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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.

World News

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.

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.

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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.

Destinations

This Greek island has become Europe's first COVID-free destination

All 520 residents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and they are happy to welcome tourists to their little piece of paradise

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.

USA

San Diego Zoo gives experimental COVID-19 vaccine to 9 great apes

Nine apes received an experimental coronavirus vaccine after an outbreak of COVID-19 among gorillas at the zoo.

Slovakia

'Unacceptable': Ukraine slams Slovak PM over territory swap 'joke'

Slovakia's Prime Minister has apologised after commenting that he would hand over a Ukrainian region to Russia in exchange for COVID-19 vaccines.

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.

World News

European Medicines Agency starts review of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine

The EMA has so far approved three vaccines for use across the bloc.

Spain

Uproar as Spanish king's sisters vaccinated on trip to see dad in UAE

The sisters of Spanish King Felipe VI acknowledged Wednesday that they got COVID-19 vaccine shots during a visit to the United Arab Emirates to see their father.

Europe News

EU vaccine passports might not be ready by the summer. Here’s why

Concerns on fundamental rights, discrimination, data privacy, and forgery are poised to become stumbling blocks for the cross-border pass.

USA

Dolly Parton sings COVID-themed 'Jolene' version as she gets vaccine

"Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, I'm begging of you please don't hesitate," Dolly Parton crooned before receiving a dose of the Moderna vaccine.

Austria

Austria and Denmark to develop next generation vaccines with Israel

The initiative comes amid growing frustration over delays in the EU's vaccine rollout.

World News

COVID-19: 'Unrealistic' for pandemic to be over by year-end, says WHO

"Right now the virus is very much in control," the WHO's head of emergencies programme stressed on Monday.

USA

Twitter cracks down on COVID vaccine misinformation with strike system

Accounts with two strikes against them will be locked for 12 hours. Five strikes will get a user permanently banned from Twitter.

France

France widens AstraZeneca jab use, backs one dose for COVID patients

Health Minister Olivier Véran told France 2 on Monday evening that the AstraZeneca jab has now been approved for people aged 65-74 with "co-morbidities".