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What help is on the menu for Europe’s struggling restaurateurs?

Many of them SMEs, restaurants are edging further and further into the red, forced to rely on the temporary supportive measures being introduced across the continent. But where are they best supported?

Netherlands

Amsterdam clubbers hit the dancefloor for COVID-19 experiment

Those who attended had to present a negative coronavirus test 48 hours before the event, and they have been asked to take another coronavirus test five days after the event.

Italy

COVID in Italy: Three more regions placed under tighter restrictions

The government fears the spike in infections could spiral out of control.

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Back to school: Classes reopen in England as COVID restrictions eased

The phased return to classrooms after a two-month shutdown is the first stage in the UK's four-step “roadmap” back to normality.

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COVID-19 putting millions of girls at risk of child marriage: UNICEF

The UN agency estimates that the pandemic may undo progress seen in recent years and put an additional 10 million girls at risk of forced child marriages before the end of the decade.

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English schools and German shops reopen as COVID-19 restrictions eased

While England and Germany ease coronavirus restrictions, other countries in Europe are imposing tighter measures to contain the virus.

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Kastellorizo: The Greek island that's fully vaccinated and COVID-free

The locals are being careful, but they live in a more relaxed way. Anyone arriving on the island must take a rapid test.

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EU to receive 100m doses per month from April, says Von der Leyen

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told German newspapers that the bloc will receive 300 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines between April and June.

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Euroviews. British lessons for Europe in managing a post-pandemic boom | View

Europe needs a roaring twenties to recover from the pandemic. British history provides some clues.

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Revelers in Amsterdam hit dancefloor for club night experiment

1,300 dance enthusiasts took part in a trial party investigating how large groups can gather safely in times of coronavirus.

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German supermarkets begin selling rapid COVID-19 tests

Europe recorded one million new COVID-19 cases last week, an increase that ended a six-week decline in infections.

Brazil

Restrictions on Rio's Copacabana beach as COVID-19 cases rise

Police are now patrolling Brazil's most famous beach after its many stalls were closed on Friday.

India

Tibet's spiritual leader Dalai Lama gets vaccinated

The Dalai Lama, who is 85, was administered the first shot of the coronavirus vaccine on Saturday at a hospital in the north Indian hill town of Dharamsala.

United Kingdom

Vaxi Taxi targets vaccine anxiety as UK minority uptake lags

The "Vaxi Taxi" is just one initiative doctors and community organisers are promoting as they try to make sure everyone gets a COVID-19 jab.

France

French government to 'go all out' on vaccination amid COVID variants

France's prime minister said the government would ramp up vaccination amid concerns over the rapid spread of more transmissible COVID variants in the country.

Austria

Austrian district hit hard by COVID variant becomes focus of study

Brussels has allocated 100,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to the Austrian district of Schwaz to quickly inoculate the entire population. Scientists will monitor the roll-out an impact on the spread of the South African variant.

Ireland

Ireland investigating four stillbirth cases with potential COVID link

The country's Deputy Chief Medical Officer said Covid Placentitis, an infection in the placenta which causes stillbirths, was "a concern" but "very rare".

World News

Europe has seen first rise in COVID-19 cases in six weeks, warns WHO

More than one million new cases of the deadly virus were recorded last week across the 51 countries included in WHO's European region. This represented a nine per cent rise on the previous week.

United Kingdom

UK to fast-track COVID-19 vaccines modified to combat new variants

The UK, Australia, Canada, Singapore and Switzerland plan to fast-track modified COVID-19 vaccines so they can tackle new variants more swiftly.

Slovakia

Slovakia's ruling coalition in crisis over Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine

Slovakia became the second European Union member state, after Hungary, to purchase doses of the Sputnik V vaccine following a secret deal orchestrated by Prime Minister Igor Matovic.