22 July 2021
This is an archive of the New Scientist daily covid-19 news update with updates in June and July 2021. See updates from May 2021, March 2021, February 2021, January 2021, November/December 2020, and March to November 2020.
14 June 2021
Models predicting a possible huge third wave of covid-19 cases and evidence that the delta variant of coronavirus increases hospitalisation risk are behind the decision to delay easing of lockdown in England
1 June 2021
Remembering which coronavirus variant is which just became simpler – the World Health Organization has announced a scheme for naming variants based on the Greek alphabet
25 May 2021
This is an archive of the New Scientist daily covid-19 news update with updates in May 2021. See updates from March 2021, February 2021, January 2021, November/December 2020, and March to November 2020.
10 May 2021
A form of SARS-CoV-2 called B.1.617.2, which was designated a “variant of concern” by health authorities in England, appears to be at least as transmissible as B.1.1.7, the “Kent variant” that now dominates in the UK - but doesn't seem more dangerous
26 April 2021
Newly conceived "Oxygen Express" trains are re-routing supplies across India to meet a severe shortage of medical-grade oxygen, as the country’s coronavirus cases hit a record peak for the fifth day in a row
26 April 2021
Herd immunity usually refers to the idea that if enough of a population is immune to an infectious disease then that disease won’t be able to spread.
13 April 2021
India's daily coronavirus cases are currently the highest in the world, with modelling suggesting the country's total tally could be close to 450 million
13 April 2021
This is an archive of the New Scientist daily covid-19 news update with updates in March and April 2021. See updates from February 2021, January 2021, November/December 2020, and March to November 2020.
31 March 2021
Brazil is buckling under record coronavirus cases and poor governance, while Chile begins a strict lockdown that only allows people to go out for essentials twice a week
