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Swiss vote on whether government can impose COVID restrictions

Swiss voters will decide on the future of a law outlining measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

United Kingdom

More than 90% of COVID cases in UK are Delta variant, says minister

Government figures on Wednesday showed that Britain had recorded its highest daily coronavirus cases since late February, suggesting the Delta variant was spreading rapidly across the country.

France

Jean Castex self-isolating after wife tests positive for COVID-19

French Prime Minister Jean Castex is self-isolating for seven days after his wife tested positive for COVID-19.

My Europe Series

Why did Romania's vaccine rollout derail after a successful start?

Romania's COVID-19 vaccination campaign was initially more successful than many of its richer EU neighbours. So why has it derailed and can it get back on track?

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United Kingdom

UK urges young people to get COVID vaccine as jabs open to over-25s

"The honest truth is the best way for us to get our freedoms back... is for everybody to come forward and get the jab."

World News

Majority of Europeans think lockdown benefits outweigh economic damage

More than a year into the coronavirus pandemic, the EU’s latest Eurobarometer survey found the majority of Europeans believe the health benefits of COVID restrictions outweigh the economic damage they have caused.

Tech News

NASA plans two visits to Earth’s nearest neighbour Venus

After decades spent exploring other worlds, NASA announced two new robotic missions to the hottest planet in the solar system, Venus.

France

France extends COVID-19 vaccination to 12-18 year olds

France will begin inoculating teens aged 12-18 on June 15, President Macron said as COVID-19 indicators were deteriorating in southwestern regions.

United Kingdom

UK hits COVID-19 vaccine milestone with 75% of adults inoculated

Three-quarters of the adult UK population has now received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, authorities said on Wednesday. The milestone was hit amid concerns in the country over the fast-spreading delta variant.

Europe News

Brussels wants member states to keep spending to maintain recovery

Brussels wants EU countries to keep investing and spending in order to maintain the recovery from the pandemic.

World News

COVID-19 pushed over 100 million more workers into poverty, says UN

The pandemic is not just a public health crisis. It is also a job crisis that has pushed millions of workers into poverty, a new report warns.

World News

Only one of the three Delta variant lineages is of concern, WHO says

"It has become evident that greater public health risks are currently associated with B.1.617.2, while lower rates of transmission of other lineages have been observed," the WHO said on Tuesday.

World News

WHO greenlights China's Sinovac coronavirus vaccine

China's Sinovac coronavirus vaccine "meets international standards for safety, efficacy and manufacturing," the UN health body said on Tuesday.

United Kingdom

UK reports no new daily COVID-19 deaths for first since last year

But new infections fuelled by a new virus variant are on the rise.

Germany

Germany probes allegations of COVID-19 test fraud

The government's scheme to pay for one free test per citizen per week has led to a proliferation of businesses offering rapid antigen tests.

World News

COVID variants renamed to ‘non-stigmatising’ letters of Greek alphabet

The coronavirus variants widely known by the name of the country in which they were first discovered - such as the Indian, Brazilian or British variants - have been renamed by the WHO.

United Kingdom

UK could push back reopening due to Indian COVID variant

Despite the successful vaccination campaign in the UK, there are fears a third wave of COVID-19 may have already begun.

Peru

Peru more than doubles COVID-19 death toll with new figures

Peru more than doubled its official COVID-19 death toll on Monday, after the government updated the figures.

Finland

Six climate-friendly ideas to take from EU green capital Lahti

Finland’s ninth-largest city is, with its modest population of just 120,00 inhabitants, not used to being a capital. But this year is different. Here's why.

World News

Health workers protest across Europe for stronger investment in sector

Thousands of health care sector workers held protests in several European cities demanding more investment in the sector after coping with the pandemic for over a a year