Spain Spain caps prices of COVID test kits amid surge in demand Recent surveys have found that some home test kits were being sold for up to €10. 13/01/2022
Travel News Cheap PCR tests are advertised for less than £1. But are they a scam? Tests on the UK government's approved list of providers are being offered for as little as 95p but these options might not be suitable for all travellers. 29/11/2021
Austria Austria introduces tougher COVID-19 measures for the unvaccinated On Saturday, Austria registered a record high of 10,000 new infections. The country has one of the lowest vaccination rates in Western Europe, with only 63% of people vaccinated. 08/11/2021
Travel News Explained: Half of holidaymakers confused by England’s new day 2 tests England is now accepting lateral flow tests instead of more expensive PCR ones, but what does the new system involve exactly? 28/10/2021
Health Could COVID breathalyser tests be the end of invasive nose swabs? Forget COVID PCR tests up your nose. Getting tested with a simple puff of air might be the diagnostic tool of the future. 10/08/2021
Travel News UK border staff not checking COVID tests for green and amber arrivals UK border officers have been instructed to stop routinely checking whether travellers arriving from countries listed as green or amber have tested negative for COVID-19, in a bid to cut waiting times at airports. 21/07/2021
Netherlands Two convicted of setting fire to Dutch COVID-19 test centre A man and a teenager have been convicted of arson in the Netherlands, after setting fire to a coronavirus testing facility in January. 20/07/2021
Travel News Heathrow passengers face long queues as staff forced to self-isolate Travellers were met by significant delays at London's Heathrow airport due to a COVID-19 outbreak. 12/07/2021
Spain Student trip to Mallorca fuels Spanish COVID-19 outbreak Various clusters of COVID-19 cases have been detected across Spain after multiple end-of-year student trips to Mallorca. 26/06/2021
Travel News Dogs in El Salvador can sniff out COVID-19 El Salvador is a nose ahead of the rest in the battle against COVID-19 - with sniffer dogs. 30/04/2021
no comment Hong Kong puts 10,000 people into lockdown - the city's first The lockdown in the Yau Tsim Mong district will be in place until every resident is tested - something expected to take around 48 hours. 23/01/2021
no comment Beijing starts second day of mass COVID testing for residents Beijing plans to test two million people in 48 hours as the city rushes to stop a new local cluster of COVID cases. 23/01/2021
Turkey Scientists say they've made a 10-second COVID test that's 99% accurate A 10-second COVID-19 test without a nasal swab - how does that work? 31/12/2020
Czech Republic New do-it-yourself COVID test kit is music to ears of Czech orchestra It means it's easier for the orchestra to rehearse together in the run-up to a busy festive season. 17/12/2020
Spain Barcelona concert tests use of same-day COVID-19 screening Five hundred Barcelona residents attended a concert as part of a medical study to determine if same-day testing could help prevent COVID-19 spread at cultural events. 13/12/2020
Croatia Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković tests positive for COVID-19 Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković has tested positive for COVID-19, two days after his wife also contracted the virus. 30/11/2020
no comment Locals in Rome can now get a COVID-19 test at pharmacies Staring this week local pharmacies are allowed to perform antigenic swabs or, alternatively, serological tests for a fixed cost of €22 to anyone who wants one. 24/11/2020
Good Morning Europe Spain-bound travellers will soon need a negative COVID-19 test Travelling to Spain soon? You're going to need a negative COVID-19 test 12/11/2020
USA Man reinfected with COVID-19 develops 'more severe' case second time A 25-year-old was infected with two different variants of coronavirus within six weeks and developed pneumonia the second time. 13/10/2020
Italy Italy introduces mandatory tests for tourists returning from holidays Tourists complain that the new regulations were badly communicated and will make life difficult for them when they return. 13/08/2020
world news Mandatory mask-wearing now the norm in Europe as COVID-19 cases rise As several countries on the continent saw an uptick in reported cases of COVID-19, European countries moved to make mask-wearing mandatory in public spaces. 24/07/2020
world news Chronic COVID? Meet the survivors who've had symptoms for months A growing number of COVID-19 survivors say they have continued to have symptoms for months. It's one of the emerging mysteries behind the novel coronavirus. 16/07/2020
no comment Coronavirus screening underway in Mumbai as India cases increase Door-to-door screening is underway in Mumbai's poor neighbourhoods to identify coronavirus hotspots. 29/06/2020
United Kingdom England COVID-19 test & trace system will be 'world class' - minister Coronavirus: UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock gives results of England test and trace system 11/06/2020
Iceland Wish you were here: Iceland pitches for post-lockdown tourists Iceland has so far managed to contain COVID-19 and boasts that its vast open landscapes are ideal for social distancing. 20/05/2020
Austria Travellers charged €190 at Vienna airport to avoid 14-day quarantine Austria says anyone arriving at its airports or land borders without proof they are COVID-19-free must go into isolation. 06/05/2020
