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Italy likely to follow Germany with Covid Christmas lockdown

 

Netherlands also set to announce more restrictions amid mounting fears of surge in infections

 

Jon Henley Europe correspondent

Mon 14 Dec 2020 14.22 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/14/italy-likely-to-follow-germany-with-covid-christmas-lockdown

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Bolsonaro branded 'homicidally negligent' over Brazil's vaccine planning

 

President accused of ignoring China-produced Covid vaccine because of political expediency

 

Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
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EU regulator brings forward Covid vaccine ruling after German pressure

 

Ruling on Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine brought forward to 21 December

 

Kate Connolly in Berlin

Tue 15 Dec 2020 15.09 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/dec/15/germany-to-begin-vaccinating-against-covid-within-two-weeks

 

I heard today on News channel that first doses should arrive in Italy around 27 / 28 Dec.....

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New coronavirus strain spreading in UK has key mutations, scientists say

Kate Kelland 11 hrs ago

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists are trying to establish whether the rapid spread in southern England of a new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is linked to key mutations they have detected in the strain, they said on Tuesday.

The mutations include changes to the important "spike" protein that the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus uses to infect human cells, a group of scientists tracking the genetics of the virus said, but it is not yet clear whether these are making it more infectious.

"Efforts are under way to confirm whether or not any of these mutations are contributing to increased transmission," the scientists, from the COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium, said in a statement (https://bit.ly/3mhpTJX).

The new variant, which UK scientists have named "VUI – 202012/01" includes a mutation in the viral genome region encoding the spike protein, which - in theory - could result in COVID-19 spreading more easily between people.

The British government on Monday cited a rise in new infections, which it said may be partly linked to the new variant, as it moved its capital city and many other areas into the highest tier of COVID-19 restrictions.

As of Dec. 13, 1,108 COVID-19 cases with the new variant had been identified, predominantly in the south and east of England, Public Health England said in a statement.

But there is currently no evidence that the variant is more likely to cause severe COVID-19 infections, the scientists said, or that it would render vaccines less effective.

"Both questions require further studies performed at pace," the COG-UK scientists said.

Mutations, or genetic changes, arise naturally in all viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, as they replicate and circulate in human populations.

In the case of SARS-CoV-2, these mutations are accumulating at a rate of around one to two mutations per month globally, according to the COG-UK genetics specialists.

"As a result of this on-going process, many thousands of mutations have already arisen in the SARS-CoV-2 genome since the virus emerged in 2019," they said.

The majority of the mutations seen so far have had no apparent effect on the virus, and only a minority are likely to change the virus in any significant way - for example, making it more able to infect people, more likely to cause severe illness, or less sensitive to natural or vaccine-induced immune defences.

Susan Hopkins, a PHE medical advisor, said it is "not unexpected that the virus should evolve and it's important that we spot any changes quickly to understand the potential risk."

She said the new variant "is being detected in a wide geography, especially where there are increased cases being detected."

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French president Emmanuel Macron tests positive for coronavirus

 

Macron and several other European leaders who recently met him go into self-isolation

 

Jon Henley in Paris

Thu 17 Dec 2020 12.10 GMT First published on Thu 17 Dec 2020 09.49 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

King of Sweden blasts 'failed' Covid strategy in rare royal rebuke

 

Criticism of anti-lockdown stance comes as hospitals struggle to cope with surge in cases

 

Jon Henley Europe correspondent

Thu 17 Dec 2020 11.08 GMT

 

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/17/king-sweden-failed-covid-strategy-rare-royal-rebuke-lockdown-hospitals-cases

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Covid is a chance to build a world where everyone has access to basic vaccines

 

Preventable diseases still plague those missing out on vaccines. Efforts to halt coronavirus could help crack this issue

 

David Miliband and Anuradha Gupta

Fri 18 Dec 2020 08.15 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/dec/18/covid-is-a-chance-to-build-a-world-where-everyone-has-access-to-basic-vaccines

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Several European countries ban flights from UK over new Covid strain

 

World Health Organization says European countries should redouble efforts to stop spread of virus

 

Sam Jones in Madrid, Angela Giuffrida in Rome, Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem and agencies

Sun 20 Dec 2020 16.27 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/20/belgium-italy-and-netherlands-ban-flights-from-uk-over-new-covid-strain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Police will stop people fleeing new Covid tier 4 areas, ministers say

 

People urged to stay local after chaotic scenes at London railway stations before new measures took effect

 

Jamie Grierson, Gwyn Topham and Libby Brooks

Sun 20 Dec 2020 12.44 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/dec/20/police-to-stop-people-fleeing-new-covid-tier-4-areas-hancock-says

 

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On 12/18/2020 at 7:10 AM, umbertino said:

Covid is a chance to build a world where everyone has access to basic vaccines

'Do you have more faith in a spoon full of medicine than in the power that animates the living world?"

BJ Palmer

 

Even Pelosi’s vaccination was a total fraud—See how they didn’t even take the cap off the syringe!


