Cedric Richmond, a Democratic Congressman from Louisiana and US President Joe Biden's close adviser, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the former Vice President's transition team said. ....

Millions of people in the east and southeast of England will face the toughest coronavirus restrictions from Saturday following a review of the three-tier system in place to curb Covid-19 spread, Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced. ....

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has underlined the post-Brexit trade negotiations between Britain and the European Union (EU) were now "in a serious situation," a Downing Street spokesperson said. ....

After an eight hour debate, a high powered vaccine advisory panel overwhelmingly endorsed Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use approval (EUA) by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), potentially adding the second vaccine into America's mass vaccination effort against a raging pandemic. ....

US Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence will publicly receive a Covid-19 vaccine on Friday to promote the safety and efficacy of the vaccine and build confidence among the American people. ....

French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the Elysee Palace confirmed in a statement on Thursday, joining a long list of world leaders to be infected with the disease. ....

A team of 10 international scientists will travel to the Chinese city of Wuhan next month to investigate the origins of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. ....

The US Congress has expressed concern over China's "aggression" along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India and declared as "baseless" the territorial claims by Beijing in the Himalayas. ....

An imported frozen food sample in the city of Wuxi, East China's Jiangsu Province, tested positive for the novel coronavirus, local authorities said Tuesday. ....

US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be sworn into office on the steps of the United States Capitol on January 20, 2021, just like other American leaders throughout history but almost every other detail of Inauguration Day will be transformed by Covid-19 public health protocols. ....