Austria Austria introduces tougher COVID-19 measures for the unvaccinated On Saturday, Austria registered a record high of 10,000 new infections. The country has one of the lowest vaccination rates in Western Europe, with only 63% of people vaccinated. 08/11/2021
Russia Russian region extends non-working period as COVID-19 infections rise Novgorod’s regional coronavirus task force has reported 284 new infections — double the daily tally from a month ago. 01/11/2021
Latvia Latvia enters a new lockdown after record daily COVID cases The Baltic state has seen a record-high level of cases since the start of the pandemic resulting in new strict measures. 22/10/2021
Travel News Morocco bans all flights to UK, Germany and the Netherlands In response to an increase in covid cases across the UK, Germany and the Netherlands, Morocco has banned until further notice. 21/10/2021
Culture news Books that spark your senses: 7 escapist novels for the hungry mind Many of us fell back in love with fiction during lockdown. Here's a list of novels that can really take you out of yourself. 22/09/2021
Culture news Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 'not all doom and gloom' There was certainly a whole group of works dealing, of course, with either COVID and aspects of COVID directly or the period that has been behind us with a lot of dealing with loneliness and with self-reflection," says Axel Rüger. 16/09/2021
Biztech news Eurozone GDP recovered more rapidly than expected post-COVID lockdowns Increased consumer spending was marked out as a catalyst for a rapid rise in GDP in the EU and eurozone, according to the new report. 09/09/2021
Vietnam Vietnam calls on army for food delivery ahead of lockdown The army personnel will be deployed to help with logistics as the city of 10 million people asks residents to “stay put” for two weeks. 21/08/2021
Australia Australian capital goes into lockdown after one COVID-19 case found Australia has used strict measures to control COVID-19 cases in the country. 12/08/2021
Biztech news The self-destructing website that you can tell your deepest secrets to With unexpected beginnings, this self-destructing website caught the imaginations of hundreds of thousands of people during COVID. 02/08/2021
Health Big Brother at the beach: Drones helping to enforce social distancing Authorities in Sitges in Catalonia are using drones to maintain social distancing rules on the beach as the region sees a spike in COVID cases. 21/07/2021
Spain Spain's first national lockdown order was unconstitutional, says court Spain’s Constitutional Court has that last spring’s lockdown order by the government under a state of emergency was unconstitutional. 14/07/2021
United Kingdom COVID-19: UK confident about July reopening despite soaring cases Britain's new health secretary says he sees "no reason" for social restrictions to remain beyond 19 July despite an ongoing rise in new coronavirus infections. 29/06/2021
United Kingdom UK health secretary resigns after breaching COVID-19 rules with aide UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock resigned after breaching social distancing rules with an aide. 26/06/2021
New Zealand New Zealand-Australia travel bubble paused due to COVID-19 cluster New Zealand said its quarantine-free travel zone with Australia would be paused as Greater Sydney entered lockdown to control a cluster of COVID-19 cases. 26/06/2021
Australia Delta variant outbreak forced parts of Sydney to go into lockdown The outbreak has been traced back to a Sydney Airport limousine driver who is said to have been infected while transporting a foreign air crew. 25/06/2021
United Kingdom UK has highest daily increase in COVID-19 cases since February Many people infected recently are within the less vulnerable younger age groups, who are waiting for vaccines 09/06/2021
world news Delta variant about 40% more transmissible, UK health secretary says The Delta variant, which first emerged in India and is now the dominant variant of COVID-19 in the UK, is about 40% more transmissible. 06/06/2021
Belgium In pictures: Thousands protest in Brussels against COVID restrictions Thousands descended on a park in the Belgian capital for a 'party' designed to flout COVID-19 rules, later marching on the European Union headquarters. 29/05/2021
People Faked travel documents and foreign weddings: Love in the time of COVID Facing lockdown alone, these couples faked travel documents and got married in foreign countries, all in the name of love. 29/05/2021
United Kingdom UK PM Johnson announces easing of COVID restrictions British Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlined details of the move to step three of the lockdown roadmap. 10/05/2021
world news Lockdown restrictions loosened in several European countries A relaxation of some of the regulations surrounding the coronavirus pandemic have been introduced in several European countries. 01/05/2021
Germany Germany puts anti-lockdown activists under surveillance The country's domestic security agency can now monitor people and groups within the so-called 'Querdenker' movement. 28/04/2021
Turkey Turkey announces strictest lockdown so far as virus surges The new coronavirus measures will be the strictest implemented in Turkey since the beginning of the pandemic. 26/04/2021
United Kingdom Six arrested amid massive anti-lockdown protests in London Eight police officers were injured during yesterday's demonstration in the British capital, which up to 10,000 people are thought to have attended. 25/04/2021
Italy Italy moves toward slow reopening with outdoor dining Dining al fresco will be permitted again in Italy's lower-risk regions starting April 26. 16/04/2021
