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German public health official sees pandemic under control by year's end 14 Jan 2021 - 02:19 pm

Berlin: Germany will have the coronavirus pandemic under control by the end of the year, but a new, fast-spreading strain of the virus...

UK looking at ways to protect itself against Brazilian COVID-19 variant, says PM Johnson 13 Jan 2021 - 11:50 pm

LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday the government was looking at ways to stop a variant of the novel coronavirus...

Second year of pandemic 'could even be tougher' - WHO's Ryan 13 Jan 2021 - 09:51 pm

GENEVA - The second year of the COVID-19 pandemic may be tougher than the first given how the new coronavirus is spreading, especially...

J&J likely to seek EU approval for COVID-19 vaccine in February - lawmaker 13 Jan 2021 - 08:06 pm

BRUSSELS - U.S. firm Johnson & Johnson is likely to apply for EU approval for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate in February, a top...

Swiss tighten virus restrictions, stop short of full lockdown 13 Jan 2021 - 07:31 pm

BERN - Switzerland on Wednesday tightened measures to tackle new variants of the COVID-19 virus spreading across the country while stopping short of...

Italy to extend COVID state of emergency to end of April 13 Jan 2021 - 03:34 pm

ROME: Italy will extend a state of emergency imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus until the end of April as infections...

Putin orders mass coronavirus vaccinations in Russia from next week 13 Jan 2021 - 03:34 pm

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered officials on Wednesday to begin mass coronavirus inoculations next week and to open up the vaccination programme...

Hungary detects UK variant of coronavirus, surgeon general says 13 Jan 2021 - 02:41 pm

Budapest: Hungary has detected a new, more easily transmissible variant of coronavirus first found in Britain, its surgeon general said on Wednesday, a...

French scientific advisor: no need to close schools despite British virus variant 13 Jan 2021 - 11:57 am

Paris: There is no need to close schools in France but new restrictive measures must be taken to slow further coronavirus infections and...

Germany will have coronavirus restrictions beyond January: Minister 13 Jan 2021 - 11:19 am

Berlin: Germany will not be able to lift all measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus at the beginning of February,...

Dutch COVID-19 lockdown extended by three weeks 12 Jan 2021 - 09:21 pm

AMSTERDAM: The Dutch government said on Tuesday it would extend lockdown measures, including the closure of schools and shops, by at least three...

Cyber attackers leaked Covid-19 vaccine data after EU hack 12 Jan 2021 - 09:09 pm

Hackers posted confidential documents regarding Covid-19 medicines and vaccines on the internet after a data breach late last year at the European Medicines...

UK interior minister says lockdown rules are tough enough 12 Jan 2021 - 08:41 pm

LONDON: The British government's rules to prevent the spread of coronavirus are currently tough enough, but constantly under review, interior minister Priti Patel...

No national shortage of oxygen for COVID patients - UK health minister 12 Jan 2021 - 07:50 pm

LONDON - There is no national shortage of oxygen to treat COVID-19 patients but some may have to go to different hospitals when...

Portugal president's new COVID tests come back negative mid-campaign 12 Jan 2021 - 07:15 pm

LISBON - Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa tested negative twice for COVID-19 on Tuesday, his office said, after a positive test on...

UK's David Attenborough receives COVID-19 vaccine 12 Jan 2021 - 06:29 pm

LONDON: British naturalist David Attenborough, 94, has received a vaccination against COVID-19, his spokesman said on Tuesday, the latest well-known British figure to...