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Paris goes into lockdown as COVID-19 variant rampages 19 Mar 2021 - 12:43 am
A medical staff member works in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) where patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are treated at the Clinique de l'Estree - ELSAN private hospital in Stains, near Paris, France, March 18, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit T
Italy honors COVID dead on Bergamo army convoy anniversary 18 Mar 2021 - 10:48 pm
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi speaks during a ceremony to honour victims of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as Italy holds its first National Day in memory of victims, in Bergamo, Italy, March 18, 2021. Filippo Attili/Palazzo Chigi Press Office/
Spain to resume use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday 18 Mar 2021 - 10:44 pm
A medical worker prepares a dose of Oxford/AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Antwerp, Belgium March 18, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman
UK backs continued use of AstraZeneca vaccine after five cases of rare blood clots 18 Mar 2021 - 08:00 pm
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Britain to slow vaccine rollout due to supply crunch in India, testing of big batch 18 Mar 2021 - 07:25 pm
Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock holds a news conference at 10 Downing Street, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain March 17, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Pool
Keep using AstraZeneca COVID shots to save lives, WHO tells Europe 18 Mar 2021 - 02:47 pm
A medical worker unpacks a box of Oxford/AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Bierset, Belgium March 17, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Moderna to deliver first UK COVID-19 vaccines in April, schedules on track 18 Mar 2021 - 02:08 pm
Walmart pharmacist holds a vial of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine inside a Walmart department store as Walmart and other major U.S. pharmacies take part in the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, to increase vaccinations in the U.S. in We
Germany reports biggest rise of COVID-19 cases in two months 18 Mar 2021 - 01:38 pm
People queue outside a COVID-19 rapid test centre to get a day pass to visit shops and cultural institutions as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Tuebingen, Germany, March 17, 2021. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
UK's speedy COVID-19 vaccine roll out hit by supply cut 18 Mar 2021 - 01:01 am
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Norway says too soon to say if AstraZeneca vaccine causes blood clots 17 Mar 2021 - 05:37 pm
A medical worker prepares a dose of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine amid a vaccination campaign in Ronquieres, Belgium March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Airline body IATA says borders may not fully reopen until October 17 Mar 2021 - 05:24 pm
FILE PHOTO: An airplane prepares to land at Cointrin airport in Geneva, Switzerland December 5, 2017. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy/File Photo
WHO official calls blood clots 'very rare' 17 Mar 2021 - 03:56 pm
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Iceland opens borders for vaccinated visitors to boost tourism 17 Mar 2021 - 01:34 pm
People walk past artwork on the side of a shop as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Reykjavik, Iceland, September 3, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley/File Photo
Britain to spend $1.4 bln to cut carbon emissions from industry, hospitals 17 Mar 2021 - 11:50 am
Smoke rises above a factory at sunset in Rugby, Britain February 10, 2021. REUTERS/Matthew Childs/File Photo
Report on virus origins delayed a week: WHO 17 Mar 2021 - 12:28 am
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UK health minister says AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine remains safe 16 Mar 2021 - 11:37 pm
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German COVID-19 cases are growing exponentially again, expert warns 16 Mar 2021 - 10:08 pm
Picture shows the abandoned main shopping area due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic lockdown in downtown Essen, Germany, March 11, 2021. Picture taken on March 11, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
I've had AstraZeneca vaccine, says Britain's Duchess of Cornwall 16 Mar 2021 - 08:05 pm
Britain's Prince Charles, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, visit a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination centre at the Finsbury Park Mosque, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in London, Britain March 16, 2021. Geoff Pugh/Pool via REUTERS