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Image for U.S. CDC lifts COVID ‘Do Not Travel’ recommendations on about 90 countries
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U.S. CDC lifts COVID ‘Do Not Travel’ recommendations on about 90 countries

(Reuters) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday it had dropped its “...

18th April, 2022

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COVID-shaming pits neighbour against neighbour in locked-down Shanghai

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The tensions of lockdown have exposed divisions among Shanghai residents, pitti...

18th April, 2022

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Britain gives first European approval to Valneva COVID shot

By Natalie Grover and Sarah Morland LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) -Britain approved Valneva’s COVID-19 vacc...

14th April, 2022

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Greece lifts COVID restrictions for summer tourism season

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece said on Wednesday that pandemic restrictions such as mask-wearing indoors...

13th April, 2022

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Vaccines have halved Italy’s COVID-19 death toll, study shows

MILAN (Reuters) – Vaccines against COVID-19 have roughly halved the death toll from the disease in I...

13th April, 2022

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Britain widens access to Pfizer’s COVID antiviral drug through trial

By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will expand access to Pfizer’s oral antiviral COVID-19...

12th April, 2022

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Queen Elizabeth says COVID left “one very tired and exhausted”

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth said COVID-19 had left “one very tired and exhausted” a...

11th April, 2022

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‘COVID is not a cold’ – Germany U-turns on ending mandatory isolation

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany will not end mandatory isolation for most people who catch COVID-19, the h...

6th April, 2022

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UK to ban celebrities popular with under-18s from gambling ads

By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) – Gambling advertisements in Britain featuring celebrities, sports peop...

5th April, 2022

Image for China sends military, doctors to Shanghai to test 26 million residents for COVID
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China sends military, doctors to Shanghai to test 26 million residents for COVID

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China has sent the military and thousands of healthcare workers into Shanghai to...

4th April, 2022

Image for Shanghai locks down as COVID surges in China’s financial hub
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Shanghai locks down as COVID surges in China’s financial hub

By Andrew Galbraith and David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s financial hub of Shanghai launched...

28th March, 2022

Image for U.N. says no evidence to back Russian claim of Ukraine biological weapons program
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U.N. says no evidence to back Russian claim of Ukraine biological weapons program

By Jonathan Landay, Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis (Reuters) -The United Nations on Friday said it ha...

11th March, 2022