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Did you know that quarantine was invented 600 years ago in Venice?

In the 15th century, Venetians found a unique way to deal with another devastating disease - the bubonic plague.

World News

Head of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games says he won't resign over sexism row

Yoshiro Mori was reported to have said women talk too much when questioned about the lack of women on the board of the Olympic Games, prompting calls for his resignation.

United Kingdom

UK 'past the peak' of COVID wave as hospitalisations decrease

The UK has vaccinated more than 10 million people but experts said it will still be weeks before it begins to have an effect on deaths and hospitalisations.

World News

COVAX to distribute more than 330 million COVID vaccines through June

Over 10 of the 145 countries that will receive vaccines through the global initiative are in Europe.

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Europe News

Why do countries see vaccination as a race against each other?

Vaccination has turned into a global race with countries comparing their performance against each other.

Portugal

Germany sends medical staff and equipment to Portuguese hospitals

One Portuguese hospital has seen the same amount of patients in January as it did during the whole of last year as the third wave of the pandemic sweeps across the country.

Europe News

EU will have 400M COVID vaccine doses by June, says von der Leyen

If no other vaccines are obtained in the meantime, that's only enough doses to inoculate fewer than half of the EU's 447 million population.

Europe News

EU needs radical new approach to cutting poverty, says UN expert

The UN's Olivier De Schutter said the EU should commit to cutting poverty by 50% by 2030.

United Kingdom

Britain applauds WWII veteran and NHS fundraising hero Sir Tom Moore

The 100-year-old veteran won legions of fans last year after he raised millions of euros for Britain's healthcare system by doing laps of his garden.

World

Serbian PM: Vaccine success down to prioritising health over politics

The latest data shows that 6.4 doses have been administered per 100 people in the Balkan state. That's higher than any EU state.

Germany

We may need COVID vaccines for 'many years to come', says Merkel

Merkel said the situation with COVID-19 is "similar to the flu vaccine, where you re-vaccinate against the new mutation of the virus every time".

Europe News

Children will be long-term casualties of pandemic, says rights group

Eurochild says lockdowns and school closures are seriously exacerbating social inequality and that children will become the long-term causalities of COVID-19.

World News

Nine-in-10 coronavirus vaccinations 'have been in richer nations'

North America and Europe have a higher percentage of population vaccinated against coronavirus than the rest of the world so far.

France

Defiant French restaurateurs open doors despite COVID closure orders

"I will always defend my profession. My job is not to click and collect and put food in a box. I have always been a restaurateur, I love what I do," Stéphane Turillon, owner of La Source Bleue, said.

United Kingdom

Captain Tom Moore hospitalised after testing positive for COVID-19

Tom Moore, a 100-year-old World War II veteran who raised money for the NHS, has been hospitalised with COVID-19.

Sweden

Nurse wins prize to watch films for a week on a remote Swedish island

An emergency room nurse in Sweden has won a prize to watch films for a week alone in a lighthouse on a remote island.

USA

Biden warns of growing cost of delay on economic coronavirus aid plan

The newly inaugurated American president has had a hard time getting support for his $1.9 trillion (€1.6 trillion) COVID-19 relief plan from Republicans.

France

France avoids fresh lockdown, but closes borders to non-EU countries

France is to close its borders to countries outside the European Union from Sunday, but has stopped short of imposing a new lockdown as the country continues to battle the spread of coronavirus.

Germany

Germany bans entry from UK and four other nations over COVID variants

From Saturday Germany will close its borders to arrivals from five countries that are affected by COVID-19 variants, in order to "protect the German population" the German health ministry said.

World News

Johnson & Johnson single dose coronavirus vaccine is 66% effective

The one-dose jab from Johnson & Johnson is less effective than other rivals.