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26.05.2021 / 06:21

Thousands to get Covid tested after Melbourne stadium alert

Thousands of Australian Rules football fans were told to self-isolate and get tested for Covid-19 after an infected spectator attended a match in Melbourne and the city raced to avoid another lockdown.

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EU summit welcomes Covid certificate to unlock travel

EU leaders have welcomed the introduction of a bloc-wide Covid-19 pass that they hope will unlock a tourist surge this summer.

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US calls for 'transparent' new probe into Covid origins

The United States has called for international experts to be allowed to evaluate the source of the coronavirus and the "early days of the outbreak" in a second phase of an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus.

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Masks, restrictions return to Melbourne after new virus outbreak

Australia's second largest city, Melbourne, reinstated Covid-19 restrictions as authorities scrambled to find the missing link in a fresh outbreak, prompting New Zealand to pause a "travel bubble" with the state of Victoria.

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Indian couple rent plane to avoid Covid restrictions for wedding

An Indian couple chartered a passenger jet to stage a mid-air wedding that hijacked coronavirus restrictions by taking more than 160 guests, according to reports.

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Wuhan lab staff fell ill before Covid-19 outbreak - report

Three researchers from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology sought hospital care in November 2019, months before China disclosed the Covid-19 pandemic, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing a previously undisclosed US intelligence report.

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Covid-19 death toll in India reaches over 300,000

India has passed more than 300,000 coronavirus deaths, the third country after the United States and Brazil to hit the figure as it battles a huge wave of infections.

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Vigilance needed for carefree summer, German minister says

Germany needs to stay vigilant and further bring down the number of coronavirus infections if the country is to enjoy a "carefree summer" and large-scale reopenings, Health Minister Jens Spahn has said.

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Pfizer-BioNtech and AstraZeneca jabs effective against Indian variant - study

The Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine is 88% effective against the Indian variant after two doses, a new study by Public Health England (PHE) has found.

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Spanish town trials return to nightlife with party experiment

Clinical studies never looked so good: for a few hours last night in a beach town near Barcelona some 400 people said adios to pandemic distancing and partied like it was 2019 - all in the name of science.

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Excess deaths due to pandemic up to three times higher than reported - WHO

Up to three times more people have died due to the pandemic than indicated by the officially reported Covid-19 deaths, the World Health Organization has said.

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Argentina to go into total lockdown as Covid cases soar

Argentina will go into total lockdown for nine days as it grapples with the worst phase yet of the Covid-19 pandemic, President Alberto Fernandez said.

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EU deal on Covid pass paves way for summer travel

The European Parliament and European Union member states have reached a deal paving the way for a Covid-19 certificate that will help open up travel in Europe for the key summer season.

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EU vaccination campaign catching up with the US - von der Leyen

The European Covid-19 vaccination campaign is gaining speed and catching up with that of the United States, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said today.

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Doctors warn on vaccine hesitancy in Australia

Australia's main medical body has warned the country's residents are "sitting ducks" for Covid-19, as business leaders call for the international border to be reopened faster despite a sluggish national vaccination drive.

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Malawi burns nearly 20,000 expired Covid-19 vaccines despite assurances on shelf life

Malawi has destroyed 19,610 doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines that expired 18 days after arriving, despite assurances from the African Union (AU) and World Health Organization (WHO) that the vaccines were safe until mid-July.

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Under pressure EU presents WTO plan to boost vaccine output

The European Union has put forward a plan it believes will help boost production and availability of Covid-19 vaccines more effectively than a proposed waiver of patent rights now backed by the United States.

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Paris cafes reopen as virus restrictions ease

Parisians returned to café terraces and museums after a six-month Covid-forced hiatus, a glimmer of normal life resuming but India grappled with a record daily number of coronavirus deaths.

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Local lockdowns considered over variant spread in UK

The spread of the coronavirus variant first detected in India could lead to the return of local lockdowns in England, MPs have acknowledged.

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UK tourists arrive in Portugal as travel curbs lifted

British holidaymakers have returned to the sun-soaked beaches of Portugal, as the country seeks to revive its battered tourism industry after lifting travel restrictions that had been imposed to curb Covid-19.

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Cyclone makes landfall in Covid-stricken India

A major cyclone packing ferocious winds and threatening a destructive storm has made landfall in western India, disrupting the country's response to its devastating Covid-19 outbreak.

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Free beer, cash and gift cards to get Americans vaccinated

The drive-through vaccination centre in Charles Town, West Virginia can deal with up 5,000 people a day.

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EU regulator backs month-long storage of Pfizer vaccine in fridges

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended extending the storage time for the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at normal fridge temperatures to 31 days from five days, easing logistical challenges during rollouts in the region.

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Britons jet off to green list holiday destinations

British holidaymakers are checking in for some of the first flights to green list destinations after the UK government lifted its foreign travel ban.

