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AstraZeneca Covid vaccine wins approval from EU regulator

EMA approves use in all adults despite German caution on giving drug to older people

Germany set to limit AstraZeneca vaccine to under-65s

‘Insufficient data’ from trials to determine efficacy of Covid-19 drug on elderly

‘Insufficient data’ prompts German advice to limit AstraZeneca jab to under-65s

Shares in pharma group slip 2% on news

Coronavirus: Scotland and Germany extend lockdowns into February

Global figures pass 95m cases and more than 2m deaths, says Johns Hopkins University

Germany sees rapid EU approval of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine

The UK became the first to approve the vaccine

WHO team to travel to Wuhan to investigate origin of coronavirus

Ten-person mission will take samples from bats and look at medical samples taken before first outbreak to see if virus circulated earlier

Covid-19: Netherlands to close schools under tough five-week lockdown

World round-up: Eswatini’s prime minister dies after testing positive for coronavirus

German stores brace for stampede as non-essential shops close from Wednesday

State leaders agree lightning lockdown of schools and shops until January 10th

Covid-19: UK scientists urge people to ignore easing of rules amid rising cases

World wrap: Germany to discuss tightening lockdown as Mexico approves Pfizer vaccine

Coronavirus: Canada approves Pfizer vaccine

World wrap: Merkel pleads with Germans to cut down socialising as death toll rises

Germany poised to extend ‘lockdown lite’ up until Christmas

Plan is to slow spread of Covid enough to enable family gatherings over festive season

Coronavirus: US passes 250,000 deaths as Europe struggles to contain spread

Infections fall in France but continue to rise in Italy, Germany and Turkey

Covid-19: Australia ‘victim of own success’ as Germany faces months of tough restrictions

World round-up: US infections soar; Mexico’s cases pass 1m; Belgium’s hospitalisations drop

Coronavirus: US records 152,000 daily cases as virus found in Greek mink farms

World round-up: Australia not allow foreign students to return as locals stuck overseas prioritised

Coronavirus surges in Europe as some countries see record daily case numbers

World updates: France and UK consider additional restrictions to combat virus spread

Germany to tighten restrictions in effort to curb Covid-19 spread

Country reports 2,089 cases on Tuesday, bringing total to 287,421, with 9,471 fatalities

Coronavirus: Greece sees highest daily caseload since outbreak began

World updates: Italy orders travellers from Croatia, Greece, Malta and Spain to be tested

Coronavirus: Australia reports record single day rise in deaths

World round-up: China reports new infections as Greece announces record daily number of cases

Coronavirus: Ireland has ‘no significant’ herd immunity, study shows

Initial findings that less than 5% of people have been exposed to virus ‘disappointing’

Coronavirus: Cases surge in southern US states as Italy and Germany hold steady

Total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases worldwide stands at over 2.7 million

How the world missed the silent spread of the coronavirus

Evidence of symptomless transmission was dismissed by health officials for months

Coronavirus: Germany imposes local lockdown after meat plant outbreak

Gütersloh region, with 370,000 people, faces new measures days before official holidays

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