COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 18 January
Top stories: Global deaths pass two million; GDP growth in China; India begins vaccination programme.
Top stories: Global deaths pass two million; GDP growth in China; India begins vaccination programme.
Top stories: President-elect Biden unveils $1.9 trillion stimulus package; Chinese cities wary of New Year travel; UK study suggests 5 months of immunity.
Top stories: President-elect Biden's economic plan; Second year of the pandemic 'could even be tougher'; Restrictions extended and introduced across Europe.
Top stories: State of emergency in Ontario; congestion in major global cities falls; travellers to the US to require negative test result.
Top stories: Need to follow public health measures more than ever, say WHO; Senegal's hospitals under pressure; new restrictions in China.
Top stories: COVID-19 case rises in China; COVAX secures 2 billion vaccine doses; Variant first seen in UK detected in Mexico and France.
Top stories: Japan declares limited state of emergency; WHO calls for more equitable vaccine rollout; Singapore PM gets vaccine.
Top stories: Germany extends and toughens lockdown; BBC planning mass education programming; new restrictions in Hebei, China.
Top stories: England enters new lockdown; US reports deadliest month of the pandemic; Moderna vaccine approved in Israel.
Top stories: Britain starts AstraZeneca vaccine rollout; Australia tackles local clusters; Singapore records worst-ever recession.
Top stories: EU approves Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine; WHO says no need for major alarm over virus mutation; President-elect Joe Biden gets vaccine live on TV.
Top stories: United Kingdom announces new restrictions; new variant discovered in UK prompts travel bans; Moderna vaccine rollout begins in United States.
Top stories: President-elect Biden set to get vaccine next week; South Korea reports record death toll; Denmark announces hard lockdown for Christmas period.
Top stories: Moderna vaccine set for US approval; South Korea reports record rise in cases; EU set to approve Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
Top stories: US and Canada begin inoculations; Netherlands enters lockdown; new restrictions for London.