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Italy to ease COVID-19 curbs in many regions as of April 26, PM Draghi says

ROME, April 16 (Reuters/ANSA) - Italy will ease coronavirus restrictions in many areas as of April 26, Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Friday, slightly bringing forward the easing of restrictions originally…

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Pfizer and Moderna decline request by J&J to study the risks of blood clots – WSJ

(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson had reached out to rival COVID-19 vaccine makers to join in an effort to study the risks of blood clots, but Pfizer Inc and Moderna…

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Italian prosecutor accuses WHO of hindering COVID investigation

An Italian prosecutor has accused the World Health Organization (WHO) of hindering efforts to investigate allegations that Italy failed to prepare adequately for the coronavirus pandemic. Prosecutors in the northern…

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Merkel says lockdowns, curfews vital to break Germany’s third wave

BERLIN, April 16 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged lawmakers on Friday to approve new powers that would allow her to force coronavirus lockdowns and curfews on areas with…

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Sweden eases restrictions on people who have had COVID vaccination

STOCKHOLM, April 16 (Reuters) - Sweden will ease restrictions on those, mostly elderly, citizens who have had at least one vaccination shot against COVID-19, the Public Health Agency said on…

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Pfizer CEO says people will likely need a third booster dose of COVID-19 vaccines within 12 months

Pfizer Inc Chief Executive Albert Bourla said people will 'likely' need a third booster dose of COVID-19 vaccines within 12 months and could need annual shots, CNBC reported based on his…

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France eyeing possible re-opening of some cultural and leisure venues from mid-May

PARIS, April 16 (Reuters) - The French government is working on gradually re-opening some cultural and leisure venues - such as outdoors restaurants and cafe terraces - from mid-May onwards,…

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Norway’s Institute of Public Health (FHI) recommends ending the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine

OSLO, April 15 (Reuters) - Norway will take more time to assess whether to resume the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 or stop it altogether, health minister Bent…

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Italy’s regions approve guidelines for reopening of activities after COVID-linked closures

ANSA) - ROME, APR 15 - Italy's regions on Thursday approved guidelines for reopening restaurants, bars, shops, gyms, cinemas and theatres after COVID-linked closures. The rules include two-metre distancing in…

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COVID-19 variants – How did the U.K., South Africa and Brazil variants emerge?

The Conversation - More and more countries around the world are struggling with a new wave of infections, with an alarming increase in COVID-19 cases. Mostly these new surges are…

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Australia considers staggered reopening of borders

SYDNEY, April 16 (Reuters) - Australia will consider a staggered reopening of its international borders to allow residents who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to travel abroad first, Prime Minister…

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Over 8 million Russians vaccinated against COVID-19 – Ifax

MOSCOW, April 16 (Reuters) - Russia has vaccinated more than 8 million citizens so far against COVID-19, Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova was cited by the Interfax news agency as…

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COVID-19 deaths in France exceed 100,000, eighth-highest toll in world

PARIS (Reuters) -France's COVID-19 death toll rose on Thursday to more than 100,000, according to the latest hospital figures from the health ministry, a bleak statistic for President Emmanuel Macron's…

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Brazil’s COVID-19 response cost thousands of lives, says Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The Brazilian government's "failed response" to the pandemic led to thousands of otherwise avoidable deaths and created a humanitarian catastrophe that is still playing out,…

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EU’s von der Leyen gets Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen celebrated her first Covid-19 shot on Thursday by posting a picture on Twitter of herself receiving the PFizer/BioNTech vaccine. In a post on…

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Thailand reports fourth record daily rise in coronavirus cases this week

Thailand reported 1,543 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the sharpest increase since the start of the pandemic and the fourth record rise this week, amid a third wave of infections…

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Italy reported four clot deaths after AstraZeneca shots, data shows

ROME, April 15 (Reuters) - Four people died in Italy from rare blood clots after they received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, a report from the AIFA national pharmaceutical agency said…

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Germany’s Merkel to have AstraZeneca jab on Friday

Berlin (dpa) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will receive her first anti-coronavirus vaccination on Friday, German newspaper Welt reported on Thursday. Merkel would receive the AstraZeneca injection, the newspaper reported without naming a…

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New York’s largest hospital system sets up mental health center for employees

