Category: Europe
European Coronavirus News
Prediction: European Covid winter wave of 2021 will be the worst wave of the pandemic so far
This isn’t the most difficult prediction we have ever had to make, but there is no doubt that, despite huge vaccination campaigns across the continent, the winter wave now breaking over Europe will be their worst wave of the pandemic so far. More...
Austria: more than 50% of Covid hospital patients are double vaccinated
“The number of infections among vaccinated people is too high. More...
Germany: As many Covid patients in ICU as a year ago, deaths are even higher
Despite vaccination, about as many Covid patients are currently being treated in the intensive care unit as a year ago. More...
Belgium: 71% of Flemish hospitalised Covid patients are fully vaccinated
33 patients were in a Flemish hospital with Covid between 16 and 22 October. More...
UK approves oral Covid drug Molnupiravir for use
UK Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid said “Today is a historic day for our country, as the UK is now the first country in the world to approve an antiviral that can be taken at home for COVID-19. More...
WHO: 500,000 deaths from Covid in Europe this winter
“The current pace of transmission across the 53 countries of the European Region is of grave concern,” said regional WHO head Hans Kluge. More...
Ireland: highest Covid numbers since January 2021 despite 92.5% vaccination rate
Ireland has reported the highest 7 day Covid case rate since the peak of January 2021 wave. More...
Gibraltar: 68% vaccine breakthrough rate
In Gibraltar, despite a 133% vaccination rate, 326 infections per 100K people were reported in the last 7 days. More...
Russia: Putin asks army to build field hospitals for Covid patients
President Vladimir Putin said that Russia may need the army’s help to build field hospitals for Covid-19 patients as Russia battles a surge in infections that has led to a nationwide workplace shutdown. More...
UK: 1500 cases of Long Covid a day at current infection rates
ZOE’s predicted Long COVID incidence rate currently estimates, at current case rates, 1,490 people a day will go on to experience symptoms for longer than 12 weeks
The ZOE COVID Study incidence figures (new symptomatic cases) are based on reports from around 750,000 thousand weekly contributors and the proportion of newly symptomatic users who have received positive swab tests. More...