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Coronavirus latest updates from the pandemic

This page is The National's archived live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic from February 25 to May 18, 2020

Our live rolling coverage of the coronavirus pandemic has moved here.

Below is The National's archived live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic from February 25 to May 18, 2020.

Updated: May 18, 2020 04:35 PM

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Syrian refugees wait to receive their coronavirus vaccines in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan as the UN urges ceasefires around the world so vaccines can be distributed. AFP

UN-backed ceasefire call aims to bring Covid-19 vaccines to war zones

World
A pharmacist preparing to give an experimental Covid-19 vaccine. AP

FDA panel unanimously approves Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine

The Americas
An Italian man living in Berlin has been convicted of attempted extortion for threatening to blow up a British National Health Service hospital. AP.

Man convicted of threatening to blow up NHS hospital during Covid crisis

Europe
Tony Blair receives a vaccine at Lord's Cricket Ground. Tony Blair Institute/Twitter

Tony Blair argues vaccine passports are common sense

Europe
The UAE reported 3,498 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday. Courtesy The National

UAE Covid-19 measures extended until Ramadan

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Thousands of Indian farmers on Tuesday escalated protests to revoke controversial new agricultural laws, clashing with police and storming key landmarks in the capital to pressure Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Bloomberg

Beyond The Headlines: Why are Indian farmers protesting?
The Ras Ghanada coral reef off the coast of Abu Dhabi. NYU Abu Dhabi

Beyond the Headlines: How the UAE moved an entire coral reef to save it
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed , Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, witness Hope's orbit insertion at Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre. Rashid Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs 

Beyond the Headlines: How UAE's Hope probe made history
A rally against Donald Trump's executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority nations in New York's Times Square, February 19, 2017. AP Photo

Beyond the Headlines: How repealing the 'Muslim Ban' will affect refugees
Healthcare workers attend to a Covid-19 patient in the new emergency-care tent at Saint Georges Hospital in Beirut. EPA

Beyond the Headlines: can Lebanon survive the coronavirus pandemic?
Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th US president on January 20, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington. AFP

An unprecedented presidential handover
Sexual harassment in Egypt was the inspiration for photographer Eman Helal’s essay ‘Just Stop’. Courtesy Eman Helal

Beyond the Headlines: how Egypt's #MeToo movement is changing the country
A syringe and a vial containing the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. AFP

Beyond the Headlines: will vaccines help us return to normal in 2021?
An Iraqi demonstrator walks among smoke from burning tires during ongoing anti-government protests in Kerbala. Reuters

Beyond the Headlines: Stories from 2020 of Covid-19 and beyond
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev attend a military parade in Baku on December 10, 2020 to mark Azerbaijan's victory in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Turkish Presidential Press Service / AFP

Beyond the Headlines: will Azerbaijan's victory in Nagorno-Karabakh lead to lasting peace?
Damaged buildings in Mosul are surrounded by mounds of rubble three years after Iraqi forces liberated the city from ISIS. AP Photo

Beyond The Headlines: Memories of Mosul three years after ISIS
Hydroponic farming, which is more water and land efficient than conventional farming, may be the future of the industry in the UAE. Victor Besa / The National

Beyond The Headlines: The UAE's tactic against food crisis