Now playing Next United Kingdom Boris Johnson to press on with lifting measures despite COVID surge The British prime minister Boris Johnson asked people to “proceed with caution” as he said lifting all remaining lockdown restrictions in England would go ahead in a week as planned, despite a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. 12/07/2021
Now playing Next world news WHO calls on the West to donate extra vaccines to poor countries World Health Organization officials want rich countries to give their extra coronavirus vaccine doses to poor countries that haven’t yet immunised their populations, rather than using them as boosters. 12/07/2021
Now playing Next Netherlands Dutch PM Rutte apologises for lifting COVID-19 restrictions too soon Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has conceded that the Netherlands lifted coronavirus restrictions too soon, as COVID-19 infection rates rise. 12/07/2021
Now playing Next world news France's Macron to outline plans to curb Delta variant as cases spike Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce new measures just days after lifting them as new infections fuelled by the more contagious Delta variant soar. 12/07/2021
Now playing Next Cuba Demonstrators in Havana protest shortages, rising prices It was one of biggest anti-government demonstrations in Cuban history. 12/07/2021
Now playing Next Serbia Serbian rock festival goes ahead as partygoers check for coronavirus The Novi Sad rock festival in Serbia went ahead without face masks or social distancing after all participants were screened for coronavirus. 11/07/2021
Now playing Next Belgium Woman, 90, dies after being infected with two COVID-19 variants The elderly woman, who had not been vaccinated, contracted both the Alpha and Beta variants, which were first detected in Britain and South Africa respectively. 11/07/2021
Now playing Next France French study: Two doses of vaccine crucial to beating Delta variant The small-scale study found one dose of Covid-19 vaccine had a negligible effect but two protected people in 95 percent of cases. 08/07/2021
Now playing Next world news France warned its citizens to avoid Portugal and Spain this summer Due to concerns about rising cases of the Delta COVID variant, France says avoid travel to Portugal and Spain. 08/07/2021
Now playing Next Spain Call for new restrictions as Spain’s youth bear brunt of COVID cases Spain’s COVID vaccination programme has been a relative success in Europe up to now - but the reopening of nightlife has led to a huge surge in cases amongst unprotected young people, who haven’t yet been able to get the jab. 08/07/2021
Now playing Next Travel News Vaccinated Brits no longer need to quarantine from amber countries Fully vaccinated British adults will not need to quarantine on return from amber list countries from 19 July, the UK’s transport secretary Grant Shapps announced. 08/07/2021
Now playing Next Japan Fans banned from Olympics as Tokyo placed under state of emergency Japan is to place its capital Tokyo under a state of emergency, which will last through the upcoming Olympic games. 08/07/2021
Now playing Next world news WHO warns against lifting COVID-19 restrictions too soon The World Health Organization urged governments to use extreme caution when lifting COVID-19 curbs amid a sharp rise in new cases and hospitalisations. 07/07/2021
Now playing Next Australia Australia's largest city Sydney locks down for third week “The situation we’re in now is largely because we haven’t been able to get the vaccine that we need,” New South Wales state Health Minister Brad Hazzard said. 07/07/2021
Now playing Next France France fears fourth COVID-19 wave as Delta variant doubles in one week With incidence rates on the rise in most French regions and the Delta variant gaining ground, the government warned the country may soon face a fourth wave of coronavirus. 07/07/2021
Now playing Next world news Lambda: What we know about the latest COVID variant flagged by the WHO It is still unclear how transmisable or dangerous the Lambda coronavirus variant is, with studies underway. 06/07/2021
Now playing Next Spain Catalonia cracks down on nightlife again as COVID cases rocket Catalonia has joined other regions of Spain in reimposing restrictions on nightlife, just weeks after they were lifted, following a huge surge in coronavirus cases among young people. 05/07/2021
Now playing Next Luxembourg Luxembourg’s PM taken to hospital after testing positive for COVID-19 Xavier Bettel was taken to hospital “as a precaution” a week after testing positive for coronavirus. 05/07/2021
Now playing Next world news Europeans hit the clubs amid surge in Delta variant COVID-19 cases Nightclubs and restaurants across Europe re-open and restrictions are eased despite an increase in cases of the Delta variant of the coronavirus. 04/07/2021
Now playing Next world news Europe scrambles to vaccinate citizens as Delta variant cases surge Across Europe, restrictions are being lifted and life is going back to normal. 03/07/2021