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China records first COVID-related deaths since January 2021

China has suffered a surge in COVID-19 cases but health authorities pointed out that the elderly victims died from underlying conditions and not the disease itself.

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Dublin's first St Patrick's Day parade since 2019 begins

Hundreds of thousands of Irish and international visitors have flocked to Ireland to take part in the traditional celebrations.

Germany

Record COVID incidence in Germany before planned easing of measures

The German parliament is debating a new law that would relax most anti-COVID restrictions.

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Shanghai seals off street as city battles worst virus outbreak in two years

An entire street is sealed off and many roads are empty in Shanghai as China wrestles to control the biggest virus outbreak and threat to the nation's zero-tolerance Covid strategy in two years

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World News

Global COVID deaths 'estimated to be three times higher than reported'

Researchers say that more than 18 million people have probably died because of the coronavirus.

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Death toll surpasses 6 million as COVID-19 pandemic enters third year

The official global death toll from COVID-19 has eclipsed 6 million people, according to Johns Hopkins University.

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Ottawa Police make arrests to end siege

Police arrested protesters and began towing away trucks Friday in a bid to break the three-week, traffic-snarling siege of Canada's capital by hundreds of truckers angry over the country's COVID-19 restrictions

Health news

COVID vaccines in pregnancy protects newborn babies, says new study

The findings shed light on whether the benefits of vaccination during pregnancy extend to infants who would be too young to receive COVID vaccines.

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Demo against COVID-19 vaccines in Canberra, Australia

Thousands of protesters marched through Canberra on Saturday calling against mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations and restrictions.

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Protest against COVID restrictions and vaccines in Madrid

Nevertheless, mandatory outdoor mask-wearing is expected to be lifted by 10 February in Spain.

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COVID in Europe: Germany mulls easing restrictions after peak subsides

Meanwhile, Russia registered new record numbers of cases and total deaths, while anti-measures protests in Helsinki spilt into the weekend.

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Europe could be heading for 'a long period of COVID tranquillity'

That's the view of WHO Europe director Dr Hans Kluge.

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Colombia's upside-down house, new tourist hotspot

Guatavita's 'Casa Loca' is a construction on the outskirts of Bogotá that has become the new Colombian tourist sensation.

Health news

EMA approves Pfizer's anti-COVID pill for use in the EU

The antiviral drug Paxlovid reduced hospital admissions and deaths from COVID in at-risk people by up to 90 per cent, Pfizer said.

Norway

COVID was in Europe weeks before first confirmed cases, claims study

Researchers in Norway say COVID-19 was likely far more widespread in Europe -- and around the world -- before a first official diagnosis was made.

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Romania starts vaccinating children aged 5-11

In Romania, children aged 5-11 years can now be vaccinated against COVID-19 in 219 paediatric centres.

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COVID with Omicron is less severe than Delta, new study finds

The study from the US shows that there were shorter hospital stays, less need of intensive care and fewer deaths with Omicron.

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South Korean business owners shave heads to protest restrictions

Hundreds of South Korean business owners shaved their heads to protest the South Korean government's virus restrictions

Europe News

EU countries move to end quarantine rules for travel within the bloc

EU member states have agreed to new non-binding travel rules from February 1, taking into account individual people's status rather than the health situation in the country of origin.

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COVID-19 in Europe: Germany maintains restrictions as infections rise

Several countries in Europe are still registering a record number of COVID-19 infections — here is our summary of the situation across the continent.