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Coronavirus in Europe
Madrid News
Portugal goes back into lockdown
Portugal’s government has announced new lockdown restrictions that kick in on November 4th. The public is advised to stay at home with the exception of work, school, or shopping outings. Meanwhile, co...
Berlin News
Germany goes into a 'light lockdown'
Germany goes into a “light lockdown”and places restrictions on social life
Germany is one of the European countries to partially shutdown as authorities fight to flatten the rise in coronavirus infec...
London News
Uk Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces lockdown
Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister, announced a new national lockdown in England during a press conference on Saturday evening.
The new four-week "lockdown", triggered by a recent and sustain...
Brussels News
Belgium in lockdown as from Monday due to covid-19 pandemic
As from 2 November to 13 December shops and offices will be closed due to the decision of the Belgium government to impose a new lockdown.
As from Monday Belgium will be back in lockdown: "These ar...
Paris News
France heads towards national lockdown due to covid-19
French President Emmanuel Macron will announce tonight, during a live TV speech to the nation, new measures to counter the advance of covid-19, which in France has reached a very worrying level of dif...
Berlin News
Travel: Germany updates its covid-19 quarantine list
Germany updates its 'high-risk' travel list to include the UK, Poland, Switzerland, much of Italy and most of Austria.
Germany has updated its covid-19 quarantine list to include the UK and Northern...
Berlin News
At Helsinki Airport dogs are used to detect covid-19
At Helsinki Airport, in Finland, dogs are used to detect whether people are positive for Coronavirus.
The project is carried out on an experimental basis by the University of the Finnish capital. The...
Madrid News
Covid-19. What is happening in France, Spain and Italy
The world is entering the final part of one of the most eventful years of the 21st century, and covid-19 continues to be a part of the “new normal”.
Since June, travel within the EU has been fai...
Paris News
3,310 new covid-19 cases registered in France in one day
France registered 3,310 new cases in the last 24 hours
An increase in infection rates surges in several European countries, including France, Spain and Germany. France registered 3,310 new cases in t...
Dublin News
Covid-19: Irish tourism chief resigns over holiday in Italy
Fáilte Ireland chairman ignored Irish government advice to avoid non-essential travel abroad.
The chairman of Ireland's national tourism authority has resigned after going on holiday to Italy, contra...
London News
Madonna censored on Instagram for spreading fake news on covid-19
Censored by Instagram after sharing a video about a conspiracy theory related to the coronavirus. This is what happened to Madonna for posting a video in which Dr. Stella Immanuel claims to have cured...
London News
Britain to impose quarantine on tourists returning from Spain
Britain has decided to impose a two- week quarantine period on citizens returning from Spain, where there has recently been an increase in coronavirus cases. Despite the peak of covid-19 infections, e...
Brussels News
Europe experiences a spike in new covid-19 cases
Europe, and especially Spain and France, are experiencing a spike in new covid-19 cases.
France: 1000 new infections. In Spain 971: "Maybe it's the second wave." Germany, 2,000 cases related to the s...
Brussels News
Swedish doctors and scientists criticise Swedish herd immunity strategy
25 Swedish doctors and scientists have published an open letter on USA Today: "We set an example on how not to deal with a deadly infectious disease. The strategy has led to death, pain and suffering...
Dublin News
Covid-19: Ireland lifts quarantine for 15 countries including Italy
No quarantine required for visitors to Ireland from Italy but UK has been left off list.
Those who travel to the Republic of Ireland from 15 'safe travel' countries will not be required to undergo tw...
Amsterdam News
Geert Wilders says Italians hardly pay taxes
Geert Wilders, the leader of the Dutch sovereign, anti-European and anti-immigration party, heavily critized the European Recovery fund deal and in particular Italy.Wilders made his position very clea...
London News
Oxford University vaccine looks promising in the battle against covid-19
The vaccine against covid-19 of the Jenner Institute of Oxford University, in collaboration with the Italian biotech company Irbm of Pomezia, "induced a strong immune and antibody response until the 5...
Amsterdam News
Amsterdam closes part of Red Light District because of social distancing issues
Amsterdam authorities have closed a few streets in the famous red light district of the city, due to overcrowding. City officials have also told people not to visit the area.
Social distancing restri...
London News
Queen Elizabeth II knights war veteran Tom Moore
On 17 July, Queen Elizabeth II, 94 years old, knighted war veteran Tom Moore, who turned 100 last April and became a national hero during the pandemic.
The knighthood came after Captain Moore managed...
London News
British Airways dismantles entire Boeing 747 fleet
The British airline British Airways announces the withdrawal of its entire fleet of Boeing 747 "Jumbo Jets,"due to the hard blow to international air transport caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Due to...
