Coronavirus Global Update Episodes Episode guide
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European Commission launches global effort to fund vaccine research
"The partners are many, the goal is one: to defeat this virus"
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Europe prepares for Christmas under Covid-19 restrictions
Countries adopt diverging approaches as leaders wary of disrupting the holiday festival
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Europe once again at epicentre of pandemic, warns WHO
Half a million people in the region could die in the next three months
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Europe now coronavirus 'epicentre'
The WHO urges EU nations to take aggressive action amid steep rise in cases
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Europe introduces stricter measures
Sharp rises in cases across Europe force partial lockdowns across the continent
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Europe fears second wave as cases rise in Spain and Poland
Spain reports nearly 1,000 new cases in 24 hours
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EU warns of 'pandemic of the unvaccinated'
It pledges an additional 200 million vaccine doses to speed up global immunisation
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EU unveils plans for tourists to return
People who have had two vaccine doses will be allowed to travel
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EU threatens to block vaccine exports
Warning aimed at UK and other countries with high vaccination rates
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EU sends emergency aid to Romania
EU sends emergency aid to Romania as it records high covid mortality rate
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EU recommends partial re-opening of external borders
European Union diplomats suggest member states allow visitors from 15 non-EU countries
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EU reaches vaccination milestone
70% of European adults have now received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine
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EU prepares for mass vaccination
Commission president Ursula von der Leyen urges a coordinated response across the bloc
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EU plans to close border for 30 days
Coronavirus travel restrictions have forced airlines to ground planes
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EU leaders hold a virtual summit likely to be dominated by a third wave of infections.
The leaders will discuss how to increase vaccine production and tighten export controls
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EU leaders discuss speeding up vaccine distribution
European Commission criticised for taking longer than Britain and US to order jabs
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EU leaders agree post-pandemic recovery deal
Package totals 750 billion euros with almost half in loans which must be paid back
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EU launches mass vaccination rollout
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been delivered to all 27 member states
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EU hits vaccine export milestone
More than a billion doses have been exported, many via the Covax programme
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EU ends bitter row with AstraZeneca
The European Union ends its row with vaccine maker AstraZeneca
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EU countries wait for AstraZeneca decision
The regulator is looking at possible links to a small number of blood clots
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EU countries to begin vaccinations next week says von der Leyen
EU Commission president made announcement in parliament
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EU backtracks on UK vaccine threat
The EU backs down in its vaccine dispute with Britain
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English Premier League football poised to return
The Premier League re-start date is set for June the 17th, subject to government approval
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England to ease lockdown restrictions
England to see most comprehensive easing of restrictions since lockdown first imposed;
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England pushes Xmas day booster jabs
Staff keep vaccination centres open as fight to contain the virus continues
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England eases lockdown in pubs, restaurants and hair salons
The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, says it's the biggest step so far to recovery
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Emergency restrictions enforced in Indonesia as Covid-19 infections rise
More than 21,000 officers and military personnel have been deployed
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Eleven days before the US election, daily cases hit a new high
Covid cases in US hit record high.
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Eid al-Fitr: Pandemic disrupts Muslim celebration
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and others order total lockdown during the festival
