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UN stockpiling billion syringes for Covid-19 vaccine 19 Oct 2020 - 01:15 pm
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Poland turning National Stadium into COVID-19 field hospital 19 Oct 2020 - 01:06 pm
This file photo taken on May 08, 2012 shows a view of the National Stadium in Warsaw, ahead of the Euro 2012 football championships. The National Stadium in Warsaw will be partially transformed into a temporary hospital for Covid-19 patients, at a time wh
Austria introducing rule of six for indoor gatherings 19 Oct 2020 - 12:39 pm
Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz looks on during a news conference, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Vienna, Austria October 19, 2020. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
Evotec secures grant to evaluate antibody drugs for COVID-19 19 Oct 2020 - 09:46 am
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New restrictions as Europe surges past 250,000 virus deaths 19 Oct 2020 - 09:33 am
People wearing protective masks walk in an area of mandatory mask use, ahead of a curfew imposed by local authorities in the university town of Louvain-La-Neuve amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Belgium, October 13, 2020. REUTERS/Franco
Slovak government sets plans for mass COVID-19 testing amid surge 18 Oct 2020 - 08:55 pm
Demonstrators protesting the Czech government's restrictions shout slogans at the Old Town Square as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Prague, Czech Republic, October 18, 2020. REUTERS/David W Cerny
Belarus opposition trio nominated for 2021 Nobel Peace Prize 18 Oct 2020 - 04:53 pm
Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya attends a press conference after meeting with Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne at the Kempinski hotel in Vilnius, Lithuania, on October 16, 2020. / AFP / PETRAS MALUKAS
Swiss tighten measures to combat spike in COVID-19 cases 18 Oct 2020 - 04:00 pm
Swiss Interior and health Minister Alain Berset gestures during a press conference announcing new measures against the coronavirus on October 18, 2020 in Bern. The Swiss government said on October 17 it was making the wearing of masks in indoor public spa
Hungarian restaurant reinvents the wheel for social distancing 18 Oct 2020 - 02:53 pm
A chef prepares food as Michelin-starred restaurant Costes moves into the Budapest Eye ferris wheel during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Budapest, Hungary, October 17, 2020. Picture taken October 17, 2020. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
French virus curfew produces eerie quiet on streets of Paris 18 Oct 2020 - 02:44 pm
People commute in a metro train, on October 17, 2020 in Paris, at the start of a nighttime curfew implemented to fight the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus. AFP / ABDULMONAM EASSA
Ireland to impose nationwide COVID-19 curbs on Monday: Minister 18 Oct 2020 - 02:40 pm
Houses are seen behind a sign for a closed main walkway as the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) announced recommendations that the government implement the highest level of COVID-19 restrictions to Level 5, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID
Italy approves new stimulus package to help virus-hit economy 18 Oct 2020 - 11:28 am
People wearing protective masks walk across the Piazza del Duomo in Milan on October 17, 2020, amid the Covid-19 pandemic. AFP / MIGUEL MEDINA
Italy to join France and UK with curbs as cases hit record 17 Oct 2020 - 06:58 pm
A nurse tends to an elderly woman suspected of being infected with Covid-19 at the emergency service of the Andre Gregoire hospital in Montreuil east of Paris on October 15, 2020. / AFP / Christophe ARCHAMBAULT
Millions in England under new virus restrictions 17 Oct 2020 - 03:07 pm
A woman wearing a protective face covering passes parked taxi cabs as she crosses Oxford Street in London, on October 17, 2020, as Londoners face more stringent novel coronavirus COVID-19 restrictions as the number of cases rises. AFP / JUSTIN TALLIS
Is it covid-19 or a cold? There may be 'no right answer' on when to get tested 17 Oct 2020 - 02:12 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 19, 2020 a man walks past a free flu shot advertisement outside of a drugstore in New York. AFP / Bryan R. Smith
Woman arrested after bodies of three children found at Vienna property 17 Oct 2020 - 01:34 pm
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Poland reports record rise in daily coronavirus cases 17 Oct 2020 - 01:26 pm
People wear masks amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Warsaw, Poland, October 16, 2020. Adam Stepien/Agencja Gazeta via REUTERS
Italy's Lombardy region orders new anti-virus measures 17 Oct 2020 - 01:18 pm
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