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25 February 2022

  • A woman wears a Covid mask while walking past a hotel in New York

    Covid: Sweden ‘should have clamped down harder’ as pandemic hit; US set to ease mask guidelines – as it happened

    Latest updates: Swedish report says government should have shown better leadership at start of crisis; new US mask guidelines expected on Friday

24 February 2022

  • Early morning commuters arrive at a busy Waterloo station in London as last restrictions end in England.

    Covid: Iceland to lift all remaining curbs; coronavirus isolation rules end in England – as it happened

    Latest updates: Iceland confirms no extra restrictions for unvaccinated; people in England who test positive for Covid no longer have to self-isolate

23 February 2022

  • A waiter wearing a face mask is seen in the Old Town of Warsaw, Poland.

    Covid live: Poland, Slovakia and Iceland latest countries set to end most coronavirus restrictions — as it happened

    Move comes as case numbers and deaths continue to fall in many nations

22 February 2022

  • Volunteers hand out boxes of Covid-19 lateral flow tests in north-east London.

    UK reports 205 new coronavirus-related deaths and 41,130 cases; Ireland to drop most curbs – as it happened

    Ireland will drop most restrictions, including mandatory face masks, on Monday

21 February 2022

  • Mobile vaccination station in Hamburg's miniature train museum.

    Germany to begin rollout of Novavax’s jab; New Zealand to end vaccine mandates after Omicron peak

    Latest updates: Germany hopes protein-based vaccine comparable to flu jabs will help sway people sceptical of mRNA vaccines

18 February 2022

  • People take Covid tests at a makeshift testing site in Seoul, South Korea.

    Covid: South Korea reports more than 100,000 new cases for first time – as it happened

    Latest updates: south Korean case numbers have risen in recent weeks due to Omicron

17 February 2022

  • A covid test centre in the city centre of Cologne, Germany.

    Germany and Portugal to cut restrictions – as it happened

    Germany and Portugal preparing to axe most curbs as cases stabilise; Israel’s PM says ‘green pass’ system to be suspended as cases decline

16 February 2022

  • Shoppers in Bonn. Germany is to ease Covid restrictions.

    Germany and Switzerland set to ease restrictions – as it happened

    This blog is now closed.

15 February 2022

  • People walk through Kabukicho area in Tokyo, Japan.

    Coronavirus: long Covid less common in fully jabbed, says UK health agency; Japan records highest daily deaths – as it happened

    Long Covid less likely to affect vaccinated people than unvaccinated people, says UK health agency;Japan reports 236 Covid-linked deaths on Tuesday

14 February 2022

  • Commuters walk across London Bridge. The government has said it intends to lift all remaining Covid restrictions in England - including the legal rule to self-isolate - later this month.

    Coronavirus live: UK records 41,648 new cases and 35 Covid-linked deaths; French protest convoy reaches Brussels – as it happened

    UK cases down 30% on the previous week, with weekly deaths down 27.2%; 500 French vehicles arrive in Brussels to protest against Covid measures

12 February 2022

  • People take part in a protest outside Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Saturday.

    Covid: Johnson sent police party questionnaire; anti-vaccine mandate protests hit Australia and New Zealand – as it happened

    Follow the latest developments on the pandemic around the world

11 February 2022

  • Boris Johnson

    Johnson receives ‘partygate’ police questionnaire – as it happened

    This blog is now closed

10 February 2022

  • People, some of them without face masks to protect against coronavirus, walk along a street in Madrid, Spain.

    Covid news: Spain drops mandatory use of face masks outdoors; UK reports another 66,638 daily cases – as it happened

    Face coverings still required in indoor public spaces in Spain; UK records 66,638 daily infections and 206 Covid-linked deaths

9 February 2022

  • People celebrate on the dance floor of KB nightclub as the coronavirus restrictions are lifted, in Malmo, Sweden.

    Covid news: Sweden scraps almost all restrictions and testing despite pleas from scientists; Spain’s King Felipe tests positive – as it happened

    Sweden scraps almost all of its few restrictions and stops most testing; Spain’s King Felipe tests positive after displaying mild symptoms

8 February 2022

  • Passers-by near Piazza Bovio in Naples.

    Covid live: Italy and Spain to ease mask mandate; UK records 66,183 new cases – as it happened

    Italy and Spain relax rules on wearing masks in outdoor spaces; UK records 314 Covid-related deaths

7 February 2022

  • Keir Starmer was bundled into a police car after being heckled by protesters as he walked near the Houses of Parliament. Ally Mc Culladgh @culladgh

    Covid news: Anti-vax mob targets UK opposition leader; Sweden eases travel curbs – as it happened

    Police rescue Keir Starmer from protesters; Sweden move comes as country plans to remove Omicron restrictions on Wednesday

6 February 2022

  • Workers wearing protective gear examine journalists' lockers for Covid-19 traces at the Olympic main media centre in Beijing.

    Covid news: Chinese city of Baise ‘sealed off’ after Omicron outbreak; Papua New Guinea PM tests positive – as it happened

    City in Guangxi, with population of 3.7 million, reportedly under lockdown; James Marape tests positive on arrival at Winter Olympics

5 February 2022

  • A volunteer paints red hearts on the Covid memorial wall in London on Friday

    Covid news: UK reports 259 deaths; Turkish president tests positive – as it happened

    New Zealand and Russia both report record number of daily coronavirus cases

4 February 2022

  • People wearing face masks walk on a street in Istanbul Turkey.

    Turkey reports daily record of 111,157 new cases – as it happened

    Turkish daily death toll highest in four months as cases surge; UK health agency says number of cases each day could be rising

3 February 2022

  • Commuters, some continuing to wear face masks, arrive at Waterloo station in London, England.

    Coronavirus live: Europe in virus ‘ceasefire’ with tranquil period ahead, says WHO; record UK long Covid cases — as it happened

    Europe could enter ‘long period of Covid tranquility’ due to high vaccination rates, WHO says; record 1.33 million UK long Covid patients
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