‘Following the science’ is a disingenuous policy because mathematical reckoning and human judgments are very different things Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageArtificial intelligence is searching for the drugs to combat Covid-19. It enabled the pandemic to be tracked and information about it to be synthesised. It is diagnosing patients, triaging them, and...

Carlsberg and Coca-Cola back pioneering project to make ‘all-plant’ drinks bottlesBeer and soft drinks could soon be sipped from “all-plant” bottles under new plans to turn sustainably grown crops into plastic in partnership with major beverage makers.A biochemicals company in the Netherlands hopes to kickstart investment in a pioneering project that hopes to make plastics from plant...

Businessman Simon Dolan says ministers must disclose science behind ‘totalitarian’ lockdownCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA millionaire businessman is launching legal action against the government for refusing to disclose minutes of the Sage meetings that informed its decision to impose the coronavirus lockdown.Simon Dolan, who owns Jota Aviation, said he...

Nine-year-old from Marseille had been ‘in contact with’ virus before dying in hospitalCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA nine-year-old boy from Marseille is reported to have died from Kawasaki disease, the mysterious inflammatory syndrome linked to coronavirus.The boy is believed to be the first victim of the disease in France and only the second in Europe after a...

Unveiling the flag for his new space force, Donald Trump said the US was developing a 'super-duper missile' to outpace its military adversaries. 'We have no choice, we have to do it with the adversaries we have out there. We have, I call it the super duper missile and I heard the other night [it’s] 17 times faster than what they have right now,' the US president said on...

Study prompts experts to issue guidance for maternity workers about increased riskCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore than half of pregnant women who were admitted to hospital with coronavirus in the UK were from a black and minority ethnic background, a study has found, prompting experts to issue guidance for midwives to remain on high alert and lower the threshold...

Beijing pressures Europe to stop Taiwan joining WHO; record increase in daily Brazil cases; Covid-19 spreads in Yemen. Follow the latest updatesTrump unveils ‘warp-speed’ effort to create vaccine by year’s endBrazil loses second health minister in less than a monthUS deaths projected to reach 100,000 by 1 June – CDCAustralia coronavirus updates – liveCoronavirus latest: at a glance...