Jean Castex is not expected to announce any new measure on Thursday evening, on the other hand there will be no lifting of any restriction either. The second lockdown will last, at
The French government admitted on Wednesday that current restrictions designed to contain the spread of #coronavirus were not enough, raising the prospect of a third nationwide #lo
#Israel's initial #vaccination rollout appears to be unfolding successfully, with some two million citizens having received the first of two required injections of the Pfizer-BioNT
Pharmaceutical giants scrambled Monday to announce ramped-up production and deliveries of #vaccines hours ahead of talks called by German Chancellor Angela #Merkel as fury grows in
FRANCE 24's Health Editor Julia Sieger tells us why #virus #variants are not always more contagious or more deadly, and are actually more #common than we think.
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#Britain is facing a long, bleak winter as cold, wet weather and a more contagious #variant of the coronavirus put unprecedented strain on the nation's #hospitals and force record
The Secretary General of South Africa's ruling ANC party, Ace Magashule, has been charged with multiple counts of fraud, money laundering and corruption. He is accused of embezzlin
What now for Myanmar? Where it is back to power for the junta that never quite went away when it handed over to civilian rule five years ago. And back to jail or house arrest for
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Help is on the way. Dateline Coventry, England. A 90-year old pensioner applauded after becoming the first member of the general public to get her Covid vaccine jab and what a feat
This week, we're looking at the economic damage wrought by the coronavirus in France. As many as one million people could be plunged into poverty by the pandemic. Charities have al
A team of experts from the World Health Organization arrived in #Wuhan Thursday to probe the origins of the #coronavirus more than a year after it emerged, although two members wer
In #Italy, more than 100,000 people working in the north have returned to their native villages in the south because of the #Covid-19 pandemic. They are continuing to work for thei
As the French government rolls out its Covid-19 vaccination campaign, we’re putting the focus on the country's response. While many pandemic-weary nations view this fast-tracked me
In the race to create a #Covid-19 #vaccine, two French hopefuls have slipped from frontrunners to laggards. The Pasteur Institute's decision to stop developing its most promising v
The year 2020 may have ended with Christmas effectively cancelled in Britain, but the country broke ground in offering its population a shot in the arm. Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-
The year 2020 may have ended with Christmas effectively cancelled in Britain, but the country broke ground in offering its population a shot in the arm. Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-
The death rate increases in Italy, on Thursday the italian authorities counted 623 covid related death in the last 24 hours. It's the deadliest day in the last 6 months.
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Prime Minister Jean Castex told a press briefing Thursday that France’s border with the UK will remain shut and efforts would be made to expand and fast-track vaccinations as he wa
Can we prevent #lockdowns by instead taking better care of at-risk and elderly people? Most governments have rejected the idea, but the south-western German city of Tübingen has ma
Germany partially closed its borders with the Czech Republic and Austria's Tyrol on Sunday over a troubling surge in coronavirus mutations, drawing a swift rebuke from the European
Germany will close most shops from Wednesday until Jan. 10 as it tightens coronavirus restrictions and tries to rein in the spread of the disease, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on
Wealthy countries were quick to snatch up #Covid-19 #vaccines from Western companies, leaving low-income ones to look elsewhere. Enter #China and India. Both countries are racing t
In tonight's edition, Nigerian hospitals struggle under growing numbers of coronavirus cases as the wait for vaccines continue. In Niger, ruling party candidate Mohamed Bazoum is d
New York City's Yankee Stadium opened for Covid-19 vaccinations on Friday with inoculations reserved exclusively for residents of the Bronx, the hardest hit borough in the city. FR
No face masks, #NoLockdown, no closure of restaurants or schools: the #Swedish government relied on the Swedes self-discipline to battle the Covid-19 #pandemic. Most of them suppor
Your first years of being an adult are meant to be a time for having fun, taking the first steps on your career ladder and moving out of your parents' home. But for many Europeans
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