Coronavirus morning update: Polls open for elections and US backs waiver on vaccine patents
Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Thursday morning. We'll have another update for you this evening.on what is the Britain's biggest voting day since the 2019 general election. Many of the elections - on what has been dubbed "Super Thursday" - were due to be held last year but the pandemic forced their delay, meaning that more than usual are taking place this time.
to waive intellectual property protections for coronavirus vaccines. India and South Africa put forward the proposal to set aside patents on vaccines six months ago, arguing it would increase production around the world. US Trade Representative Katherine Tai said "extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures". But pharmaceutical companies insist patents are not the primary obstacle, and cautioned that the move could stifle innovation.
He created the charity, You Okay, Doc? after his cousin Liz, who was an anaesthetist at King's College London, took her own life in 2016.As the pandemic eases, doctors are left to deal with the impact it has had on their mental health.Like many people, Chloe Dickenson's travel plans ground to a halt last year when the world was thrown into lockdown. A so-called "digital nomad", the 22-year-old was living and working from her laptop overseas.