Now playing Next France French race for COVID jabs before restaurants require them to eat out Nearly 1.3 million people booked a COVID-19 vaccine appointment in France before needing a jab or a test to go to a restaurant or shopping centre. 13/07/2021
Now playing Next Spain Curfews return in Spain as infections soar in young people Catalonia and Valencia are limiting social gatherings to 10 people and restoring late-night restrictions on all activities, while Asturias banned indoor bar and restaurants operations. 13/07/2021
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 Travel News Heathrow passengers face long queues as staff forced to self-isolate Travellers were met by significant delays at London's Heathrow airport due to a COVID-19 outbreak. 12/07/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Lack of care for COVID-19 at EURO 2020 final 'devastating', says WHO The World Health Organization has warned that the coronavirus did not "take a break" during Sunday's EURO 2020 final. 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 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 world news EU now has enough COVID-19 jabs to fully vaccinate 70% of adults The Commission chief said in a statement that some 500 million doses will have been distributed to the 27 member states by Sunday. 10/07/2021
Now playing Next the global conversation Brazil's 2022 vote is between 'fascism and democracy', Lula warns Lula, 75, led the Latin American country between 2003 and 2010 and is now considering mounting a challenge to Bolsonaro for a third and final term after his corruption convictions were overturned. 09/07/2021
Now playing Next World Pfizer says third COVID-19 vaccine dose could provide greater immunity Pfizer has said that a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine could boost immunity. 09/07/2021
Now playing Next Syria EU crisis management chief: Syria aid crossing must remain open More than 1,000 trucks of humanitarian aid a month - including all donated COVID-19 vaccines - cross from Turkey into northern Syria each month through Bab al-Hawa, where a UN mandate is set to expire on Saturday. 08/07/2021
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 Europe News Fake COVID vaccine certificates sold on dark web for €150 Italy says it has seized control of 10 channels on the encrypted messaging service Telegram linked to anonymous accounts in marketplaces on the dark web. 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 United Kingdom Is football the reason more English men than women are getting COVID? Football might be coming home - but COVID-19 might be coming along for the ride. 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 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