Herald section
The latest reporting from across the Belfast Herald news desks.
The European Medicines Agency has approved Ronapreve and Regkirona as antibody therapies for severe COVID-19. These are the first monoclonal antibody medicines to receive a positive opinion for the disease.
Germany reports a record for the second consecutive day of 50,196 new cases of COVID-19.
Croatia reported 7,315 new cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours, raising the national total to 514,850, with 50 deaths and 34,296 active cases.
Germany reports a record 39,676 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
Israel's pandemic advisory board approves the usage of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years old.
The Standing Committee on Vaccination recommends that people under the age of 30 should only receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine due to a higher risk of heart inflammation with the Moderna vaccine among younger people.
Frontline NHS workers in England must be vaccinated by April 2022 or risk dismissal, Health Secretary Sajid Javid announced. The policy applies to those with patient contact, including care workers and ancillary staff.
Human rights groups and UN experts urge Singapore to halt the execution of Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, a 33-year-old Malaysian with intellectual disability convicted in 2010 for smuggling 42.72 grams of heroin. The execution was postponed after he tested positive for COVID-19.