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'Jabbed, cured or dead', Germany warns as Europe battles COVID surge

Michelle Fitzpatrick with Denise Hruby in Vienna, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 23 11:08 AM

Germans were warned Monday they would be "vaccinated, cured or dead" from Covid-19 by the end of winter, as Europe battles an upsurge. Read more »

'COVID-19 surge sa Europe dapat maging aral sa PH'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 08:46 PM

Dapat umanong maging aral sa Pilipinas ang pagbabalik bilang COVID-19 epicenter ng Europa. Read more »

European efforts to assess Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine stymied by data gaps

Michel Rose, Polina Ivanova and Emilio Parodi, Reuters
Posted at Jul 15 07:34 AM

Several people who have interacted with Russia’s Gamaleya Institute attribute the repeated failure to provide some information to lack of experience in dealing with overseas regulators.  Read more »

New lockdowns in Europe, overseas fans banned at Tokyo Olympics

Katy Lee, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 21 11:13 AM

Several European countries introduced new lockdown measures Saturday as they battled surging coronavirus infections, while Tokyo Olympics organizers were forced to announce an "unavoidable" ban on overseas fans to keep the Games safe. Read more »

Europe rolls out vaccines in bid to leave pandemic behind

Reuters
Posted at Dec 27 11:08 AM

Europe launches a cross-border vaccination program of unprecedented scale on Sunday as part of efforts to end a COVID-19 pandemic that has crippled economies and claimed more than 1.7 million lives around the world. Read more »

Europe first region to pass 500,000 coronavirus deaths

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 18 04:17 AM

PARIS - Europe became the first region in the world on Thursday to pass the milestone of 500,000 coronavirus deaths, according to an AFP tally based on official sources shortly before 1500 GMT. Read more »

Europe passes 20 million COVID-19 infections

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 09 05:33 AM

PARIS - Health officials have recorded more than 20 million cases of the coronavirus across Europe, according to an AFP tally based on official sources at 1315 GMT on Tuesday. Read more »

Europe virus toll crosses 400,000, as shops reopen in some countries

AFP bureaus
Posted at Nov 28 06:39 PM

Britain accounted for almost two-thirds of the fatalities at 57,551, followed by Italy with 53,677, France at 51,914 and Spain with 44,668.  Read more »

US, Europe plan vaccination schemes as second virus wave builds

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 18 06:41 AM

Plans for vaccination programs began taking shape in Europe and the United States following recent breakthroughs, as surging coronavirus caseloads prompted grueling new restrictions, with Austria taking the unpopular step Tuesday of closing schools and shops. Read more »

Over half of EU countries 'red' on new COVID-19 travel map: agency

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 16 07:51 AM

STOCKHOLM - More than half of countries in the EU, plus the UK, were on Thursday labeled red in a new map issued by the bloc's disease control agency aimed at guiding decisions on travel restrictions. Read more »

Europe passes 6 million confirmed coronavirus cases

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 08 01:04 AM

PARIS - Europe has registered more than six million confirmed cases of novel coronavirus since it first appeared in the region in January, an AFP tally just after 1500 GMT Wednesday showed. Read more »

WHO Europe warns of 'alarming' virus transmission rates

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 17 07:40 PM

The 53 member states of WHO Europe have recorded nearly 5 million cases of COVID-19 and more than 227,000 related deaths. Read more »

New post-lockdown record for France with 5,000 new virus cases

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 27 08:55 AM

French health authorities on Wednesday reported more than 5,000 new coronavirus cases for the previous 24 hours, hitting their highest figure since May days before children return to school nationwide.   Read more »

Europe frets over virus spikes as WHO warns against lockdowns

Florian Cazeres, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 21 04:28 AM

BERLIN - European concerns were growing on Thursday over spikes in coronavirus cases in Germany and France but the World Health Organization (WHO) said the continent should be able to fight the pandemic without reimposing full lockdown measures. Read more »

European virus surge due to relaxed behavior: WHO expert

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 14 02:55 AM

A combination of eased restrictions, less strict rule-following in summer and increased testing explains the rising number of COVID-19 cases seen around Europe, the European chapter of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday. Read more »

Faced with second wave, Europe tightens virus measures

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 28 06:47 AM

Fresh outbreaks of the coronavirus have led many European countries to tighten measures as they battle to prevent its spread again. Read more »

Tighter mask rules, more tests as WHO warns of Europe virus spike

Marc Preel, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 25 05:54 AM

The World Health Organization expressed concern Friday over a coronavirus resurgence in Europe as Britain joined France, Germany and Austria in announcing tighter mask requirements and greater testing. Read more »

3-year-old girl dies as Belgian virus cases grow

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 24 07:00 PM

Belgium has now recorded 64,847 cases of COVID-19, after being one of the countries with the highest per capita rates of infection at the height of the crisis in Europe.   Read more »

Europe virus cases top 3 million as countries reimpose restrictions

Damon Wake, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 24 05:54 AM

Europe hit more than three million coronavirus cases on Thursday while spiking infection numbers from Belgium to Tokyo and Melbourne led authorities to reimpose restrictions on citizens.  Read more »

Coronavirus deaths in Europe pass 200,000: AFP tally

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 07 10:40 PM

More than 200,000 people have now died from the novel coronavirus in Europe, according to an AFP tally based on official sources, as of Tuesday Read more »