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COVID-19: UK deploys surge testing to track South African variant

Additional mobile testing units, door-to-door testing and home testing kits are being deployed in eight areas of England where the variant has already been identified.

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".

Italy

Italy relaxes some of its Covid-19 measures

Restaurants and museums reopen in Italy as country eases restrictions.

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.

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Spain

Vaccine brings hope to Spanish care homes devastated by COVID-19

There's a light at the end of the tunnel in Spain for care home residents and workers who have received their COVID vaccines. But they also recall the horror of the first wave.

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.

Austria

10,000 people demonstrate against lockdown measures in Vienna

Several police officers were injured in clashes, while around 850 people in total were fined following Sunday's rally.

World News

Anti-lockdown protests continue in Belgium, Austria and Slovenia

Resistance is growing after nearly a year of restrictions on businesses, travel, and community life.

United Kingdom

'COVID tongue': Mouth ulcers or rashes 'likely a coronavirus symptom'

"It was ignored by most doctors who didn't think it was related, but now with all these increasing reports, it's looking like it's part of this syndrome," said Professor Tim Spector.

France

New lockdown in France "almost inevitable": infectious diseases expert

The current measures that have begun have been seen as mild in a week in which the government appeared to be preparing to issue new stay-at-home orders.

Sweden

Swedish nurse becomes Gothenburg Film Festival's only participant

"Choosing one single person out of 12,000 was not an easy task, but Lisa made a strong impression on us in her letter," Gothenburg Film Festival CEO Mirja Wester said.

World News

BioNTech/Pfizer pledges up to 75 million extra vaccine doses to EU

COVID: BioNTech/Pfizer pledge up to 75 million extra vaccine doses to EU

Israel

Thousands join in Jerusalem funeral, flout pandemic rules

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Israelis attended a rabbi's funeral, flouting the country's ban on large public gatherings during the pandemic.

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.

World News

Protests continue across Europe over latest COVID-19 restrictions

An authorized demonstration quickly turned into a party in the centre of Perpignan on Saturday, with about 200 ravers dancing to a podium-mounted sound system.

China

WHO investigators visit Wuhan live animal market in COVID-19 probe

The market was the site of a December 2019 outbreak of the virus. Scientists initially suspected the virus came from wild animals sold in the market. The market has since been largely ruled out but it could provide hints to how the virus spread so widely.

Romania

Romania: Protests after hospital fire leaves at least five people dead

The rally was organised by a new right-wing political party that has opposed same-sex marriage and supported clerics that have defied coronavirus restrictions.

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COVID pandemic: People sleep outside as they queue for oxygen in Peru

People sleep outside and queue in Peru to secure oxygen to help relatives suffering from COVID-19.

World News

WHO official says vaccine export bans 'not helpful' in COVID fight

The EU says it is not an "export ban" but rather a requirement for transparency on all vaccine exports.

France

In France's poorest region, the COVID-19 vaccination drive struggles

The coronavirus was initially widely seen as the great equalizer, infecting rich and poor. But studies have since shown that some people are more vulnerable than others, including the world's poorest.