Washington DC on lockdown and on edge before Biden’s inauguration
The inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden will take place in a Washington on edge, after…
England’s foreign secretary Dominic Raab says that lockdown to continue until March
Target for vaccinating all adults in Britain is September, says foreign secretary Covid-19 restrictions will…
China imposes lockdown as Covid-19 cases surge
WHO investigators in quarantine in Wuhan as 144 new cases reported in country China reported…
Germany’s economy contracted by 5% in 2020 as coronavirus lockdowns hit growth
Germany’s economy contracted by 5% in 2020, according to full-year GDP (gross domestic product) data…
Austria to roll out 5 million coronavirus tests for school pupils
Austrian schools will receive 5 million coronavirus testing kits from Jan. 18, the government said…
Sweden scraps its distinctive Covid strategy as lockdown is proposed
Gradual shift has moved Scandinavian country’s pandemic approach more in line with rest of Europe…
A frenzy of panic buying, empty shelves and crashing delivery websites as UK goes into lockdown again
On Tuesday, the United Kingdom reported a record number of new COVID-19 cases (60,916), many…
‘The weeks ahead will be the hardest’ – UK PM Boris Johnson announces new national lockdown, expected to last until mid-February
The PM announces new action due to the “frustrating and alarming” speed at which the…
Germany heading towards extension of hard lockdown
The German government and the country’s 16 federal states have agreed to extend a strict…
Germany poised to extend coronavirus lockdown
Germany is likely to extend a national lockdown beyond Jan. 10 to curb coronavirus infection…