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Europe crosses 500,000 COVID-19 deaths as new variant spreads

Anurag Maan and Shaina Ahluwalia, Reuters
Posted at Dec 23 04:15 AM

Europe became the first region worldwide to cross 500,000 COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, as a new variant of the coronavirus discovered in Britain threatened the region's prevention measures to curb the pandemic. 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 »

WHO looks at e-certificates for COVID-19 vaccination

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 04 02:03 PM

The World Health Organization said it was considering introducing electronic vaccination certificates, as hopes for an end to the pandemic were boosted after Britain became the first country to approve use of a COVID-19 vaccine. Read more »

Ika-2 lockdown sa England nagtapos na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 07:46 PM

Nagtapos na ang national lockdown sa England. 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 »

Europe COVID death toll tops 300,000 as winter looms and infections surge

Shaina Ahluwalia, Anurag Maan and Roshan Abraham, Reuters
Posted at Nov 11 08:39 AM

More than 300,000 people have died of COVID-19 across Europe, according to a Reuters tally on Tuesday, and authorities fear that fatalities and infections will continue to rise as the region heads into winter despite hopes for a new vaccine.   Read more »

Coronavirus pandemic reaches new heights in Europe

Allison McCann and Lauren Leatherby, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 08 09:12 AM

More Europeans are seriously ill with the coronavirus than ever before, new hospital data for 21 countries shows, surpassing the worst days in the spring and threatening to overwhelm stretched hospitals and exhausted medical workers.   Read more »

Europe's coronavirus infections top 11 million

Agence France-Presse bureaus
Posted at Nov 04 08:19 AM

Europe passed a new bleak milestone Tuesday after reporting more than 11 million coronavirus cases, as Austria and Greece became the latest countries on the continent to impose shutdowns.   Read more »

France back in coronavirus lockdown as US surges to daily record

Fernando Llano, AP
Posted at Oct 30 03:55 PM

The lockdown is scheduled to last a month, with bars and restaurants also closed until at least December and travel between regions limited. Read more »

Europe surges past 250,000 virus deaths as Israel lifts lockdown

Erin Conroy, with Agence France-Presse bureaus
Posted at Oct 19 06:43 AM

Europe passed the milestone of 250,000 deaths from Covid-19 on Sunday as Israel and Australia's second-largest city of Melbourne began to gradually ease their strict lockdowns.   Read more »

Europe crosses 150,000 daily coronavirus cases mark

Anurag Maan, Reuters
Posted at Oct 18 07:40 AM

Europe surpassed 150,000 daily coronavirus cases on Friday just a week after reporting 100,000 cases for the first time, according to Reuters tally, with countries such as France and Germany reporting record daily numbers of infections this week. 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 »

Paris goes under curfew as Europe ramps up virus restrictions

Jürgen Hecker, with Agence France-Presse bureaus
Posted at Oct 15 03:18 PM

France on Wednesday became the latest European country to toughen anti-coronavirus measures, imposing a curfew in Paris and eight other cities from Saturday, while Germany and Ireland also ramped up 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 »

Even as cases rise, Europe is learning to live with the coronavirus

Norimitsu Onishi, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 16 09:30 AM

From full-fledged conflict to cold war containment, France and much of the rest of Europe have opted for coexistence as infections keep rising, summer recedes into a risk-filled autumn and the possibility of a second wave haunts the continent.   Read more »

WHO delivers Europe death warning as infections hit new high

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 15 08:23 AM

Europe will face a rising death toll from the coronavirus during autumn, the World Health Organization warned on Monday as the number of daily infections around the world hit a record high. Read more »

Israel to reimpose virus lockdown as European cases mount

Jonah Mandel with Agence France-Presse bureaus
Posted at Sep 14 08:12 AM

Israel said Sunday it will reimpose a national lockdown after coronavirus cases soared, while European nations grappled with mounting infections against the backdrop of protests against restrictions aimed at reining in the pandemic. Read more »

China celebrates virus success as Europe suffers

Helen Roxburgh with Agence France-Presse bureaus
Posted at Sep 09 07:20 AM

China's leaders staged a triumphant ceremony to celebrate beating the coronavirus on Tuesday as billions of people around the world still suffer the fallout from the pandemic and the global death toll nears 900,000.   Read more »