Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

More lockdowns in Europe as virus outbreaks grow

Austria and Greece on Tuesday will become the latest European nations to impose spirit-crushing curbs to combat the coronavirus surge, with a deadly terrorist attack in Vienna ahead of a partial lockdown compounding the misery.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Germany sets tough new virus curbs as global cases hit record

Germany on Wednesday imposed drastic curbs on people's daily lives to contain a surge in coronavirus cases and France was set to follow suit as more than 500,000 infections were reported worldwide in a new daily record.

Medical economics

COVID-19 vaccine nationalism could cost world up to $1.2 trillion

Nationalistic behavior by governments may exclude some countries from gaining access to COVID-19 vaccines and cost the global economy up to $1.2 trillion a year in GDP, according to a new study from the not-for-profit research ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Spanish court rejects lockdown as Europe faces virus surge

Madrid's top court struck down virus restrictions on millions in the Spanish capital on Thursday, while France put four more cities on its highest alert as European governments battled to control a sustained surge in virus ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Global coronavirus death toll passes one million

More than one million people have died from the coronavirus, according to an AFP toll, with no let-up in a pandemic that has ravaged the world economy, inflamed diplomatic tensions and upended lives from Indian slums and ...

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