Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Denmark shuts malls and shops over Christmas

Denmark's Prime Minister said Wednesday the country will shut malls and shops over the holidays as coronavirus cases continue to rise.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Rising virus infections worrying, says Spain PM

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday called a recent rise in coronavirus infections "worrying", warning that stricter measures to curb the spread could be needed for Christmas.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

PM: Sweden's health officials misjudged virus resurgence

Health officials in Sweden, which opted not to respond to the first wave of COVID-19 with a national lockdown, misjudged the power of the virus's resurgence, the country's prime minister said Tuesday, and an independent commission ...

Vaccination

EU regulators move up Pfizer vaccine assessment to Dec. 21

Facing strong pressure from Germany and other European Union nations, the bloc's medicines agency on Tuesday moved up a meeting to assess the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to Dec. 21, likely bringing vaccinations a ...

Vaccination

Singapore approves Pfizer-BioNTech virus vaccine

Singapore has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, and expects to receive the first shipments of the shots by the end of December, the prime minister said Monday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Calls grow for wider lockdown as German virus cases rise

Calls grew Friday for tougher lockdown measures soon in Germany as the country's disease control center reported record daily increases in both coronavirus cases and deaths.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Iran surpasses one million COVID-19 cases

Iran said its novel coronavirus caseload surpassed one million on Thursday, as the authorities consider easing restrictions in many parts of the Middle East's hardest hit country.

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