Germany recorded its second consecutive daily record for new coronavirus cases on Friday as infections pick up across Europe, and its disease control center said unvaccinated people now face a “very high” risk of infection. The country saw 37,120 reported…
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Germany worried about COVID-19 vaccination 'no shows'
BERLIN (Reuters) – A rising number of Germans are not showing up for COVID-19 vaccination appointments, prompting calls for fines to be imposed as Germany races to get shots in arms to counter the rapid spread of the more infectious…
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Germany breaks third virus wave but warns against complacency
Germany seems to have halted a surge of coronavirus infections driven by the British variant, its health minister said Friday, cautioning however against lifting restrictions precipitously. “The third wave appears to have broken,” Jens Spahn told a press conference in…
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WHO says Denmark looking to share AstraZeneca vaccines after halting shots
FILE PHOTO: Staff member handles AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines in storage at Region Hovedstaden’s Vaccine Center, Copenhagen, Denmark February 11, 2021. Ritzau Scanpix/Liselotte Sabroe via REUTERS ZURICH (Reuters) – The World Health Organization Europe head, Hans Kluge, said on Thursday that…
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EU to get 107 million COVID doses by end of March, 30 million from AstraZeneca
FILE PHOTO: Vial labelled “AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine” placed on displayed EU flag is seen in this illustration picture taken March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationBRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union states are expected to receive 107 million doses of COVID-19…
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Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 15,813: RKI
FILE PHOTO: A police officer checks commuters in a car arriving from Poland, at the German-Polish border crossing Stadtbruecke (city bridge) amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, March 22, 2021. REUTERS/Hannibal HanschkeBERLIN (Reuters) – The number…
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Germany raises Poland to high risk coronavirus country
FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective masks amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walk in the centre of Warsaw, Poland February 24, 2021. REUTERS/Kacper PempelBERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday it was classifying Poland as a “high…
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Germany to halt AstraZeneca vaccinations – Health Ministry
FILE PHOTO: Health workers prepare syringes with the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 at a new vaccination centre inside the former Tempelhof airport in Berlin, Germany March 8, 2021. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERSBERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will stop administering AstraZeneca’s COVID-19…
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Germany cautions against expectations of massive vaccine boost in April
BERLIN (Reuters) – Far more people in Germany will get a coronavirus vaccination from April when family doctors start giving them but the idea that 25% of the population can get a shot in just a month is unrealistic, Health…
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Germany urges ‘caution’ as COVID infections climb again
German Health Minister Jens Spahn urged caution on Sunday in the face of rising coronavirus infection numbers, just as schools across the country prepare to reopen. “The virus isn’t making it easy for us,” Spahn told German broadcaster ARD. “We’re…
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