Category: Europe
European Coronavirus News
Six countries report Covid-19 in farmed mink
New coronavirus cases linked to mink farms have been discovered in six countries including Italy, the Netherlands and Spain, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned. More...
Le Monde: France’s 60,000 new cases “an underestimate due to computer incident”
“More than 60,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in the last twenty-four hours, according to SPF, which warns that the data of the last days on new contaminations, however record, are incomplete and underestimated, due to ‘a computer “incident” linked to the “enormous” volume of tests being carried out at the mome
France: 60,486 coronavirus infections and 828 Covid deaths
France registered a record 60,486 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday, after posting a record 58,046 on Thursday, health ministry data showed. More...
Britons should be paid to take COVID-19 vaccine says Oxford professor
People should be paid to have a COVID-19 jab so the country reaches herd immunity as quickly as possible, a leading ethicist has suggested. More...
Manchester students react with anger as workmen return less than 24 hours later to remove COVID ‘lockdown fencing’
Workmen have returned to Manchester University accommodation to remove a stretch of ‘lockdown fencing’ following a night of protests. More...
Denmark: Up to 5% of coronavirus infections in Jutland may be a mink mutation
Up to four or five percent of infections in North Jutland may be with a specific mink mutation of coronavirus that is concerning authorities due to its potential to be resistant to a vaccine. More...
Denmark announces special restrictions for more than 280,000 people after a mutated version of coronavirus was found in humans.
Denmark’s prime minister announced special restrictions for more than 280,000 people in the northeast of the country on Thursday after a mutated version of the new coronavirus linked to mink farms was found in humans.
Europe is main source of Sars-Cov-2. Travel restrictions in UK and Europe “too few” and “too late”
It is not China but Europe the area of the world identified as the main source of spread of Sars-Cov-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. More...
CDC trial: “Substantial SARS-COV-2 transmission occurred whether the index patient was an adult or a child”
“In this ongoing prospective study that includes systematic and daily follow-up, transmission of SARS-CoV-2 among household members was common, and secondary infection rates were higher than have been previously reported (1,3–7). More...
Sweden – 3 more areas go into lockdown
Prime Minister Stefan Löfven said on Tuesday that three new Swedish regions will now be covered by stricter #COVID social distancing recommendations and announced that the number of people allowed at a table at restaurants nationwide would be limited to eight people. More...