Destinations Greece has scrapped all COVID entry rules before the summer holidays Here's how travel and domestic restrictions have changed in Greece from May, and when indoor masks are likely to be lifted. 03/05/2022
Health EU says up to 80% of population has now been infected by COVID While the number of infections and deaths from COVID is dropping, EU member states are being urged to step up vaccinations, particularly for children. 28/04/2022
Travel News Cyprus entry rules: What has changed for unvaccinated tourists? The sunny Mediterranean island has reopened for summer, but hasn't dropped its COVID safety measures entirely. 19/04/2022
Health Mental health a factor in risk of breakthrough COVID infection - study Vaccinated patients over the age of 65 with a history of certain mental health conditions were found to be at higher risk of breakthrough infection 18/04/2022
Travel News All the COVID entry rules for every country in Europe Want to know where you can travel in Europe and what tests you'll need to do? Check out this list for all the details. 14/04/2022
Health Valneva’s inactivated COVID vaccine gets first approval in UK Valneva’s COVID-19 vaccine uses traditional technology that may appeal to people reluctant to take mRNA shots. 14/04/2022
Germany German MPs reject bill to make COVID vaccines mandatory for over 60s In total, 378 MPs voted against the bill, while 296 supported it. 07/04/2022
Health Too early to consider 4th COVID vaccine dose, say EU medical bodies While most people won't be considered for a fourth dose of COVID mRNA vaccine, those over 80 will be encouraged to get a second booster. 06/04/2022
Germany Man in Germany gets 90 COVID-19 shots to sell forged passes The man from the eastern Germany city of Magdeburg, whose name was not released in line with German privacy rules, is said to have received up to 90 shots against COVID-19 at vaccination centers in the eastern state of Saxony for months until criminal police caught him earlier this month. 03/04/2022
Health 'Alternative' COVID cure ivermectin turns out not to work A new study of over 3,000 COVID patients in Brazil found the antiparasitic drug worked about as well as a placebo. 01/04/2022
Europe Decoded How COVID is still hitting Europe hard and what the EU can do next EU countries rushed to get their population vaccinated. Now, nearly three-quarters of the bloc's population is inoculated, yet the region remains at the epicentre of the pandemic. 29/03/2022
Health Moderna seeks emergency approval for COVID vaccine in kids under 6 Moderna’s COVID vaccine is around 44 per cent effective for children aged 6 months to 2 years old, early clinical trial results show. 23/03/2022
Health 1 in 4 symptomatic children hit by long COVID, says new study Data from more than 80,000 children with COVID suggests a quarter of them had symptoms that lingered for at least 4-12 weeks. 15/03/2022
Austria Austria to suspend its controversial COVID vaccine mandate Austria was the first country in the EU to introduce such a measure. But now it has been suspended. 09/03/2022
Health Moderna COVID vaccine approved by EU regulator for children aged 5-11 The European Medicines Agency also recommended booster shots for children aged 12 and older. 03/03/2022
Health COVID vaccines for children: How do European countries compare? The EMA authorised the use of the Pfizer vaccine for children over 5 years-old and the Omicron variant has put a renewed focus on countries' vaccination campaigns. Which European countries are now vaccinating young people? 25/02/2022
The Cube There is no investigation into UK COVID-19 vaccines, police say The Metropolitan police stated that it will not be taking any action on complaints from anti-vaccine protesters in the UK. 23/02/2022
Health Fact check: Is Queen Elizabeth’s COVID being treated with ivermectin? Anti-vaxxers and COVID sceptics seized on a mistake in an Australian news broadcast about Queen Elizabeth's COVID diagnosis to push an antiparasitic drug as a treatment for the virus against medical advice. 22/02/2022
no comment Ottawa Police make arrests to end siege Police arrested protesters and began towing away trucks Friday in a bid to break the three-week, traffic-snarling siege of Canada's capital by hundreds of truckers angry over the country's COVID-19 restrictions 18/02/2022
Europe News Germany and Austria eye end to most COVID rules in March Germany saw infections caused by the highly contagious omicron variant surge later than in several other European countries. 17/02/2022
Health More children hospitalised during the Omicron surge compared to Delta A new report by the CDC showed that child hospitalisation rates quadrupled during the Omicron surge compared to during the Delta surge. 16/02/2022
Health COVID vaccines in pregnancy protects newborn babies, says new study The findings shed light on whether the benefits of vaccination during pregnancy extend to infants who would be too young to receive COVID vaccines. 16/02/2022
View Pandemic drives Africa’s desire for self-reliance┃View African governments are, for the most part, making huge efforts to ensure that shots reach arms and doses are not wasted. 15/02/2022
world news Europe's Omicron wave is 'moving east', warns WHO The number of COVID-19 infections has doubled in six countries in the WHO Europe region over the past week. 15/02/2022
Serbia Unvaccinated Djokovic 'willing to pay price' of missing tournaments In a new interview, the tennis world number one denies being against vaccination -- a claim which appears to contradict remarks he has made in the past. 15/02/2022
no comment Hundreds at anti-virus rules protest in the Hague Protesters demonstrating against COVID-19 rules marched through The Hague for a second day on Sunday, in solidarity with Canada's trucker demonstration. 13/02/2022