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Long working hours blamed for hundreds of thousands of deaths

Working long hours is killing hundreds of thousands of people a year in a worsening trend that may accelerate further due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization has said.

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Australia sticks by plan to re-open border in mid-2022

Australia is sticking to plans to only start re-opening to the rest of the world from the middle of next year, officials have said, resisting mounting pressure to end the closure of international borders.

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Brazil struggling to vaccinate as Covid toll spirals

Four months into a Covid-19 vaccination campaign marred by shortages and delays, hard-hit Brazil is still struggling to find enough doses, as political and diplomatic blunders prolong its pandemic nightmare.

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Pandemic to be 'far more deadly' this year, WHO warns

The World Health Organization has issued a grim warning that the second year of Covid-19 was set to be "far more deadly", as Japan extended a state of emergency amid growing calls for the Olympics to be scrapped.

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UK to continue with reopening plans despite variant concerns

British ministers are pushing on with a major easing of restrictions on Monday despite concerns over the variant first detected in India, as they were criticised for allowing the strain's import.

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UK to flex vaccine rollout to tackle variant first identified in India

The UK will adapt its vaccine rollout to protect people more quickly in areas where a coronavirus variant first detected in India has emerged, the country's vaccine minister has said.

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Japan set to expand virus emergency

Japan's government is expected to widen a virus state of emergency, just 10 weeks before the Tokyo Olympics, as campaigners submitted a petition with more than 350,000 signatures urging the Games be scrapped.

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How can we stop the next pandemic? Here's what a WHO panel recommends

A new global system should be set up to respond faster to disease outbreaks, which could ensure that no future virus causes a pandemic as devastating as Covid-19, an independent World Health Organization review panel has said.

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UK to hold independent inquiry into handling of pandemic

Boris Johnson has said the British government would establish an independent, public inquiry into the Covid-19 crisis in 2022, adding it was talking to the leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to set the terms.

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Pope delivers first public audience in six months

Pope Francis has expressed his pleasure at being once again among his flock as he delivered his weekly general audience in public for the first time in six months.

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India virus death toll passes 250,000, variant spreads to other countries

India's coronavirus death toll has passed 250,000 as the World Health Organization said the variant fuelling the surge had been found in dozens of countries across the globe.

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Hong Kong scraps mandatory vaccines for foreign domestic workers

Hong Kong today scrapped a plan to make coronavirus vaccines mandatory for foreign domestic workers after the proposal sparked an outcry and a diplomatic tussle.

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New EU legal case against AstraZeneca over vaccine supplies gets under way

A second legal case brought by the European Commission against AstraZeneca over its delayed delivery of Covid-19 vaccines got under way in a Brussels court today.

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US authorises use of Pfizer-BioNTech jab for those aged 12-15

US regulators have authorised Pfizer and BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine for use in children as young as 12 and said they could begin receiving shots as soon as Thursday, widening the country's inoculation program as vaccination rates have slowed significantly.

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WHO says virus strain in India a 'variant of concern'

The World Health Organziation said that the coronavirus variant first identified in India last year was being classified as a variant of global concern, with some preliminary studies showing that it spreads more easily.

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Italian woman gets 6 doses of Pfizer vaccine by mistake

A 23-year-old Italian woman is under observation in a hospital in Italy after receiving six doses of the Pfizer vaccine in error.

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India reports nearly 370,000 further Covid cases

India, suffering from one of the worst Covid-19 outbreaks in the world, reported nearly 370,000 fresh infections and more than 3,700 new deaths today.

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Travel within Europe possible this summer - Taoiseach

The Taoiseach has confirmed that Ireland will join the EU's digital green passport system, opening up the prospect of foreign travel by the end of the summer.

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EU did not renew AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine order for after June - Commissioner

European Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said on Sunday the European Commission did not renew its order for AstraZeneca vaccines against Covid-19 for after June.

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Australian state extends restrictions in search of outbreak source

Australia's most populous state recorded no new Covid-19 infections for a third straight day but extended raised social distancing and mask-wearing rules by a week as the authorities hunted for the source of a small outbreak.

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Concern over vaccine effectiveness on variants

A Covid-19 variant spreading in India is more contagious and may be dodging vaccine protections, contributing to the country's explosive outbreak, the World Health Organization's chief scientist has said.

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Indian states impose stricter lockdowns as deaths hit record high

India reported its highest ever single-day Covid-19 death toll, as cases continued to rise and states imposed stricter lockdowns.

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EU 'ready to engage' with US proposal to lift vaccine patents

The President of the European Council has said the bloc is ready to discuss a US proposal to lift patents on Covid-19 vaccines once the details are clear.

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England says strain first seen in India a 'variant of concern'

Public Health England said that coronavirus variant B.1.617.2, which was first identified in India, would be classified as a variant of concern due to evidence it was more transmissible.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0