New data from Israel suggests the vaccines offer little protection against infection by the Delta variant, though protection against serious disease is stronger. This should be no excuse to continue restrictions.
If clubs and bars are anything to go by, many Brits clearly want to return to normal, with thousands of punters packing out venues across the country on Friday night – the beginning of the first weekend since July 19th.
Airports and airlines in the U.K. claim to be having the busiest weekend since the pandemic began, but continued restrictions on travel mean this summer season will once again be far from normal for the industry.
Thousands have marched in major Australian cities, including Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, against lockdown, with more than half of Australians currently being told to stay at home.
June's age-standardised mortality rate was the second-lowest on record for that month. England has now had *four months in a row* of "negative excess mortality". Average mortality up to June was lower than in 2018.
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about the virus in the past 24 hours – not just in Britain, but around the world.
