White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre says she has tested positive for COVID-19 after having returned from Europe with President Joe Biden WASHINGTON — White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said she tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday after returning from Europe
Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologized Wednesday for attending a garden party during Britain’s first coronavirus lockdown, but brushed aside opposition demands that he resign for breaching the rules his own government had imposed on the nation. The apology, which stopped
French health authorities on Tuesday said they had registered 271,686 new Covid-19 infections, the highest recorded to date, confirming France’s position as Europe’s hardest-hit country as the Omicron wave sweeps across the continent. The more-contagious Omicron variant of coronavirus drove the number of
French President Emmanuel Macron cancelled his visit to Mali over Covid-19 crisis. © Yves Herman, Pool/AFP French President Emmanuel Macron Friday cancelled a trip to Mali to meet transitional leader Colonel Assimi Goita after France announced new measures to battle the pandemic.
“It is evident that the pandemic is not yet over,” European Commissioner Didier Reynders said Thursday. Various European nations are facing a higher number of Covid-19 infections, notably in the countries where the vaccination rate remains low. QR code with
Paris authorities sent elite police and counter-terrorism officers to Guadeloupe in a bid to quell the violence. © Carla Bernhardt, AFP Protesters in French overseas territories in the Caribbean opposing measures to limit the spread of Covid-19 clashed again with security
“We can curb the spread of the virus without having to in any way shut down our economy,” White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients said. “We have 82% of people now with one shot and more and more people
Police used water cannons on protesters in Brussels Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD AFP Brussels (AFP) – A fresh wave of protests broke out in several European cities and in some French overseas territories Sunday, as protesters reacted, sometimes violently, to moves to reintroduce coronavirus
London (CNN)As Western Europe’s vaccination rollout gained strength in the early part of 2021, many of the region’s leaders touted the shots as their immediate route out of the pandemic. Press conferences took on an almost celebratory tone as Presidents, Prime Ministers
Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announced that Covid vaccination would become mandatory in Austria from Feb. 1. On Thursday, Austria recorded 15,145 new cases of Covid-19, setting a new record high for daily positive tests. Austrian police officers check a man’s identity