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How is China’s ‘zero-COVID’ policy impacting European businesses?

Shanghai, one of the world’s largest trading hubs, has been in lockdown since the end of March.

18/05/2022

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Shanghai locks down to curb Covid-19 outbreak

Residents in western districts of Shanghai stock up on groceries ahead of an upcoming scheduled lockdown on Friday, while tunnels are blocked off by police leading to the eastern half of the city, which has already been put under lockdown.

28/03/2022

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800 lives saved in Europe by drop in lockdown pollution, says study

There was a significant drop in pollution in cities like Paris, Milan and Barcelona.

27/01/2022

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Protesters clash with police in Brussels over COVID-19 restrictions

It was the third week in a row that the government has tightened its rules as an avalanche of new cases strains the country’s health services.

06/12/2021

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How has COVID affected workers?

How did life change for workers in the European Union due to the COVID-19 pandemic?

25/10/2021

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Climate sceptics are using COVID-19 trauma against us, says new report

A new report by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue has identified a dangerous new brand of climate disinformation.

19/10/2021

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Italian NGO calls on government to address overcrowded prisons

53,637 people occupy the approximately 47,000 prison cells in Italy, according to the annual report of prisoners’ rights association Antigone.

02/08/2021

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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

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COVID-19: Australia further curbs new arrivals due to risks of variant

Australia, which already has some of the world’s tightest border restrictions, will reduce its cap on arrivals from 6,000 passengers a week to 3,000 by July 14.

02/07/2021

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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

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Did lockdown cut heart attacks by a third?

Doctors in Finland noticed a sharp drop in heart attack patients last spring. They think it could be a side effect of the COVID pandemic.

10/06/2021

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Taste of freedom as Spaniards celebrate end of state of emergency

While hundreds celebrated with improvised street parties, others feared the national state of emergency would be replaced by a patchwork of conflicting regional approaches.

09/05/2021

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European countries cautiously ease coronavirus restrictions

France and Greece became the latest European countries on Monday to begin cautiously relaxing their lockdowns.

03/05/2021

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Europe’s economy slid back into recession as US roared ahead

The European economy officially entered a double-dip recession in the first quarter of the year, as the continent paid the price for slow vaccine rollouts and extended lockdowns.

30/04/2021

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France to lift domestic travel restrictions from May 3, says PM Castex

"The peak of the third wave of the pandemic seems to be behind us," said Prime Minister Jean Castex as he outlined the first steps of lockdown easing.

22/04/2021

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Protests in Berlin as Bundestag approves COVID rules overhaul

German legislators have given the green light to an overhaul of coronavirus restrictions as police clashed with demonstrators near the Reichstag.

21/04/2021

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France extends partial COVID-19 lockdowns to more parts of country

Three more areas are being added to the 16 already under reinforced restrictions, to fight what the French government describes as an 'extremely strong' third wave of the pandemic.

25/03/2021

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Slow vaccine rollout tops agenda as European leaders meet virtually

Three months after vaccination campaigns started, fewer than 5% of the EU's 450 million residents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19

25/03/2021

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Lockdowns are 'not going to be over by summer' says health expert

We’re all fed up with lockdowns, but pandemic life probably won’t be over in 2021, a public health expert warns. So how can authorities keep enforcing restrictions?

22/03/2021

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New lockdowns begin in France and Poland as COVID-19 infections soar

The measures imposed nationwide in Poland and on a third of the French population, less strict than during the first lockdown a year ago, come amid a surge in cases in much of Europe.

20/03/2021