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With coronavirus infections rising and a contagious new variant threatening to accelerate the pandemic, France has implemented a stringent 6 p.m.-to-6 a.m. curfew. Citizens nationwide are sequestered indoors, and businesses must close down.

In Quebec, Canadian officials imposed a similar restriction earlier this month, running from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. It has frayed nerves: Notably, a woman who was walking her boyfriend on a leash at 9 p.m. has argued that this was permitted during the curfew, surely one of the pandemic’s most unexpected moments.

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EU kicks off debate on vaccine travel certificates

Tue, 2021-01-19 10:26 — mike kraft

EU kicks off debate on vaccine travel certificates European Union countries kicked off a debate on Monday on whether people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine should have greater freedom to travel in the summer than those not immunized. Philip Blenkinsop U.S.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union countries kicked off a debate on Monday on whether people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine should have greater freedom to travel in the summer than those not immunized.

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WORLD OVERVIEW: Roundup of Developments in Coronavirus situation

Tue, 2021-01-19 09:45 — mike kraft

Asia Today: China sees virus outbreaks across its northeast BEIJING (AP) — China was dealing with coronavirus outbreaks across its frigid northeast on Tuesday, prompting additional lockdowns and travel bans ahead of next month's Lunar New Year holiday.... AP NEWS

BEIJING (AP) — China was dealing with coronavirus outbreaks across its frigid northeast on Tuesday, prompting additional lockdowns and travel bans ahead of next month’s Lunar New Year holiday.

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Germany to extend lockdown to mid-Feb on fears of COVID variants

Tue, 2021-01-19 09:20 — mike kraft

Germany to extend lockdown to mid-Feb on fears of COVID variants German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to agree with regional leaders to extend a lockdown for most shops and schools until mid-February as part of a package of steps to try to rein in the coronavirus, sources said before talks on Tuesday. Andreas Rinke, Christian Kraemer U.S.

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Global COVID-19 death toll tops two million

Fri, 2021-01-15 17:15 — mike kraft

Global COVID-19 death toll tops 2 million The worldwide coronavirus death toll surpassed 2 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, as nations around the world are trying to procure multiple vaccines and detect new COVID-19 variants. Shaina Ahluwalia, Kavya B U.S.

(Reuters) - The worldwide coronavirus death toll surpassed 2 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, as nations around the world are trying to procure multiple vaccines and detect new COVID-19 variants.

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Norway adjusts advice after vaccine deaths but isn't alarmed

Fri, 2021-01-15 11:10 — mike kraft

Norway adjusts advice after vaccine deaths but isn't alarmed COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian officials have adjusted their advice on who gets the COVID-19 vaccine in light of a small number of deaths in older people, leaving it up to each doctor to... AP NEWS

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian officials have adjusted their advice on who gets the COVID-19 vaccine in light of a small number of deaths in older people, leaving it up to each doctor to consider who should be vaccinated.

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Pretend it didn't happen – expert advice on how to behave after receiving a single dose of any of the Covid-19 vaccines.

Fri, 2021-01-15 11:02 — mike kraft

How effective is a single vaccine dose against Covid-19? Pretend it didn't happen – expert advice on how to behave after receiving a single dose of any of the Covid-19 vaccines. Zaria Gorvett BBC_Future

... Most vaccines require booster doses to work.

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At a glance: Europe's coronavirus curfews and lockdowns

Thu, 2021-01-14 10:35 — mike kraft

At a glance: Europe's coronavirus curfews and lockdowns PARIS (AP) — Across Europe and beyond, countries have a patchwork of curfews and lockdowns of varying strictness to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Here, at a glance, are the measures in... AP NEWS

PARIS (AP) — Across Europe and beyond, countries have a patchwork of curfews and lockdowns of varying strictness to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Here, at a glance, are the measures in place in the European Union’s 27 member nations and some neighboring countries:

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