ says WHO

Preliminary studies show that the variant identified in India in 2020 spreads more easily

25-second Covid testing on British Airways

The UK airline is to trial an ultra-rapid Covid-19 antigen test that displays results within 25 seconds, which could play a key role in opening up travel