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Europe COVID surge due to fewer curbs, subvariant

Daniel Lawler and Isabelle Tourne, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 22 11:24 AM

COVID-19 is again surging in Western Europe due to governments lifting restrictions, waning immunity and the more contagious omicron subvariant, experts said. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 2, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 02 11:34 PM

Here are the day's top stories on photos. Read more »

German state hit by high COVID-19 infection rates

Ronny Hartmann, AFP
Posted at Dec 02 09:07 AM

Medics prepare to airlift patients infected with COVID-19 at Dresden International Airport, Saxony, eastern Germany on Wednesday. Read more »

France reports 37,218 new COVID-19 cases

Gonzalo Fuentes, Reuters
Posted at Nov 28 01:56 PM

Visitors wear protective face masks in adherence to COVID-19 regulations, as an Eiffel Tower light model is seen at a Christmas market in Tuileries Garden in Paris, France, Saturday. Read more »

Filipinos told to keep guard up amid COVID resurgence in Europe

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 03:49 PM

A public health expert on Thursday warned the public to be on guard despite a declining trend in COVID-19 cases. Read more »

S. Korea reports daily record of 4,116 new COVID-19 cases

Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Posted at Nov 24 10:35 AM

South Korea reported a new daily record of 4,116 new coronavirus cases for Tuesday, as the country battles to contain a spike in serious cases requiring hospitalization, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Wednesday. Read more »

Sydney to lift lockdown after vaccination rate hits 70pct

Renju Jose, Reuters
Posted at Oct 07 10:51 AM

COVID-19 restrictions will be eased further in Sydney from Monday, authorities said, as Australia's largest city looks set to exit a nearly four-month lockdown after hitting its 70% full vaccination target. Read more »

New Zealand drops COVID-19 elimination plan as Delta persists

Praveen Menon, Reuters
Posted at Oct 04 02:23 PM

New Zealand on Monday abandoned its strategy of eliminating coronavirus, easing some COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in its biggest city Auckland, and will instead look to live with the virus while controlling its spread. Read more »

New Zealand's Delta outbreak spreads outside Auckland

Reuters
Posted at Oct 03 11:10 AM

New Zealand's Delta variant outbreak spread beyond the largest city of Auckland, prompting Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday to put additional regions into a snap lockdown. Read more »

Australia's Victoria state records second-highest daily rise in virus cases

Melanie Burton, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 26 12:15 PM

Australia's Victoria state reported 779 new COVID-19 infections and two deaths on Sunday, off the previous day's record high as the country's prime minister presses state leaders to be ready to reopen once they meet vaccination targets. Read more »

COVID-19 sends northern Chinese city into semi-shutdown

Reuters
Posted at Sep 22 02:39 PM

China's northeastern city of Harbin, population 10 million, went into semi-shutdown after reporting new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases for the first time since early February. Read more »

Australia plans merry Christmas despite high cases

Lidia Kelly, Reuters
Posted at Sep 05 03:01 PM

Australia reported 1,684 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday as authorities race ahead with vaccinations in a bid to end lockdowns on the populous southeast coast in the hope of making Christmas as close to normal as possible. Read more »

New Zealand Delta variant outbreak slows

Reuters
Posted at Sep 05 10:28 AM

New Zealand reported 20 local COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the same as in previous day, giving authorities more confidence that they are gaining a winning hand over the current outbreak of the highly transmissible Delta variant. Read more »

NZ has highest jump in COVID-19 cases since April 2020

Praveen Menon, Reuters
Posted at Aug 24 12:13 PM

The South Pacific nation's virus-free run since February ended last week after an outbreak of the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus erupted in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, and quickly spread to the capital Wellington. Read more »

Melbourne COVID lockdown extended for a week after 20 new cases reported

Colin Packham and Renju Jose, Reuters
Posted at Aug 11 01:58 PM

Australia's second-biggest city Melbourne will stay locked down for a second week after reporting 20 new COVID-19 cases as it struggles to stamp out infections caused by the highly infectious Delta variant of the pandemic. Read more »

UK records highest daily COVID death toll since March

David Milliken, Reuters
Posted at Aug 11 06:42 AM

Britain reported 146 new deaths within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test on Tuesday, the highest daily total since March 12, as the impact of last month's surge in cases fed through into fatalities, government data showed. Read more »

Thai police fire tear gas, rubber bullets at protesters

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 08 09:51 AM

Thai police fired tear gas and rubber bullets Saturday at hundreds of protesters in Bangkok demanding political reform and calling for a change to the country's coronavirus vaccination program. Read more »

Australia records youngest COVID-19 death

Renju Jose and Byron Kaye, Reuters
Updated as of Aug 04 04:06 PM

An Australian man in his 20s died at home of COVID-19 in Sydney, authorities said on Wednesday, one of the country's youngest coronavirus deaths. Read more »

Thai monks don protective gear as COVID cases surge

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 01 02:33 PM

As COVID cases surge in Thailand, some Buddhist monks are donning PPE over their distinctive robes, delivering oxygen cylinders, taking nasal samples to help with testing, and even helping carry the dead to the crematoriums. Read more »

China, Australia ramp up COVID-19 curbs as Delta variant spreads

Laurie Chen with Agence France-Presse bureaus
Posted at Aug 01 10:25 AM

China and Australia ramped up COVID-19 curbs Saturday as Delta variant cases surged and tens of thousands rallied in France against restrictions designed to stop the pandemic.   Read more »