Coronavirus live: EMA to review AstraZeneca’s antibody therapy; Russia daily cases pass 30,000 for first time

EU’s medicines regulator to conduct real-time review of AZ’s antibody-based Covid therapy; Russia registers 31,299 new cases in one day

The UK health minister Sajid Javid has become the latest government figure to say “sorry” about the coronavirus pandemic. Appearing on the BBC this morning, Javid, who became health secretary just short of four months ago following the resignation of Matt Hancock, said:

Yes, of course I’m sorry. Obviously I am new in the role but on behalf of the government I am sorry for, during the pandemic, anyone that suffered, especially anyone that lost a loved one, a mother, a dad, a brother, a sister, a friend. Of course I am sorry for that.

Also all those people that may not have lost someone but they are still suffering – there are many people sadly suffering from long Covid, we still don’t know the impact of that. Of course I am.

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Source: The Guardian