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FILE: Lab technicians speak with each other during research on coronavirus, at Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceutical in Beerse, Belgium, June 17, 2020

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What do we know about Mu, the new COVID variant monitored by WHO?

WHO says the 'Mu' coronavirus variant, first identified in Colombia, has mutations indicating a risk of vaccine resistance.

02/09/2021

Passengers are checked by French police officers before boarding a flight at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in February 2021

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Travellers to France from four countries hit with new restrictions

New arrivals from Argentina, Chile, South Africa and Brazil must adhere to strict new guidelines that will come into force next Saturday, including a 10-day home quarantine.

18/04/2021

Air France planes are parked on the tarmac at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, in Roissy, near Paris

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France suspends all flights to and from Brazil over variant fears

“We note the situation is getting worse,” said France's prime minister Jean Castex. “And so we have decided to suspend all flights between Brazil and France until further notice.”

13/04/2021

A man receives the second Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Jerusalem, during a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the virus

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EU regulator issues guidance to adapt COVID-19 vaccines to variants

The EU regulator says authorized vaccines protect against the variants currently prevalent across Europe. But the shots may need to be adapted as new mutations spread.

25/02/2021

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President von der Leyen announced news plan to speed up the fight against coronavirus variants.

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EU unveils plan to prepare for battle against COVID-19 variants

The EU plan to fight variants, called HERA Incubator, will be a public-private partnership, pooling knowledge from researchers, biotech companies, manufacturers, the health sector and public authorities and regulators.

17/02/2021

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How worried should you be about new COVID-19 variants?

Professor Danny Altmann, a professor of immunology at Imperial College London, explains why new coronavirus variants have emerged.

05/02/2021

The border province confirmed 75 cases of the South African variant of COVID-19 this week.

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Austria mulls lockdown of Tyrol region amid rise of COVID-19 variants

The first confirmed cases of the British virus mutation were discovered in Jochberg in Tyrol in mid-January.

04/02/2021

Angela Merkel extended Germany's lockdown in January

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Germany considers stopping flights from countries with COVID variants

The country is set to take "drastic measures" to stop the spread of coronavirus variants, with plans to stop flights from the UK, Brazil, South Africa and Portugal.

28/01/2021

People exercise along the bank of the River Thames in London, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021 during England's third national lockdown.

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Which COVID variants have been identified and how infectious are they?

Here's what we know about the coronavirus variants that have emerged in the UK, South Africa, Brazil and California

27/01/2021

A man walks through an alley filled with restaurants and bars after 8 p.m. on the first day of a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021.

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New coronavirus variant detected in Japan in travellers from Brazil

The discovery of new variant came as Japan's regional governments requested a state of emergency be declared in their prefectures to combat a rising in coronavirus infections.

10/01/2021

Ambulances are parked at the emergency arrival at Charing Cross hospital in London, Friday, Jan. 8, 2021.

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Coronavirus: Death toll in UK surpasses 80,000 as cases top 3 million

The UK continues to be the worst-hit country in Europe after 1,035 deaths in the last 24 hours pushed the official death toll over 80,000.

09/01/2021

Boris Johnson announced a new lockdown for England to be reviewed in February

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The UK is struggling badly against COVID-19 — here's why and how

The four nations of the UK are up against a fast-spreading variant of COVID-19, which appears to reached all areas of the nation. Its strategy now relies mostly on the vaccine.

05/01/2021

The Colorado case is the first reported case of the new variant in the US

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Coronavirus: US reports first case of new COVID-19 variant in Colorado

The man, in his 20s, is currently in isolation in Denver. Authorities say he has no travel history.

30/12/2020

A woman wears a face mask as she walks past a Christmas tree in New Bond Street, in London, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020.

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UK adds a record more than 50,000 daily COVID-19 cases

The record number, though due in part to a backlog from the holidays, was a "reflection of a real increase" in the country, an expert at Public Health England said.

29/12/2020

A police officer patrols the area outside the Port of Dover, December 23, 2020.

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Dover slowly clearing lorry queues after France relaxes UK blockade

At least 6,000 vehicles are still queuing around the port of Dover waiting to get to France.

24/12/2020

Cars queue to cross the border between Spain and Gibraltar, in La Linea de la Concepcion, Spain.

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British territory Gibraltar closes border to UK amid COVID-19 fears

The closure comes ahead of new border changes set to come into place on January 1. If Brexit talks are successful, Gibraltar will then become part of the Schengen zone with border controls for UK arrivals for the first time.

22/12/2020