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No lockdown before Christmas, Germany says 19 Dec 2021 - 07:56 pm
A nine-year-old girl receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a vaccination event for children at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, December 18, 2021. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen
Thousands in Brussels protest renewed COVID-19 restrictions 19 Dec 2021 - 07:31 pm
People attend a demonstration against the Belgian government's restrictions imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Brussels, Belgium, December 19, 2021. REUTERS/Johanna Geron
UK health boss won't rule out new COVID controls before Xmas 19 Dec 2021 - 04:37 pm
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UK Brexit supremo Frost resigns in blow to PM Johnson 19 Dec 2021 - 11:56 am
 David Frost walks outside Downing Street in London, Britain, February 24, 2021. REUTERS/John Sibley/File Photo
Ryanair boss calls for ban on ‘idiot’ anti-vaxxers: Telegraph 18 Dec 2021 - 02:05 pm
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Omicron cases doubling in 1.5 to 3 days in areas with local spread: WHO 18 Dec 2021 - 01:41 pm
People pose with syringe and needle in front of displayed World Health Organization (WHO) logo, in this illustration taken December 11, 2021. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
UK considers new Covid measures as hospitalizations rise 18 Dec 2021 - 01:08 pm
People walk past a government health campaign advertisement encouraging people to take a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster dose, at a bus stop in London, Britain, December 17, 2021. Reuters/Toby Melville
German business confidence slips again amid COVID fears 17 Dec 2021 - 09:28 pm
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Austria to require Covid tests for arrivals without a booster shot 17 Dec 2021 - 09:22 pm
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Omicron five times more likely to reinfect than Delta, study says 17 Dec 2021 - 07:37 pm
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Novovax gets WHO nod for Covid shot for developing countries 17 Dec 2021 - 07:30 pm
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Denmark proposes new restrictions to curb surge in coronavirus cases 17 Dec 2021 - 04:53 pm
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Portugal says Omicron could cause 80% of new cases by year-end 17 Dec 2021 - 04:43 pm
Portugal's Health Minister Marta Temido speaks during a news conference regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation in Lisbon, Portugal, December 17, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
EU to place order with Pfizer for COVID shots adapted to Omicron 17 Dec 2021 - 04:07 pm
A vial of Biontech-Pfizer's Comirnaty vaccine against COVID-19 and syringes are seen during vaccination at the Institute for Health and Food Safety of Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, December 16, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
Queen Elizabeth cancels pre-Christmas lunch as COVID cases soar 17 Dec 2021 - 10:59 am
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UK's Sunak cuts short US trip to discuss new COVID-19 aid 16 Dec 2021 - 11:04 pm
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Danish PM warns of further curbs after doubling of daily Omicron cases 16 Dec 2021 - 08:36 pm
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen speaks during a news conference on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Mirror Hall in the PM's Office at Christiansborg Palace, in Copenhagen, Denmark, November 8, 2021. Ritzau Scanpix/Olafur Steinar Gestsson/via REUTERS
EU states can use Pfizer's anti-COVID pill-regulator 16 Dec 2021 - 07:18 pm
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