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Seeking 'peace of mind', Lisbonites rush for COVID-19 tests before Christmas 24 Dec 2021 - 04:29 pm
People wait in line on the day before Christmas eve to do tests for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Rossio square, LISBON, Portugal, December 23, 2021. Picture taken December 23, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
One in 10 Londoners are likely infected with COVID: ONS models 24 Dec 2021 - 04:22 pm
People walk through Kings Cross Station on Christmas Eve, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in London, Britain, December 24, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Austria's vaccine board recommends fourth COVID jab for some 24 Dec 2021 - 01:55 pm
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Czechs tighten arrival conditions for New Year's celebrations 24 Dec 2021 - 10:50 am
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Omicron surge prompts curfew for Spain's Catalonia and more tests for Madrid 24 Dec 2021 - 12:09 am
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France's COVID-19 cases reach national record while deaths also rise 23 Dec 2021 - 09:54 pm
People queue for tests ahead of Christmas, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Paris, France, December 23, 2021. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
Lower risk of hospital admission from Omicron, UK says 23 Dec 2021 - 08:11 pm
Shoppers walk along Oxford Street, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in London, Britain, December 23, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Omicron spreading in Italy, set to be dominant, health body says 23 Dec 2021 - 03:31 pm
Guardia di Finanza officers check the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) health pass, known as a Green Pass, of a person at a train station the day the government restricts access of unvaccinated, in Naples, Italy December 6, 2021. REUTERS/Ciro de Luca/File Photo
UK government rules out new restrictions before Christmas 23 Dec 2021 - 03:17 pm
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Muted Christmas joy in La Palma evacuees' caravan as volcano falls silent 23 Dec 2021 - 02:36 pm
Aerial view of a group of houses surrounded by the lava of the Cumbre Vieja volcano in an exclusion zone in Las Manchas, on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain, December 17, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Borja Suarez/File Photo
Greece tightens measures in a bid to control spread of Covid-19 23 Dec 2021 - 01:48 pm
People make their way in Monastiraki area, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Athens, Greece, May 17, 2021. Picture taken May 17, 2021.Reuters/Louiza Vradi/File Photo
Putin: we don't want conflict over Ukraine 23 Dec 2021 - 01:42 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks as he attends his annual end-of-year news conference in Moscow, Russia, December 23, 2021. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
Omicron less likely to put you in the hospital, studies say 23 Dec 2021 - 11:45 am
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Carmat completes probe into heart implant issues 23 Dec 2021 - 11:25 am
An artificial heart by French manufacturer Carmat is seen during an interview with Reuters in Velizy, near Paris, January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo
AstraZeneca vaccine booster shot effective against Omicron: Oxford lab study 23 Dec 2021 - 10:44 am
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Britain exceeds 100,000 daily COVID-19 cases for the first time 22 Dec 2021 - 11:39 pm
People ice skate around the Christmas tree at the Natural History Museum amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain December 21, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs
Spain brings back outdoor mask-wearing to stem Omicron spread 22 Dec 2021 - 08:52 pm
People wearing face masks queue to buy Christmas lottery tickets, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Madrid, Spain, December 20, 2021. Picture taken December 20, 2021. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Too soon to decide if Omicron more severe than Delta, WHO says 22 Dec 2021 - 08:11 pm
FILE PHOTO: The World Health Organization logo is pictured outside the old and the new WHO buildings, in Geneva, Switzerland, December 20, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo