A senior official at the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned world powers that the tragedy of the coronavirus pandemic could never end if huge inequities in vaccinations and medicines continue between rich and poor countries.

Britain records 438 new deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily toll in almost a year, as the coronavirus' Omicron variant spreads very fast across Europe.

The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, the World Health Organization chief said Tuesday, cautioning against a narrative that the fast-spreading Omicron variant is risk-free.

Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, who is fully vaccinated, has tested positive for COVID-19 and is isolating, according to a US military spokesman.

The coronavirus pandemic has made the rich much richer while the income of the rest of world – nearly 99% of humanity – has declined, a new Oxfam report titled “Inequality Kills” says.

Student throughout the US cut classes to protest inadequate anti-COVID-19 health measures and demanding a return to remote learning amid persisting surges of the Omicron variant.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has apologized for attending a drink party in the back garden of 10 Downing Street when the rest of the country was under a strict COVID-19 lockdown.

French teachers have gone on strike in protest at back-to-back changes of COVID-19 policy in schools.

Consumer prices in the US have made the biggest year-to-year jump since 1982, the latest sign that rising inflation is negatively impacting working Americans

Anthony Fauci has accused Sen. Rand Paul of putting him in danger with personal attacks.