CORONAVIRUS EUROPE (ROUNDUP)
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Health
Clashes as Dutch curfew starts; Germany tightens border checks
Madrid Desk, Jan 24 (efe-epa).- Dozens of people were arrested after isolated clashes with police on Saturday, the first night…
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Portugal steps up lockdown measures; 10 pct of UK tested positive last month
Madrid Desk, Jan 19 (efe-epa).- Portugal was preparing Tuesday to toughen lockdown measures amid sustained infection rates, while the United…
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Education
Host of EU countries delay return to school amid rising Covid cases
Madrid Desk, Jan 10 (efe-epa).- Countries across Europe are delaying students’ return to school by extending the Christmas holidays due…
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Merkel warns of toughest phase; UK doctors warn NHS could collapse
Madrid Desk, Jan 9 (efe-epa).- German chancellor Angela Merkel said her country was entering the toughest phase of the Covid-19…
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Covid ‘out of control’ in London; Berlin urges states’ to act
Madrid Desk, Jan 8, (efe-epa).- The coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc across Europe, as London’s Mayor says the situation…
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Measures to continue in Germany, Belgium; France steps up vaccine rollout
Madrid Desk, Jan 3 (efe-epa).- The German health minister has called for current lockdown measures in the country to be…
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Police shut down illegal raves; Dutch, Germans face vaccine issues
Madrid Desk, Jan 2 (efe-epa).- Police in France and Spain have shut down large illegal New Year’s parties that lasted…
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France delivers tests to stranded drivers; Macron ends quarantine
Madrid Desk, Dec 24 (efe-epa).- A team of French firefighters has arrived in Dover to deliver 10,000 coronavirus tests to…
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UK coronavirus variant is in Belgium, NL, but ‘not yet’ in France
Madrid Desk, Dec 21 (efe-epa).- A new infectious strain of coronavirus that was detected in the United Kingdom last week…
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Portugal outlines vaccine rollout as Czechia cases surge
Madrid Desk, Dec 10 (efe-epa).- Portugal will vaccinate nearly one tenth of its population in January and February next year,…
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