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Shorter period between jabs, new measures after New Year: French PM
French PM Jean Castex announced the return of "compulsory" remote working and a ban on standing in bars and cafes as the country tries to curb the impact of the Omicron variant.
New COVID treatment pills: who can take them and when?
Pfizer's Paxlovid and Merck’s molnupiravir can be used by EU member states, the EMA recommended. However, they come with a catch: they have to be used as soon as possible.
Surge in COVID cases worldwide makes for another low-key Christmas
A record number of cases, hospitalisations, and travel restrictions around the world have put a damper on Christmas celebrations for the second year in a row.
Should your company give you more time off in the pandemic?
With few of us able to go on holiday during the pandemic, should workplaces offer more annual leave to make up for it?
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Greece: Protest against budget constrained by pandemic costs
Some 2,000 people staged a protest during a parliamentary budget debate on Thursday to demand higher wages and pensions.
Omicron resistant to two major vaccines, new study says
Two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines may not be sufficient protection against the new variant, Hong Kong researchers said, calling on individuals to seek a third booster jab.
Omicron: What are the symptoms of the latest COVID variant?
Top US scientist Anthony Fauci said Omicron is "almost certainly" not more severe than the Delta variant.
No swab needed for 97% accurate COVID saliva test, researchers say
The test is not yet in commercial production, but its inventors claim it could make regular testing a part of everyday routines.
Pfizer says COVID booster offers protection against Omicron
"What we should really be reading into this is that any vaccine that boosts immunity will do the job," clinical expert Bharat Pankhania told Euronews.
UK PM announces new virus measures amid Omicron fears
Vaccine passports will be introduced in nightclubs and places with large crowds, said British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Thailand is reopening, but it doesn’t want everyone back
The country is aiming to ditch mass tourism by encouraging 'quality' visitors.
French PM outlines new virus measures amid spike in infections
Nightclubs will close for four weeks but "the time has not come" for curfews or lockdowns, said Prime Minister Jean Castex.
Omicron sees ‘prison-like’ quarantine hotels return to the UK
Guests pay upwards of €4,000 for 10 days in "horrific" quarantine hotels.
Cancer in Europe: How COVID is masking a deepening health crisis
A new data tool has exposed the true scale of a brewing European health crisis masked by efforts to get a grip on the COVID pandemic.
Euroviews. World AIDS Day: We need global responses to tackle all pandemics
To end the global Covid pandemic, richer nations need to focus their vaccines, health technologies and finance on poorer countries too.
The Great Resignation: Is the US workers' revolution coming to Europe?
While the number of people leaving their jobs in the US has soared, European job markets have stabilised. Is Europe bucking the Great Resignation?
COVID vaccines less effective on Omicron, warns Moderna boss
The vaccine maker said the large number of mutations in the newly-identified Omicron variant could make it more resistant to current COVID vaccines.
WHO members eye pandemic preparation as new variant emerges
The World Health Organization opened a special session of member states to discuss ways to better prepare globally to fight pandemics like COVID-19.
COVID fears dampen trade at Europe's Christmas markets
The traditional holiday tree is standing tall in Frankfurt’s main square - but trade is quiet at the annual Christmas market. Covid fears and sanitary restrictions mean business is down 50% on two years ago. Many stall owners though are just glad to be open at all.
Could a nasal spray be the solution to preventing and treating COVID?
Trials are underway in the UK on a COVID nasal spray called pHOXWELL which researchers believe is capable of stopping any variant of concern.