Europe News

Speeding up vaccine rollout set to be high on agenda at EU summit

Council members will also discuss the emergence of new variants, which are quickly becoming dominant COVID variants throughout the bloc. They are complicating countries' efforts to bring down infection levels.

24 February 2021

Hungary

Hungary first EU nation to use China's Sinopharm vaccine against COVID

"Today we are starting vaccinations with the Chinese batches," said Prime Minister Viktor Orban in a brief message on Facebook.

24 February 2021

Czech Republic

ICU capacity in Czech Republic 'will be exhausted in 2 weeks'

The Czech Republic health officials say hospitals are overwhelmed and they plan to ask for help from abroad when the numbers of remaining beds in hospitals reach 10%

24 February 2021

Netherlands

Netherlands eases lockdown but extends curfew through March 15

More students in the Netherlands will be able to attend in person classes but the 9pm to 4:30am curfew will stay in place.

24 February 2021

SanMarino

San Marino buys Russia's Sputnik V after EU vaccine delivery delays

San Marino isn’t an EU member and was excluded from the deals the 27-nation bloc negotiated with pharmaceutical firms.

24 February 2021

United Kingdom

Britons rush to book holidays after plan to ease restrictions revealed

Bookings to Spain, Greece and other destinations soared after Prime Minister Boris Johnson's announcement but there is still uncertainty surrounding international travel.

23 February 2021

Ireland

Ireland extends lockdown till April but will partially reopen schools

The country dealt with the virus relatively well until December, but has since seen cases soar largely due to the spread of the highly contagious British variant.

23 February 2021

World News

What is a zero-COVID strategy and could it be implemented in Europe?

Some public health experts and economists say aggressively reducing COVID infections could be the only way out of the crisis.

23 February 2021

USA

Biden marks 'heartbreaking milestone' of 500,000 US COVID deaths

The US is the worst-affected country in the world when it comes to deaths and cases, and accounts for 1 in 5 of the global fatalities.

23 February 2021

United Kingdom

Reopening England's schools 'could spark a rise in COVID-19 cases'

"Government modellers have indicated opening schools, both primary and secondary, will probably increase the infection rate at a time when we're not getting anything like enough protection from the vaccine."

22 February 2021

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Children return to primary schools and nurseries in parts of Germany

The move comes despite signs that the decline in COVID-19 case numbers is flattening out again and even rising in some areas.

22 February 2021

France

France's Sanofi to produce millions of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 jabs

Sanofi is to produce as many as 12 million doses a month of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine once approved. It has also agreed to manufacture 125 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech jab.

22 February 2021

France

France adds Dunkirk to its list of lockdowns this weekend

Dunkirk will join the Alpes-Maritimes region for the weekend lockdown, which comes on top of other national measures.

22 February 2021

Moments

A day in the life of a ski resort during COVID-19

French ski resorts make the best of it as lifts remain shut and visitor numbers remain low.

22 February 2021

France

French ministers condemn Lyon mayor over meatless school meals

Grégory Doucet, the Green Party mayor of Lyon, said the measure to impose a meatless single menu in schools was taken to comply with COVID-19 sanitary measures and flagged that his right-wing predecessor did the same following the first lockdown.

22 February 2021

Italy

Italy marks one year since country's first known COVID-19 death

Ceremonies were held across Italy to remember virus victims on the anniversary of the first known COVID death in the country.

21 February 2021

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Tunisian doctor dazzles virus ward with violin

A doctor in the Tunisian city of Sfax has taken to the violin in an attempt to boost the spirits of patients battling the coronavirus.

21 February 2021

United Kingdom

UK aiming to vaccinate every adult by end of July, government says

The UK is aiming to speed up its coronavirus vaccination programme, which is already well ahead of its European neighbours.

21 February 2021

Travel News

Meet the tourist who stayed behind in Peru to support local women

This volunteer decided against returning home from Peru and set up a slow fashion brand with some of the women there.

21 February 2021

Travel News

Here's how the pandemic has impacted young aviation professionals

COVID-19 has devastated many industries which rely on travel and tourism to survive - none more so than aviation. Here, meet the young professionals still hoping for a future in the industry.

20 February 2021