Day: 28 August 2021

Supermarket bosses have finally begun preparations to remove the plastic screens installed at tills as a protective measure against Covid.

Teachers in New South Wales, Australia, have been told they will be sacked if they choose not to get vaccinated against Covid by November.

Two men in Japan – both in their 30s – have died after being given a dose of the Moderna Covid vaccine from batches that have since been suspended due to the discovery of contaminants.

A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus — and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.