New York’s largest healthcare provider Northwell Health has opened a center to offer resilience and traumatic stress services to its 76,000 healthcare employees and their families impacted by COVID-19. Three…

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UK scientists find higher risk of brain clots from COVID-19 compared with vaccines

There is a much higher risk of brain blood clots from COVID-19 infection than there is from vaccines against the disease, British researchers said on Thursday, after the rollout of…

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Cyprus’s cabinet all receive AstraZeneca shots to win over public confidence

Cyprus’s entire cabinet was inoculated with the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 on Thursday in an attempt to win over a cautious public on the safety of the shots. Some countries…

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WHO says Denmark looking to share AstraZeneca vaccines after halting shots

The World Health Organization Europe head, Hans Kluge, said on Thursday that Denmark is examining options for sharing AstraZeneca's vaccines with poorer nations, after itself halting use of the shots…

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Greece orders COVID self-testing for service workers

Greece will make self-testing for COVID-19 compulsory for service workers in sectors including shops, restaurants and transport, authorities said, as the government looks to gradually reopen the economy. Greece, which…

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Ireland on track to ease restrictions, lay out summer plan

Ireland is on track to ease restrictions from May 4 to allow the phased reopening of all retail stores and hairdressers and will also develop a plan for further reopenings…

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Swiss to further relax COVID-19 restrictions from next week

The Swiss government announced further easing of its COVID-19 restrictions on, allowing restaurants to reopen outdoor terraces from next week and sports events to take place with audiences. The government…

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German COVID-19 cases jump by most since early January

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany jumped on Thursday by 29,426 to 3.073 million, the biggest increase since January 8 as the government seeks to push through tougher…

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Argentina closes schools, imposes curfew in Buenos Aires as COVID-19 cases spike

Argentina’s government will tighten pandemic restrictions in and around the capital Buenos Aires to rein in a sharp spike in COVID-19 cases, including shutting schools and imposing a curfew from…

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UPDATED: Indian hospitals battle ‘chaotic’ surge as daily virus infections cross 200,000

Many Indians scrambled on Thursday to secure beds in hospitals for relatives stricken with coronavirus as infections surged to a daily record, overwhelming medical facilities and drying up oxygen supplies.…

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Portugal seeks to avoid summer visitor quarantines “at all costs”

Portugal will do its best to avoid visitors having to quarantine on arrival this summer, its secretary of state for tourism said, as Europe moves towards adopting a COVID-19 passport…

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Ex-leaders, Nobel winners urge U.S. to back COVID vaccine waiver

More than 60 former heads of state, including former leaders of Britain and France, and over 100 Nobel Prize winners called on U.S. President Joe Biden to back a waiver…

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Spain confident on vaccination targets despite J&J suspension

Spain is confident it can maintain its coronavirus vaccination targets despite the United States suspending the Johnson & Johnson shot and delays to its European rollout over clotting concerns, the…

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CanSinoBIO says no serious blood clots from its vaccine

China's CanSino Biologics Inc said that no serious blood clot cases had been reported in people inoculated with its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine. U.S. federal health agencies recommended on Tuesday that…

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Study shows Brazil’s P1 coronavirus variant mutating, may become more dangerous

Brazil’s P1 coronavirus variant, behind a deadly COVID-19 surge in the Latin American country that has raised international alarm, is mutating in ways that could make it better able to…

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Europe’s vaccine rollout hit by doubts over J&J, AstraZeneca shots

COPENHAGEN/ROME, April 14 (Reuters) - Europe's choppy vaccine rollout hit more trouble on Wednesday after U.S. drugmaker Johnson & Johnson delayed its COVID-19 shot and Denmark said it would drop…

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Italy suspends distribution of J&J shots after use paused in U.S

ROME (Reuters) - Italy said on Wednesday it had suspended the use of some 184,000 shots of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, after the brand delayed its introduction in…

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Russia expects India to produce 50 million doses of Sputnik V each month this summer

Russia is expecting India to initially be making 50 million doses of its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine each month this summer, Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russian RDIF fund, told reporters.…

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Ireland considers extending gap between Pfizer vaccine doses

Ireland is considering extending the gap between inocutions of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to more than four weeks to keep its vaccine programme on track while other vaccines are restricted,…

