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Ireland adds 26 countries to mandatory quarantine list, removes one 02 Apr 2021 - 12:31 am
A view of Crowne Plaza Dublin Airport Hotel, as Ireland introduces hotel quarantine programme for travellers from 'high-risk' countries, in Dublin, Ireland March 26, 2021. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
German experts say under 60s should not get 2nd AstraZeneca vaccine 01 Apr 2021 - 10:57 pm
FILE PHOTO: A vial with AstraZeneca's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is pictured in Berlin, Germany, March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo
Europe's vaccination program is "unacceptably slow": WHO 01 Apr 2021 - 08:13 pm
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the World Health Organization (WHO), is seen before a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
On London rooftop, Royal Opera Chorus reunites for performance 01 Apr 2021 - 06:47 pm
The choir of London's Royal Opera House perform on the rooftop of the Royal Opera House to celebrate Good Friday and the arrival of spring in London, Britain, March 25, 2021. Picture taken March 25, 2021. REUTERS/John Sibley
Poland's Mabion aims to produce Novavax vaccine for Europe from Q3 01 Apr 2021 - 04:55 pm
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Berlin imposes nighttime ban on gatherings from Friday 01 Apr 2021 - 04:48 pm
A stand-up paddler enjoys the first warm spring evening as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Frankfurt, Germany, March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Sudden extension of vaccine eligibility sows confusion in Poland 01 Apr 2021 - 03:32 pm
File photo: Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are pictured in a vaccination centre in Geneva, Switzerland, February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Belgian park party invite is April Fool, but no joke for police 01 Apr 2021 - 02:14 pm
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Pfizer COVID-19 shot 91% effective in updated data, protective against South African variant 01 Apr 2021 - 01:51 pm
Filephoto: A healthcare worker prepares a Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
Lockdown home-working thwarts Germany's burglars 01 Apr 2021 - 11:46 am
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John le Carre was so furious with Brexit he got Irish citizenship 01 Apr 2021 - 11:22 am
File photo: Author John le Carre and actor Florence Pugh arrive at the world premiere of
Eurovision song contest to have limited audience in COVID-19 trial 01 Apr 2021 - 08:40 am
File photo: General view of the Ahoy arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands that will host the Eurovision Song Contest in May 2021. Photo taken March 30, 2020. Reuters/Piroschka Van De Wouw/File Photo
Macron orders COVID-19 lockdown across all of France, closes schools 31 Mar 2021 - 11:25 pm
FILE PHOTO: A french police officer patrols on the Promenade des Anglais during the third lockdown imposed to slow the rate of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) contagion, in Nice, France, March 27, 2021. REUTERS/ Eric Gaillard/File Photo
Italy makes COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for all health workers 31 Mar 2021 - 10:20 pm
Doctor Pina Tomaselli prepares to administer the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a care home in Naples, Italy, March 30, 2021. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny starts hunger strike over lack of medical care 31 Mar 2021 - 09:18 pm
FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny attends a hearing to consider an appeal against an earlier court decision to change his suspended sentence to a real prison term, in Moscow, Russia February 20, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Pho
'Falling like flies': Hungary's Roma community pleads for COVID help 31 Mar 2021 - 07:26 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks walk in downtown Budapest, after Hungarian government imposed a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Hungary, November 11, 2020. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/Files/Fil
Ukraine reports record daily high of coronavirus-related deaths 31 Mar 2021 - 03:46 pm
A medical worker wearing protective gear stands next to an ambulance outside a hospital for patients infected with COVID-19 in Kyiv, Ukraine, November 24, 2020. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo
Spain will use AstraZeneca vaccine for essential workers over 65 31 Mar 2021 - 03:34 pm
People wait in line to receive a dose of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine outside a vaccination centre, at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium, in Madrid, Spain, March 31, 2021. REUTERS/Susana Vera

Africa

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This handout picture released by Argentina's Health Ministry shows a scientist from the Malbran Institute handling containers used to diagnose the Andes hantavirus, which contain RNA from the Andes virus as part of the detection process, in Buenos Aires on May 6, 2026. (Photo by Handout / ARGENTINE HEALTH MINISTRY / AFP) Risk of Hantavirus spreading to general population "absolutely low": WHO
nstitute holding a container used to diagnose the Andes hantavirus, which contains RNA from the Andes virus as part of the detection process, in Buenos Aires on May 6, 2026. Argentina has seen an increase in hantavirus cases but not an outbreak, an expert told AFP on May 6, as infections aboard a cruise ship have provoked a global health scare. The MV Hondius set sail from Ushuaia in southern Argentina on April 1 and is currently anchored off the coast of Cape Verde after three passengers died, possibly of hantavirus. (Photo by Handout / ARGENTINE HEALTH MINISTRY / AFP) WHO says good cooperation with US on hantavirus, despite withdrawal
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