Key facts, figures and dates

Key facts, figures and dates

The BBC's Fergus Walsh and expert Sian Griffiths answer your questions about the virus outbreak.

South Korea is testing more people per capita than anywhere else - and could be a role model for others.

Boris Johnson's chief scientific adviser says the UK is four weeks behind Italy, What does that mean?

The World Health Organisation's advice is difficult to follow in some developing countries.

How do we keep fit while heeding the government's new advice on avoiding unnecessary social contact?

Experts say the UK and US lost an opportunity to prepare for the outbreak - but that it's not too late.

There is growing discussion about the potential benefits of the general public wearing masks.

Millions of Indians who rely on daily wages from jobs like cleaning risk running out of money.

War veterans can experience trauma known as moral injury - now health workers are at risk too.

Hospitals need to supply oxygen to more beds than is currently possible, so doctors are searching for hacks.

While most people will have mild symptoms and recover quickly, some are more prone to getting sick.

The UK's chief medical adviser says there's "a lot to learn" from Germany, so what has it been doing?

Jerome Adams took his inhaler out while discussing the impact of Covid-19 on black people.

Chicagoans are racing to make personal protective equipment for frontline workers.

Migrants in Calais and the UK say the Covid-19 pandemic is deepening the struggles they face.

Danish schools will reopen soon, but curbs will only be lifted gradually.

India does not have the PPE kits it needs to protect its doctors and police from Covid-19 infection.

Some people might want to consider it during the pandemic. Here's why.

The Japanese island, which initially saw a drop in cases, is now facing a bigger wave of virus cases.

President Trump has been critical - but what do others think of the "global guardian of public health"?

There's still plenty of dangerous and untested medical advice circulating online.

The data on its effect on symptoms comes from a trial of more than 1,000 patients in the US.

The new drug is based around a protein that is commonly used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis.

State media says US claims that the coronavirus originated in a research laboratory are "absurd".

The case means Covid-19 may have arrived in Europe almost a month earlier than previously thought.

Strengthen protection for high-risk people while easing restrictions for others, scientists say.

Men with advanced prostate cancer can now take highly targeted hormone therapies at home.

Scientists map ancient underwater landslides in the region chosen for Jakarta's replacement.

Immunity is the crucial question and understanding it will tell us how the pandemic will end.

Scientists predict the explosive behaviour of two supermassive black holes almost to the hour.

Ministers are reportedly considering relaxing the two-metre rule for social distancing in workplaces.

Birds, elephants and primates are among those missing guests, zoos around the world say.

The space agency announces the companies that will work on landers to return astronauts to the Moon.

How the outside world can be good for body and mind - with expert tips on making the most of it.

The identity of the "intermediate host" animal that first passed the coronavirus to a human may never be found, say scientists.

New scientific research, from Germany of all places, suggests English footballers are actually good at spot-kicks.

We look at how hot the world has got and what can we can all do to tackle global warming.

Areas such as India, Australia and Africa are predicted to be among the worst affected.

BBC News looks at what we know and don't know about the Earth's changing climate.

How the global pandemic is limiting carbon emissions and what this will mean for climate change.

US space agency satellites follow the melting trends in Antarctica and Greenland over 16 years.

The Food and Drug Administration authorises emergency use of the experimental anti-viral drug.

Mediterranean sediments are shown to have up to 1.9 million tiny plastic pieces per square metre.

Scientists say the microbe - found in the wild near Lake Victoria - has enormous potential.

One of the hardest tasks in Earth observation is tracking tiny changes in the shape of the ground.

Science instruments sense a big dip in seismic noise as the population stays at home.

Prof Neil Ferguson, who advised ministers on coronavirus, says he "made an error of judgement".

A study has identified a mutation that its authors say could make the coronavirus more infectious.