Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Delta variant casts shadow over EU COVID travel pass

An EU-wide COVID certificate for easier travel came into force on Thursday, just in time for Europe's busy summer vacation period—but the highly infectious Delta variant is already threatening to curtail its use.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Double COVID jab seems to curb Delta variant: EMA

Two doses of COVID vaccine appear to provide protection against the rapidly spreading Delta variant, the European Medicines Agency said Thursday.

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Mask-free and 'low risk', Italy welcomes milestone

Italians were finally able to go outside without masks Monday after the whole country became a "low-risk" zone for coronavirus, a milestone for the first European country to be hit by the global pandemic in February 2020.

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Delta variant to account for 90% of new EU COVID cases: agency

The Delta variant, identified for the first time in India, could account for 90 percent of new COVID cases in the European Union in the coming months, the bloc's disease control agency said Wednesday.

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COVID eases but US won't join EU in opening borders

As the COVID pandemic recedes dramatically in the West, Europe is opening its doors to Americans—but the reverse is not holding true, with the United States not budging on restrictions imposed 15 months ago.

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