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India

India records over 4,000 coronavirus deaths in a day for first time

India reported on Saturday a record high 4,187 coronavirus deaths as pressure mounts on the government to impose a nationwide lockdown.

World News

EU leaders urge US to end COVID-19 vaccine export limits

EU leaders urged Washington to end COVID-19 vaccine export limits instead of focussing on waiving vaccine patents.

Travel News

Red, amber or green? UK fleshes out its traffic light rules for travel

The UK has unveiled a small list of countries and territories from which arrivals won't have to quarantine after May 17, including Portugal, Israel and Gibraltar.

Germany

Germany pushes back against COVID-19 patent waiver proposal

A government spokesperson said the main issue affecting poor countries' equal access to vaccines was "not patents, but production capacity".

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World

Sweden's registers increase in infections in young people

The Swedish Public Health Agency says the rise could be linked to a recent increase in testing. Among the elderly, there was a clear drop in newly reported cases, which the agency believes is largely due to the impact of the vaccination rollout.

Belgium

'This is a Belgian joke': Brussels set for a two-hour curfew on Friday

Locals in Brussels have been left bemused by rules that require them to respect a curfew on Friday evening... for just two hours!

United Kingdom

UK economy to record best year since 1941, Bank of England says

The Bank of England said that its revised forecast — it previously estimated that the UK economy would grow by 5 per cent this year — was down to the country's fast vaccine rollout which should enable the economy to reopen quicker than initially thought.

Japan

Pfizer/BioNTech to donate COVID jabs to athletes at Tokyo Olympics

The Olympic Games, which were scheduled to take place in 2020 but were postponed due to the pandemic, will kick off on July 23.

USA

COVID-19 is a vascular disease not a respiratory one, says study

This could explain blood clots in some COVID patients and other issues like "COVID feet", which are not classic symptoms of a respiratory illness.

India

India's COVID-19 cases surpass 21 million amid oxygen supply issues

India has hit another record for COVID-19 infections as the country struggles to meet demand for oxygen.

World News

Nearly half of Europeans unhappy with EU's COVID measures, poll finds

The highest proportion of dissatisfaction was found in Greece, Luxembourg and Belgium, the survey found.

Europe News

Greece wants to boost growth by 7% from €57bn pandemic recovery plan

Athens will receive €30.5 billion in European Union funds as part of the bloc's so-called Recovery and Resilience Facility.

India

COVID-19 catastrophe in India worsens as cases and deaths mount

India's health ministry reported 357,229 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours and 3,449 deaths.

World News

Europe's 'stop-and-go' COVID strategies 'likely led to more deaths'

Five countries that opted for COVID elimination policies had fewer deaths and better economic recovery, a new study revealed.

World News

What is Vero Cell? EMA launches 'rolling review' of Chinese COVID-19 v

Europe's medicines regulator says it has begun a real-time review of Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine.

Europe News

EMA begins review of Pfizer COVID jab for teens as US set to OK it

The US is expected to back the use of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for people aged 12 to 15 within a week. Europe's watchdog launched its review on Monday with a decision expected in June.

India

India tops 20m coronavirus cases with many more likely undercounted

India confirmed more than 20 million coronavirus infections on Tuesday in an official total believed to be a vast undercount.

Travel News

US air passenger numbers at highest level since the pandemic took hold

Air passenger numbers in the US are at their highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic set in.

Europe News

How one airline is ensuring its pilots & planes are safe to fly again

Bringing dormant planes out of storage and making them airworthy requires a significant amount of work. Pilots need to keep up their air miles in order to be able to fly, too.

Denmark

Denmark drops Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccine over side effect fears

The Danish Health Authority has concluded that the benefits of using the COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson do not outweigh the risk of causing the possible adverse effect, VITT, in those who receive the vaccine.