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Brazil

Countries hit new records of COVID case numbers and deaths

Numbers have been surging in countries even where the pandemic is thought to be kept in check.

World News

Vaccination success sees Gibraltar enjoy life post-pandemic

The British Overseas Territory has become one of the first places in the world to ease restrictions including outdoor mask wearing

Europe News

Turkey and Russia have highest incarceration rate, says report

A new report by the Council of Europe shows that the median age of inmates is 36 years, with 95% being men and only 5% women.

United Kingdom

Lockdown and vaccine drive saw UK COVID cases drop 60%, says study

The study by Imperial College London also found that the relationship between infections and deaths is diverging, "suggesting that infections may have resulted in fewer hospitalisations and deaths since the start of widespread vaccination".

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Serbia

Serbia invites its neighbours over for a COVID vaccine

It's been claimed the vaccines given to Serbia's neighbouring citizens were about to expire. Speaking to Euronews, the country's prime minister, Ana Brnabić, did not deny the allegation.

My Europe Series

Has Europe’s largest ethnic minority been forgotten over COVID jabs?

Slovakia is currently the only EU nation to recognise its Roma community as an at-risk group in its vaccination campaign despite Romani being more likely than the general population to suffer from cardiovascular diseases and other chronic diseases.

World News

Germany to discuss Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine purchase with Russia

Germany will engage in discussions with Russia about potentially purchasing the Sputnik V vaccine if approved by EU regulators.

India

Modi gets second vaccine dose as India reports record COVID cases

India’s prime minister received his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as the country hit another peak Thursday with 126,789 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.

World

Getting vaccinated – with a shot of culture on the side

Museums remain closed in Italy due to the coronavirus pandemic, but in Naples people can get their culture fix while getting vaccinated.

Czech Republic

Czechs have fourth new health minister in a year amid COVID-19 fallout

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis fired Jan Blatny on Wednesday, the third health minister who has lost the job in the pandemic.

World News

COVID-19 prompts life expectancy to fall in a majority of EU countries

According to Eurostat, the biggest drop was recorded in Spain, with a loss of 1.6 years on 2019.

World News

North Korea tells World Health Organization it's still virus-free

Isolated North Korea has continued to claim a perfect record in keeping out the coronavirus in its latest report to the World Health Organization.

World News

1/3 of COVID patients suffer brain disorders within 6 months - study

A new study has found that 34% of those who had COVID-19 were diagnosed with neurological or psychiatric conditions.

World News

Amnesty International slams rich countries for hoarding COVID vaccines

'Governments restricted not only freedom of movement, but also freedom of expression,' the human rights group said.

Brazil

Brazil's daily deaths from COVID pass 4,000 mark for first time

Only the US and Peru have had daily death tolls higher than 4,000. Brazil's pandemic toll is quickly approaching 340,000, the second-highest in the world.

USA

Every American eligible for COVID-19 vaccine on April 19, Biden says

“No more confusing rules. No more confusing restrictions," Biden said.

United Kingdom

Oxford University suspends AstraZeneca vaccine trial on children

Oxford University has paused a trial of the vaccine on children and teenagers until further review by the British regulator.

Hungary

Hungary to ease lockdown despite COVID-19 surge

PM Viktor Orban said the country could start reopening after more than a quarter of the population has been inoculated.

World News

France and Spain ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations as cases surge

The Stade de France stadium was on Tuesday turned into a mass vaccination centre while across the border the Spanish Prime Minister called on people to "vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate".

Denmark

Denmark among first in Europe to introduce COVID pass scheme

The COVID-19 "passport" is available via a secure application or in paper format to people who have either been fully vaccinated, have tested positive for COVID-19 two to 12 weeks previously or negative over the previous 72 hours.