Category: Europe
European Coronavirus News
Belgium: “Critical care will soon be full. We need a Plan B”
Steven Van Gucht, virologist and head of the Belgian science health institute Sciensano, told a news conference this morning that by 6 November all 2,000 critical care beds in Belgium will be full. More...
Stockholm, Sweden doctors – time for measures to slow the spread of coronavirus
2,966 new COVID cases were registered just in Stockholm last week – compared with 1,657 the week before, for example, and today saw a record number of new cases registered nationwide, though testing is more widespread now than in the Spring. More...
Germany to impose one-month partial Coronavirus lockdown
The so-called nation-wide “lockdown light” is a less intense version of the measures that brought German society and economic activity to a standstill in the spring. More...
The UK is only buying a vaccine to protect the people most vulnerable to COVID-19
Every vaccine bought for the UK stockpile since the summer has been on the assumption that just 30 million people – less than half the population – will get it. More...
UK Gov: First generation of vaccines is likely to be imperfect
The UK Government’s Vaccine Taskforce: strategy for protecting the UK and the world
The Vaccine Taskforce aims to ensure that the UK population has access to vaccines as soon as possible, while working with partners to support equitable access for populations worldwide, whether rich or poor. More...
Sweden’s coronavirus case level now higher than the first wave
Recent COVID infection figures from Sweden show the second wave is already peaking higher than the first wave. More...
France mulls new national coronavirus lockdown
Le Monde: Emmanuel Macron will present new measures against Covid-19 in France on Wednesday at 8 p.m. More...
France reports 523 new deaths from coronavirus over the past 24 hours, the highest daily toll since April 22
Tuesday’s death toll data included hospital deaths, which are reported on a daily basis, and 235 retirement home deaths over the past four days. More...
EU warns not enough COVID vaccines for all in Europe until 2022
Only part of the European Union population can be inoculated against the new coronavirus before 2022, EU officials said in an internal meeting, as the vaccines the bloc is securing may not prove effective or may not be manufactured in sufficient doses
Big rise in Covid sick and dying in Birmingham hospitals as more older people infected
The number of patients admitted to hospitals in Birmingham with coronavirus has jumped up dramatically as more older, vulnerable people catch the virus. More...