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Covid: “Worried” about variants, WHO urges Europe to accelerate vaccination

Faced with the threat of variants quickly spreading, WHO’s Europe Director Hans Kluge urges Europe to “join forces” and accelerate vaccination.

Vaccines will be delivered in the EU as planned, in the first quarter of the year, Pfizer says

As worries start to rise because of delivery delays, expected by late January-early February, Pfizer CEO intended to reassure saying doses promised for the first quarter of the year will be delivered in the European Union as planned.

Coronavirus: several countries across the world in their third lockdown

The coronavirus epidemic keeps on spreading across the world and while the current period is marked by celebrations and therefore gatherings, several countries across the world are starting their third lockdown.

Covid vaccine: the campaign has started!

The Covid-19 vaccine campaign has started this Sunday December 27 in France. A 78-year-old woman has been the first person vaccinated against coronavirus in France at the René-Muret hospital in Sevran, Seine-Saint-Denis.

Covid: France's Haute Autorité de Santé approves Pfizer vaccine

COVID-19: Three days after the European Medicines Agency handed over its verdict as for issuing the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, France's Haute Autorité de Santé allows the vaccine in France. The vaccine campaign is to begin from this Sunday Deceber 27, 2020.

Coronavirus in Europe: 12.5 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to be delivered by the end of the year

The European Union vaccine campaign is set to start from December 27th. By the end of the year, the European Union is said to get 12.5 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.

Covid vaccine: Europe is not late, Alain Fischer says

As some countries such as Canada, the United States of America and the United Kingdom have already initiated their Covid-19 vaccine campaign, what about Europe? Is the Old Continent late? According to Alain Fischer – head of the vaccine strategy board – this is not the case. Here is more on the matter!

Coronavirus: France is preparing to welcome foreign patients

After evacuating some patients infected by coronavirus to Germany or Belgium when hospitals were overwhelmed, France is preparing to return the favor and welcome sick from Belgium, Switzerland, or Italy to unclog hospitals in these countries.

New lockdown: France’s borders with the Schengen area remain open

During his latest address, Emmanuel Macron announced a new national lockdown will be implemented starting in the night from Thursday to Friday. The French President also said that France’s borders with the Schengen area will remain open. But external borders will close, “excluding exceptions”.

Coronavirus: October and November to be “tougher” in Europe WHO says

As the Covid-19 pandemic is increasing again in many countries on the Old Continent, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns about Fall. “It’s going to get tougher. In October, November, we are going to see more mortality”, WHO’s European Office Director Hans Kluge said this September 14.

Go on a world tour thanks to Disneyland Paris and its travel guides

Dreaming of traveling before school starts? Because you cannot go abroad, abroad comes to you thanks to Disneyland Paris providing you with a collection of exclusive and free travel guides to travel all around the world without leaving your home.

The UK imposes self-isolation to travelers from France, France threaten to apply reciprocity

As the British government lifted mandatory self-isolation for travelers from Germany, France, and Italy in early July, the country has decided to implement self-isolation again to travelers from France, a few weeks after doing so to travelers from Spain.

Coronavirus: mortality increased by 50% between late March and April in Europe

According to the Insee (National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies), a 50% more excessive death rate in Europe because of coronavirus has been noticed between late March and early April 2020. Among the countries the most hit: France, Spain, Belgium and Italy.

WHO urges countries to “wake up” to fight against coronavirus

As the coronavirus epidemic keeps on spreading in Latin America, that for the first time this Friday July 3, 2020, exceeds Europe in terms of infections, the World Health Organization urges countries to “take control” over the pandemic.

Where to go on vacations in Europe this summer? The European Union launches a website to help travelers

Were you wondering where to go to Europe this summer? Spain, Italy, Croatia or even Finland? Because all countries have not totally reopened their borders yet, and some of them impose some conditions, the European Commission launched a website to help travelers find the best option possible and travel safely.

Coronavirus: France teams up with three other European countries to purchase vaccines

In order to fight against the Covid-19 pandemic as well as possible, France has teamed up with Germany, the Netherlands, and Italy within Europe’s Inclusive Vaccines Alliance. Together, they announce to have signed a first principle agreement with the AstraZeneca laboratory to buy several millions of vaccine doses.

Coronavirus: the situation is “worsening” worldwide WHO director says

As life is getting back to normal in many countries, the World Health Organization is worried and warns the world. On June 8th, WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the covid-19 pandemic was “worsening” worldwide.

Coronavirus: EU inner borders remain closed until June 15th

EU inner borders and French borders will remain shut until June 15th, 2020, Edouard Philippe announced as he was presenting phase 2 of the containment exit plan.

France and Germany call for European borders to quickly reopen

French National Assembly president Richard Ferrand and his German counterpart Wolfgang Schäuble speak in favor of quickly reopening the European borders “as soon as the conditions are met”.

Europe should brace itself for a second wave, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control says

Whereas many European countries have started to exit containment, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control warns: Europe should brace itself for a second coronavirus wave.