Europe Covid

• Tourists hit by COVID-19 curbs may get refunds, EU court rules

  Travelers whose package tours were ruined by COVID-19 pandemic restrictions may be entitled to at least a partial refund, the European Union's highest court said.

  World

  Jan 12, 2023
  
• Europe’s COVID-19 battle could lead to 700k more deaths by spring: WHO

  Europe could see an additional 700,000 COVID-19 deaths by the spring, new pandemic projections show unless the continent can curb new infections.

  World

  Nov 23, 2021
  
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• Delta variant on track to be dominant COVID-19 strain in Europe by August: WHO

  Dr. Catherine Smallwood, senior emergency officer at WHO Europe, warned governments not to lift social distancing measures amid increased transmission.

  World

  Jul 1, 2021
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• Europe ramps up COVID-19 vaccinations as people celebrate 2nd Easter amid pandemic

  The city of Sarcelles north of Paris was among those where officials kept vaccine sites open Sunday amid mushrooming infections and demand.

  Health

  Apr 4, 2021
• AstraZeneca to deliver less than half of vaccines promised to EU in Q2

  The expected shortfall follows a big reduction in supplies in the first quarter and could hit the EU's ability to meet its target of vaccinating 70 per cent of adults by summer.

  World

  Feb 24, 2021
• New rules and shutdowns sweep across Europe as coronavirus cases rise

  In Germany, restaurants, bars, theatres, cinemas, gyms and other leisure facilities closed in a four-week "wave-breaker" shutdown.

  Nov 2, 2020
• France lockdown: What went wrong and what can Canada learn?

  What's happening in France -- and why -- shares some parallels with the resurgence of the coronavirus in Canada. 

  World

  Oct 29, 2020
• ‘Reliving the nightmare’: Hospitals under pressure in Italy as coronavirus cases surge

  In response to the new surge, Premier Giuseppe Conte's government twice tightened nationwide restrictions inside a week.

  World

  Oct 14, 2020
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• Europe weighs new restrictions after 700,000 new coronavirus cases in a week

  It's a jump of 34 per cent compared to the previous week, with Britain, France, Russia and Spain accounting for more than half of new infections recorded in the region.

  World

  Oct 13, 2020
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• European Union predicts ‘recession of historic proportions’ over COVID-19 impact

  "It is now quite clear that the EU has entered the deepest economic recession in its history," EU Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni told reporters in Brussels.

  World

  May 6, 2020