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Austria plans for rule of six on indoor gatherings

Editorial Bureau October 19, 2020

VIENNA (AUSTRIA) – Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Monday that Austria is restricting gatherings to a maximum of six people indoors and 12 outside, to tackle a steady rise in coronavirus infections. Kurz told a news conference, “We are fully aware, ladies and gentlemen, that these

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Finnish PM tests negative for coronavirus after EU summit

Editorial Bureau October 19, 2020

HELSINKI (FINLAND) – The Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has tested negative for coronavirus, her office said on Monday. This has come after she had left the European Union summit prematurely on Friday due to coming in contact with people who later tested positive. The office said in a statement, “The prime minister will continue […]

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Total coronavirus cases in Ukraine surpass 300,000

Ren Leen October 19, 2020

KYIV (UKRAINE) – The country’s security council said on Monday that the total number of coronavirus cases in Ukraine has reached 303,638, while the death toll is at 5,673. Ukraine registered 4,766 new cases in the past 24 hours. It reported a record daily high of 6,410 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday.

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UK reports 16,982 new COVID cases

Ren Leen October 18, 2020

LONDON (UK) – Britain recorded 16,982 new daily cases of COVID-19 in the last one day, according to government data issued on Sunday. The number of deaths within 28 days of a positive test was 67, down from 150 the previous day.

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Gove says adhering to COVID isolation rules is a problem

Editorial Bureau October 18, 2020

LONDON (UK) – British senior minister Michael Gove said on Sunday there were problems going by the compliance with COVID-19 self-isolation rules. He cancelled out chances of implementing blanket restrictions across the country to deal with a surge in cases. Gove told Sky News on Sunday, “There has been a problem with compliance and a […]

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Lancashire gets into its highest COVID alert tier

Editorial Bureau October 16, 2020

LONDON (UK) – The area of Lancashire in northwest England got into the highest COVID alert level on Friday. This indicates that it will face the toughest restrictions to curb the spread of the virus, including the closure of pubs. Cases have grown rapidly in the region that houses Burnley, Blackburn, Blackpool and Preston, forcing […]

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Britain inches closer to COVID-19 vaccine trials infecting volunteers

Editorial Bureau October 16, 2020

LONDON (UK) – “Human challenge” trials of potential COVID-19 vaccines, in which volunteers are infected with the disease deliberately, could be materialised. This has come after a contract was signed by the British biotech firm with the government to create and provide strains of the virus. A unit of pharmaceutical services company Open Orphan, hVIVO […]

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Croatia sets daily COVID-19 record

Editorial Bureau October 15, 2020

ZAGREB (CROATIA) – Croatia recorded 793 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, a daily record. On the other hand, neighbouring Slovenia introduced new measures to tackle its spike in infections. Croatia has had 22,534 cases with 344 deaths so far. Currently there are 3,562 active cases. While bars and restaurants have restrictions on the number […]

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Dutch to go back to ‘partial lockdown’

Editorial Bureau October 13, 2020

AMSTERDAM (NETHERLANDS) – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Tuesday the Netherlands must go back to a “partial lockdown”. This would include the shutting down of bars and restaurants, with the increase of COVID cases. “Today we are announcing new and weighty measures and in fact we are going to a partial lockdown,” Rutte […]

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Polish PM in quarantine after contact with infected person

Ren Leen October 13, 2020

WARSAW (POLAND) – Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has gone into quarantine after having contact with a person who was diagnosed with COVID-19, he said on Tuesday. Morawiecki said in a video posted on social media, “I found out that on Friday I had contact with a person who tested positive for COVID-19. As a […]