Now playing Next world news EU has exported over 1 billion COVID-19 vaccines, says von der Leyen The 27-member EU is the largest exporter of coronavirus vaccines, the European Commission President told reporters 18/10/2021
Now playing Next Russia Russia reports record 1,000 COVID-19 deaths in a single day Russia's COVID-19 deaths and cases have been mounting for weeks, reaching record highs since the beginning of the pandemic. 16/10/2021
Now playing Next Travel News France makes COVID-19 travel tests chargeable from October 15 PCR tests will cost €44 for unvaccinated adults without a prescription and antigen tests will be charged between €22 or €25. 15/10/2021
Now playing Next Travel News Day 2 tests replaced by lateral flows in England from 24 October Lateral flow tests are a much cheaper option for families, which airlines say is a "massive relief". 15/10/2021
Now playing Next world news Eastern Europe in midst of COVID surge as vaccinations lag Russia recorded yet a new record in daily COVID-19 deaths on Thursday while infections are soaring in Hungary and Ukraine. 14/10/2021
Now playing Next Italy Far-right leaders arrested at large protest in Italy over COVID passes The demonstration was against moves to extend Italy's COVID pass to all workplaces from October 15. 10/10/2021
Now playing Next Russia Russians flock to Serbia for Western-made COVID-19 vaccines In Russia, the vaccination rate is low with just 29% of the country’s 146 million people now fully vaccinated. 09/10/2021
Now playing Next Health news Denmark still offering kids Moderna jab, despite what it said earlier Danish authorities said a Wednesday announcement seeming to restrict the use of the Moderna jab was badly worded, and that the country continued to offer under-18s the vaccine. 08/10/2021
Now playing Next Health news Sweden and Denmark halt use of Moderna vaccine in younger people Noting it was an extremely rare side effect, the Swedish and Danish health authorities put Moderna use on hold due to the risks of heart inflammation. 07/10/2021
Now playing Next Health news COVID: EMA backs 3rd vaccine dose for people with weak immune systems The EMA has advised people with "severely weakened immune systems" to get a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID vaccines. 05/10/2021
Now playing Next USA COVID-19 deaths eclipse 700,000 in US as delta variant rages Tens of millions of Americans have refused to get vaccinated, allowing the highly contagious delta variant to tear through the country. 02/10/2021
Now playing Next Finland Finland will begin vaccinating mink against COVID-19 Some good news for mink, at last. 01/10/2021
Now playing Next France French govt to give itself power to extend COVID pass to summer 2022 French lawmakers backed its use in late July but worked in the bill then that any extension past November 15 would need their approval. 29/09/2021
Now playing Next world news COVID-19: Sweden removes most restrictions, Russia hits another record Sweden removes most of its remaining COVID-19 restrictions on Wednesday, despite rising case numbers. Portugal winds up its military-led vaccine task force as the target of fully inoculating 85% of the population has been reached, and Russia hits another coronavirus-confirmed deaths record. 29/09/2021
Now playing Next Slovenia Slovenia temporarily suspends use of Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine Just 47% of Slovenian adults have been inoculated, a much lower protection rate than the EU average of 64%. 29/09/2021
Now playing Next Romania Record high for COVID-19 cases in Romania amid slow vaccination rates Just 33% of adults in Romania have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 amid a surge of new infections. 28/09/2021
Now playing Next France French drugmaker Sanofi halts development of its mRNA COVID vaccine The pharmaceutical giant is worried its vaccine will be too late in reaching the market. 28/09/2021
Now playing Next Health news What are the potential side effects of having a COVID vaccine? Misinformation about COVID vaccines is slowing down their roll-out. This is what you can realistically expect to happen after a dose. 25/09/2021
Now playing Next Russia Russia record as daily deaths from COVID-19 hit new high Russia has the highest COVID-19 death toll in Europe. 24/09/2021
Now playing Next Portugal Portugal has the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in the world "We've won a battle. I don't know if we've won the war against the virus. This is a world war," said Henrique Gouveia e Melo, the navy officer in charge of Portugal's vaccine rollout. 23/09/2021