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Majority of Brazil COVID-19 ICU patients aged 40 years or younger

The surging COVID-19 outbreak in Brazil is increasingly affecting younger people, with hospital data showing that last month the majority of those in intensive care were aged 40 or younger,…

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EU medicine regulator EMA to issue recommendation on J&J vaccine next week

April 14 (Reuters) - Europe's drug regulator said on Wednesday it expects to issue a recommendation on Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine next week and that it continues to believe…

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Turkey could lose 500,000 tourists due to Russia flight restrictions

Turkish Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said flight restrictions imposed by Russia until June could cost Turkey 500,000 tourists, broadcaster NTV reported on Wednesday. Russia said it will restrict flights…

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EU to raise COVID vaccine supplies from Pfizer in Q2 to 250 mln doses – UPDATE

BRUSSELS, April 14 (Reuters) - European Union countries will receive 50 million more coronavirus vaccines produced by Pfizer and BioNTech in the second quarter, the head of the EU Commission…

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Romanian PM fires health minister over handling of COVID-19

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanian Prime Minister Florin Citu fired his health minister on Wednesday, saying he wanted to shore up trust in state institutions as they battle the coronavirus pandemic,…

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Poland keeps most coronavirus curbs

Poland will reopen kindergartens and allow open-air sports from April 19, but other restrictions will be extended by a week, the health minister said on Wednesday, after a spike in…

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Israel may be reaching herd immunity

A leading Israeli doctor believes the country may be close to reaching "herd immunity". This happens when enough of a population has protection against an infection that it stops being…

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Greece to lift quarantine rule for more travelers from next week

Greece plans to lift quarantine restrictions from next week for travelers from the European Union and five other countries who have been vaccinated or test negative for COVID-19, a senior…

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Italy’s medicines agency may discuss use of J&J vaccine only for over 60s

Italy's AIFA could discuss the possibility of using Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine only for people over the age of 60, the head of the medicines agency told a…

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UK study to investigate whether vaccines can be mixed

A study looking at whether the Oxford/Astrazeneca and Pfizer coronavirus vaccines can be safely mixed for the first and second doses will be expanded to include two additional jabs. Researchers…

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Australia returns to “war footing” amid COVID-19 vaccine turmoil

Australia’s national cabinet will begin meeting twice a week from Monday, marking a return to a “war footing” in the country’s battle against the coronavirus pandemic amid turmoil in its…

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India’s new coronavirus infections hit record of 184,372

India's new coronavirus infections reached a record of 184,372 in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Wednesday, as most of the south Asian nation battles a second…

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Italy might revamp COVID-19 tracing app for vaccine passports

Italy could revitalise the smartphone app it launched last year to trace COVID-19 infections and use it for so-called vaccine passports, Innovation Minister Vittorio Colao revealed. The app, called Immuni…

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Norway to ease COVID-19 curbs, vaccine rollout may be delayed

Norway will start to unwind some restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic and allow more people to gather from Friday, Prime Minister Erna Solberg said. However, the country’s vaccine rollout…

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Germany to give different second jab to AstraZeneca recipients under 60

People aged under 60 who have been given a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine in Germany will receive a different jab for their second dose, federal and regional…

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Sweden’s COVID infections among highest in Europe, with ‘no sign of decrease

The rate of new COVID-19 infections in Sweden has jumped to the second-highest in Europe after land-locked San Marino, data showed, as the Scandinavian country which has shunned lockdowns throughout…

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U.S. FDA to scrutinize vaccine design behind COVID-19 shots linked to blood clots

With two COVID-19 vaccines now under scrutiny for possible links to very rare cases of blood clots in the brain, U.S. government scientists are focusing on whether the specific technology…

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UK’s Johnson warns lockdown, not vaccines, behind drop in COVID deaths

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned on Tuesday that the rapid drop in COVID-19 deaths was largely down to a three-month lockdown, not the vaccination programme, and that cases would…

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J&J says delaying rollout of COVID-19 vaccine in Europe

(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday it would delay the rollout of its COVID-19 vaccine in Europe and was reviewing cases of extremely rare blood clots in people…

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Britain offers all over-50s first COVID-19 shots, beats target

Britain has offered all over-50s a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and launched the Moderna shot in England, the government said on Tuesday, putting it on track to give a…

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