 

 

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European experts urge caution over new Covid mutation found in UK

 

Scientists say more data is needed before conclusions can be drawn and that strain has also been detected in EU

 

Jon Henley, Philip Oltermann and Lorenzo Tondo

Mon 21 Dec 2020 11.20 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/21/european-experts-urge-caution-over-new-covid-mutation-uk

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South African Covid-19 variant may be 'more effective at spreading'

 

Research still to confirm threat posed but variant does not appear to provoke more serious symptoms

 

Jason Burke

Wed 23 Dec 2020 17.48 GMT First published on Wed 23 Dec 2020 17.47 GMT

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Covid fatalities soar in Mexico as president condemned for inaction

 

As the crisis worsens, Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s government has hardly changed its minimal restrictions

 

Wed 23 Dec 2020 10.30 GMT

by Elisabeth Malkin in Mexico City

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/23/mexico-coronavirus-amlo-cases-deaths

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Spain will register people who refuse Covid vaccine, says health minister

 

Database could be shared across Europe, says Salvador Illa

 

Ashifa Kassam in Madrid

Tue 29 Dec 2020 14.33 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/29/spain-to-keep-registry-of-people-who-refuse-covid-vaccine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russian police arrest Covid-denier monk in monastery raid

 

Father Sergiy charged with inciting suicidal actions through sermons urging people to ‘die for Russia’

 

AP in Moscow

Tue 29 Dec 2020 16.58 GMT First published on Tue 29 Dec 2020 10.20 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/29/russian-riot-police-arrest-renegade-priest-in-convent-raid

 
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'We're being left behind': anger and confusion in Brazil as vaccine program lags

 

  • Experts say delays are proof of Bolsonaro’s bungled Covid response
  • Virus has killed nearly 200,000 and battered economy

 

Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

Thu 31 Dec 2020 10.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/31/brazil-coronavirus-vaccine-jair-bolsonaro

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Covid world map: which countries have the most coronavirus cases and deaths?

 

Covid-19 has spread around the planet, sending billions of people into lockdown as health services struggle to cope. Find out where the virus has spread, and where it has been most deadly

 

Pablo Gutiérrez and Seán Clarke

Sat 2 Jan 2021 11.10 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/02/covid-world-map-which-countries-have-the-most-coronavirus-cases-and-deaths

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Pope condemns travelling abroad to escape coronavirus lockdowns

 

Pontiff uses video address to urge public to ‘take care of each other’

 

Reuters in Vatican City
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On 12/21/2020 at 10:56 PM, umbertino said:

European experts urge caution over new Covid mutation found in UK

 

Scientists say more data is needed before conclusions can be drawn and that strain has also been detected in EU

 

Jon Henley, Philip Oltermann and Lorenzo Tondo

Mon 21 Dec 2020 11.20 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/21/european-experts-urge-caution-over-new-covid-mutation-uk

wouw this covid 19 pandemic hasn't been over yet. and now there is a new covid mutation found in uk. this new covid mutation can be more deathly than covid 19. when will this covid pandemic ever end for the sake of god and human beings? i am really sick of this covid pandemic. i wish there is someone honest who dares to confess and tell us who is the first person spreading this covid pandemic? do you think this covid pandemic was sent by the god as a warning and punishment on purpose , so every human being can start doing more good deeds to one anothers than bad deeds? may be the god is extremely angry to see every human being never do good deeds instead of doing bad deeds more and more and never end. that's why the god give a warning and punishment in the form of covid pandemic to all human beings on earth. i hope i was wrong. what do you think folks?

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As parts of UK enter third Covid lockdown, how does rest of Europe compare?

 

Rules vary from country to country but many European nations face severe restrictions

 

Jon Henley and Guardian correspondents
 
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UK: Police chief calls for power of entry into homes of suspected lockdown breakers

 

West Midlands police commissioner calls for ‘useful tool’ to enforce new national lockdown measures

 

Vikram Dodd

Tue 5 Jan 2021 18.32 GMT Last modified on Wed 6 Jan 2021 04.37 GMT

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I won’t make the same mistakes again: Milan mayor on his green Covid recovery plan

 

Beppe Sala, who admits to making errors in his early response to the crisis, explains why he is seeking sustainable solutions

 

Angela Giuffrida Rome correspondent

Tue 5 Jan 2021 05.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/05/milan-mayor-covid-strategy-beppe-sala-pandemic-green-solutions-crisis

 

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Covid sleuth shames Brazil's party people as deaths pass 200,000

 

Anonymous activist says he’s no ‘moral watchdog’ but vows to continue effort in hope of persuading revellers to stay home

 

 

Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
Sun 10 Jan 2021 10.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/10/brazil-covid-coronavirus-party-deaths-200-000

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Bolsonaro rival hails Covid vaccinations as 'triumph of science against denialists'

 

São Paulo governor João Doria takes aim at Brazil’s president after his state beat federal authorities to secure first coronavirus vaccines

 

Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
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London buses turned into ambulances to ease Covid strain

 

Exclusive: Adapted single-deckers with seats removed and oxygen onboard will transfer patients

 

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