Category: Europe
European Coronavirus News
First case of the P.1 Brazil coronavirus variant found in Denmark with mutations N501Y, K417T & E484K
Denmark’s SSI: The Technical University of Denmark, DTU, has found a case of the P1 variant, which was originally detected in Brazil. More...
Brazilian coronavirus variant P1 at 4.3% in Umbria, Tuscany, Lazio, and Marche in Italy
“in our territory, in particular in some regions of central Italy ,there is an estimated prevalence of the Brazilian variant of 4.3%, not in the whole country, but in Umbria, Tuscany, Lazio, Marche”. More...
333 Italian doctors have died of coronavirus during the pandemic
The number of doctors who died in Italy during the Covid-19 pandemic rose to 333. More...
Nigerian coronavirus variant B1525 isolated in Brescia, Italy. Mutations include E484K, Q677H, F888L and a similar suite of deletions to B.1.1.7.
The Nigerian variant of Covid has been isolated in Brescia. More...
Czech Republic makes coronavirus testing compulsory for companies with 50+ employees
From March 12th, all employees at companies with over 250 staff must test negative for coronavirus once a week to continue going into work, and this will apply to all companies with over 50 employees from March 15th. More...
Denmark considers compulsory coronavirus testing
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said that it must be ensured that “those who do not want to be tested will actually be tested anyway.” More...
Austria and Denmark to work with Israel on future coronavirus vaccines – EU ‘too slow’
Austria’s chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, described the EU’s vaccination deployment as “too slow” as he announced that his country and Denmark would work with Israel on protecting their citizens against new coronavirus variants. More...
Raging spread of coronavirus infection at a school in Umeå, Sweden
The spread of infection is rampant at the Prolympia School in Umeå. More...
Italian coronavirus vaccine begins first clinical trials
Clinical trials of the all-Italian anti Covid-19 vaccine has started. More...
School pupil infected with South Africa coronavirus variant B1351 in Achberg, Germany. 150 people in quarantine
The school had to close last Friday, just under a week after it opened. More...