Now playing Next Germany Germany to introduce tighter restrictions on unvaccinated, says Merkel Under the new rules, unvaccinated people -- even if they tested negative for COVID-19 -- will see their access to many public venues restricted. 18/11/2021
Now playing Next Latvia Euroviews. The Latvian ban on unvaccinated MPs should be a wake-up call | View The decision to exclude Latvian parliamentarians without a COVID-19 vaccine ought to ring alarm bells for democrats worldwide, argue Leiden University's Tom Theuns and Josette Daemen. 18/11/2021
Now playing Next Germany Fourth wave of COVID-19 hitting Germany with 'full force', Merkel says "The fourth wave is hitting our country with full force," Merkel said. 17/11/2021
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Now playing Next Ukraine Kyiv crematorium working round the clock amid COVID surge in Ukraine The latest wave of COVID-19 comes as Ukraine struggles to convince people to get vaccinated. Only around a fifth of the population is fully jabbed. 17/11/2021
Now playing Next world news COVID vaccine: Who in Europe is leading the race to herd immunity? With a fresh wave of COVID infections hitting Europe, which country is best prepared? 17/11/2021
Now playing Next Germany 'Grab it fast. I beg you': Merkel's jab plea amid record German cases "Now it (the vaccine) is here, and all we have to do is grab it," said Merkel. "Grab it fast. I beg you, join in and try to convince relatives and friends, too." 15/11/2021
Now playing Next Austria COVID-19: Austria begins nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated people The government ordered the move due to protect the health service, saying the COVID-19 incidence rate among Austria's unvaccinated is much higher than among those who have received the jab. 14/11/2021
Now playing Next world news As virus surges in Eastern Europe, leaders slow to act While several Western European countries are seeing spikes in infections, it is nations to the East that are driving fatalities. 14/11/2021
Now playing Next Austria Vienna to begin vaccinating young children against COVID-19 Kids aged 5 to 11 in Vienna, Austria will be able to receive a dose of a Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from Monday, the city said. 13/11/2021
Now playing Next Germany COVID-19: Merkel urges holdouts to get vaccinated as cases surge “If we stand together, if we think about protecting ourselves and caring for others, we can save our country a lot this winter,” Merkel said. 13/11/2021
Now playing Next Latvia Latvia bans unvaccinated MPs from voting and suspends pay Only 53.6% of Latvia's 1.9 million population is fully vaccinated, well below the EU average of 64.9%. 12/11/2021
Now playing Next Austria Austrian leader says lockdown for the unvaccinated is likely On Monday, new rules took effect barring unvaccinated people who haven't recovered from an infection from restaurants, hotels, hairdressing salons and large public events. 12/11/2021
Now playing Next world news Romania sends patients to Italy as Croatia hits new COVID-19 record The vaccination rate has slowed down in Romania. In other European countries, governments push for stricter measures against the unvaccinated amid soaring coronavirus infections. 11/11/2021
Now playing Next Italy Italy offers boosters to those over 40 amid 4th virus wave Italy has already offered boosters to those 60 years old and older who received their last vaccine dose at least six months earlier. 10/11/2021
Now playing Next France Macron announces measures to boost flagging third COVID jab take-up In a TV address the French president said over-65s will need COVID booster jabs to extend their health passes from mid-December. 09/11/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom COVID-19 vaccine to become mandatory for NHS workers, UK minister says National Health Service workers will have to be fully vaccinated by April 1 in England, UK health secretary Sajid Javid said. 09/11/2021
Now playing Next Health news Greece pushes people to get COVID jab as number of infections rise Greece registered a record number of new infections on Monday. 09/11/2021
Now playing Next Denmark Denmark set to reintroduce COVID pass two months after dropping it A rise in cases has prompted the policy reversal. 09/11/2021
Now playing Next Culture news Van Morrison sued by NI government minister for libel over COVID rules The 76-year-old singer was a vocal opposer of Northern Ireland's lockdown laws last year and labelled his home country's government "fascist bullies". 08/11/2021