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One dead in Serbian West Nile virus outbreak

An outbreak of the West Nile virus in Serbia has killed an elderly woman and infected 20 other people with the mosquito-borne disease, health officials said Tuesday.

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Virus outlier Sweden adopts more restrictions as cases rise

Sweden is tightening nationwide coronavirus restrictions by requiring many people to work from home and reducing the number who can gather in restaurants, shops and gyms starting next week, but the government decided against ...

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UK asks all arrivals to quarantine as virus deaths rise

All arrivals to the UK will have to quarantine and show negative virus tests from next week,British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday, as hospitalisations and deaths continued to soar but new cases fell.

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Thailand to cut hotel quarantine times

Thailand will slash mandatory hotel quarantine times for most travellers starting in April, the health minister announced Monday, with most vaccinated people facing just a week in isolation.

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UK points to lifting of COVID curbs

Britain's government said Sunday it hopes to lift its latest COVID restrictions for England later this month with the Omicron surge of infections apparently fading.

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German health minister still sees 'critical' COVID situation

Germany's health minister pleaded with his compatriots Friday not to assume that the coronavirus pandemic is over as the country sees a steady rise in new cases, warning that it is still in a "critical" situation.

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German paediatricians demand compulsory vaccinations

Germany's paediatricians association Wednesday demanded mandatory childhood vaccinations against measles and a range of other diseases in a debate kicked off by the health minister.

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