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Madrid region considering curfew to fight new coronavirus wave 20 Oct 2020 - 02:11 pm

MADRID: Madrid's regional authorities are evaluating whether a curfew is needed to curb a new wave of coronavirus in one of Europe's hotspots,...

Heathrow offers pre-departure rapid Covid-19 tests 20 Oct 2020 - 12:52 pm

London Heathrow airport will offer rapid Covid-19 tests to departing passengers as more territories require travelers to provide a clean analysis as a...

Belgium may need to return to full COVID lockdown: Virologist 20 Oct 2020 - 11:13 am

BRUSSELS: Belgium could be returning to full lockdown if there is no reversal of the surge in COVID-19 infections and hospital admissions, a...

UK lab joins global network to compare coronavirus vaccine candidates 20 Oct 2020 - 11:04 am

LONDON: A second British laboratory is joining a global lab network to assess data from potential coronavirus vaccines, set up by a major...

UK paves way for first tests to expose people to coronavirus 20 Oct 2020 - 10:05 am

The first trials to deliberately infect people with the coronavirus to accelerate the development of vaccines could occur in the U.K. next year...

Ireland is first EU country to re-enter lockdown but keeps schools open 20 Oct 2020 - 12:27 am

Dublin - Ireland will be the first EU country to return to coronavirus lockdown, prime minister Micheal Martin said Monday, issuing a nationwide...

France's new COVID-19 cases slow but deaths sharply up 19 Oct 2020 - 11:33 pm

PARIS - France reported a massive increase of the number of people hospitalised with COVID-19 on Monday, while also becoming the eighth country...

First results of Russian coronavirus vaccine trial to include data from 5,000-10,000 people 19 Oct 2020 - 09:01 pm

MOSCOW - Interim results from the late-stage human trial of Russia's main coronavirus vaccine candidate could include data from 5,000-10,000 participants, Denis Logunov,...

Coronavirus vaccine unlikely to be available in Britain before spring - adviser 19 Oct 2020 - 08:39 pm

LONDON - It is unlikely a coronavirus vaccine will be in widespread use in Britain before next spring, the government's chief scientific adviser...

Britain says Russia on cyber offensive to sabotage Tokyo Olympics 19 Oct 2020 - 08:10 pm

LONDON - Britain on Monday condemned what it said were attempts by Russian military intelligence to disrupt next year's Olympic and Paralympic Games...

France's Ose to enrol up to 400 for 'T-cell' coronavirus vaccine trials 19 Oct 2020 - 07:55 pm

PARIS: France's Ose Immunotherapeutics will enrol up to 400 patients for the first two stages of clinical trials of an experimental coronavirus vaccine...

French first lady to self-isolate after contact with COVID-19 patient: Source 19 Oct 2020 - 07:39 pm

PARIS: French First Lady Brigitte Macron will self-isolate for seven days after coming into contact with someone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19,...

Ireland preparing to move to toughest COVID-19 restrictions: Source 19 Oct 2020 - 07:01 pm

DUBLIN: Ireland's cabinet will be asked to approve a move to the highest level of COVID-19 constraints for six weeks on Monday, and...

UK army veteran 'Major Mick' attempts to row 100 miles in homemade boat 19 Oct 2020 - 06:58 pm

CHICHESTER, England: An 80-year-old retired British army major is attempting to row 100 miles (161 km) in a boat he built from corrugated...

WHO chief Tedros says 184 countries signed up to vaccine facility 19 Oct 2020 - 06:50 pm

GENEVA: World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday that 184 countries have now joined the COVAX facility, which aims to...

Spain's regions tighten COVID-19 measures as 1 million case milestone looms 19 Oct 2020 - 05:20 pm

MADRID: Several Spanish regions toughened their coronavirus restrictions on Monday, seeking to curb a second wave of infection that looks set to drive...

Wales imposes 2-week lockdown: 'everybody must stay at home' 19 Oct 2020 - 03:17 pm

CARDIFF: Wales will impose a two-week "firebreak" lockdown from Friday in which everybody apart from essential workers must stay at home to combat...

Hospitalised COVID-19 patients can have ongoing symptoms for months: Study 19 Oct 2020 - 02:45 pm

LONDON: More than half of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospital still experienced symptoms of breathlessness, fatigue, anxiety and depression for two to three...