Coronavirus/ What happened last week: The daily infection rate topped 4,000 by the end of the week as the pandemic continues to grow. The government’s Epidemic Committee approved further measures to contain the…

Coronavirus/ What happened last week: The daily infection rate topped 4,000 at the end of the week, close to the all-time high recorded on December 18th last year. The vaccination figures are above…

Coronavirus/ What happened last week: At the end of the week the National Serum Institute reported 3,233 new infections, the 11th day in a row that daily infections topped 2,000. The number of…

Coronavirus/ What happened last week: Daily corona infections topped 2,000 at the end of the week and are now higher than the corresponding period last year, before people were vaccinated. By Saturday the…

Coronavirus/ What happened last week: Corona cases rose throughout the week – on Saturday the daily infection figures topped 1,000 for the 11th day in a row, even though 76.3% of the population…

Coronavirus/ What happened last week: Covid infections hit a 5-month high as 1,349 people tested positive – the positivity rate of those tested (2.01%) is the highest since January. By the end of…

Coronavirus/ What happened last week: The number of new daily corona cases topped 600 at the end of the week as the positivity rate of those tested rose to a 6-week high –…

Coronavirus/ What happened last week: There was a steady increase in infections throughout the week indicating the virus is starting to spread again – the positivity rate of people tested rose to 1.3…

Coronavirus/ What happened last week: The virus continues to recede – three weeks after all corona restrictions were lifted the daily infection rate has fallen by more than 40%, defying health experts who…

Coronavirus/ What happened last week: The number of daily infections fell to 252 at the end of the week, the lowest daily rate for two months. The positivity rate of those tested hovered…