Now playing Next Czech Republic Czechs protest restrictions on unvaccinated as cases soar Protesters marched through the Czech capital of Prague on Monday to decry the government’s restrictions on unvaccinated people as new infections soared. 22/11/2021
Now playing Next Health news COVID boosters: Are you now only fully vaccinated if you have 3 doses? Amid a new surge of COVID cases, countries are scrambling to issue vaccine boosters. Are two doses enough to be counted as "fully vaccinated"? 21/11/2021
Now playing Next Netherlands Police fire on rioters after anti-COVID-19 protest descends into chaos Police said they fired warning shots during protests against new COVID-19 restrictions in the Netherlands. 19/11/2021
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
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Now playing Next Netherlands Dutch leader announces 'unpleasant' three-week partial lockdown The partial lockdown, which begins on Saturday night, will see bars, restaurants and supermarkets close at 20:00 and non-essential stores shut their doors at 18:00. 12/11/2021
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Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
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Now playing Next Tech 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
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Now playing Next Health news 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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