Covid-19 death toll passes 7,000 two years into pandemic
Weekend figures show cases and hospital admissions are all in decline
Noted US political satirist PJ O’Rourke dies at 74 after cancer battle
Journalist authored over 20 books including Parliament of Whores and Give War a Chance
US passes 800,000 Covid-19 deaths despite availability of vaccines
Deaths equivalent to how many Americans die each year from heart disease or stroke
Coronavirus: Death toll worldwide tops five million
Tally hit in less than two years as US alone has recorded more than 740,000 deaths
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Coronavirus: Known global death toll passes 4 million
Officially reported figures widely believed to undercount pandemic-related deaths
UK plans to offer Covid vaccines to teenagers in late summer
Matt Hancock says Delta variant of virus appears to be 40% more transmissible
Malawi burns nearly 20,000 doses of expired Covid-19 vaccine
WHO advice not to destroy expired doses came too late, health spokesman says
High blood pressure: Irish-US research points to major change in treatment
New study shows no evidence that diastolic blood pressure can be too low
Coronavirus: World death toll tops three million as cases surge in India
In Brazil, deaths have accounted for a quarter of lives lost worldwide in recent weeks
Covid-19: Four further deaths and 420 new cases confirmed in the State
HSE encourages healthcare workers who had first dose of AstraZeneca to take second one
Covid-19: US passes landmark death toll of 500,000
World wrap: Poland to require negative coronavirus test result to enter the country
Israel Covid rate down 96% among those who received both Pfizer shots
World round-up: Argentinian minister told to resign after organising vaccine for journalist
Covid-19: Italy’s latest toll of 311 deaths brings total well over 93,000
World wrap: China refused to give raw data on early cases to WHO as NZ reports death
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