Tens of thousands of protesters angry at Covid-19 restrictions rallied in cities across Europe on Saturday as several nations reimposed partial lockdowns to fight new surges in infections.
Europeans may be able to travel more freely this summer with a proposed new vaccination passport. But the European Commission urges caution and calls for certificates to be free from 'discrimination'.
Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Latvia have called for a EU summit to discuss "huge disparities" in the distribution of vaccines, according to a letter published Saturday.
The EU has proposed imposing extra travel restrictions on parts of Europe with very high rates of Covid-19 infections, but which countries would currently be included on the list?
Scientists in Europe say evidence available so far does not incriminate the new anti-Covid vaccines in the numerous deaths of elderly and frail people shortly after they had received the coronavirus vaccine.
The European Commission has proposed creating new "dark red zones" which would be subject to tight travel restrictions whilst Europeans have been "strongly discouraged" from all but essential travel within the EU as Covid-19 infections rise.
The UK government has announced that it is introducing new rules stating that all arrivals into the country will need to present a negative Covid test.
Just before Christmas, Sweden's finance minister Magdalena Andersson declared that the coronavirus crisis marked "the end of the era of Neoliberalism". But for Daniel Suhonen, the leading ideologue of the Social Democrats' left flank, the party needs concrete policies as well as words.
Eight people who flew from the UK to Västerås on New Year's Day were ordered to leave Sweden after they lacked the required negative Covid-19 tests, according to SVT Nyheter.
The World Health Organization in Europe
Wednesday urged families to wear face masks during this year's Christmas
family gatherings, as it warned of a "further resurgence" of Covid-19 in early
2021.
Take a vaccine developed in haste? Never again, says Meissa Chebbi, who, like hundreds of other young Swedes suffered debilitating narcolepsy after a mass vaccination campaign against the 2009-2010 swine flu pandemic. The experience has shaken some Swedes' confidence in any future vaccine against the new coronavirus, compounding fears about unknown long-term side effects.
As Europe sees an "explosion" of Covid-19 cases many countries are reimposing tight restrictions that they had relaxed over the summer. Here's a round-up of what rules are in place in each country.
Sweden's health authority did not have enough money to replace a stockpile of emergency protective equipment after destroying it this summer because it had become too old to use, according to Swedish public radio's investigative journalism programme Kaliber.
It's understandable if you're feeling worried amid the uncertainty around the coronavirus outbreak, and the real impact it is having on many people, but there are ways to cope. The Local spoke to Veronica Lax and the team at Turning Point, a Stockholm-based counselling service aimed at foreign residents, to understand how we might be affected and what we can do about it.
Doctors in the Stockholm region have warned that patients' safety will be put at risk if changes don't take place to combat staff shortages, lack of hospital beds, and overburdened emergency departments.
Which country in Europe has been the most accomplished at dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, according to the public? And life in which countries has changed the most? A new international survey sheds some light on how populations across Europe feel.
It’s taken other countries in Europe months to develop an adequate coronavirus testing regime needed to combat the pandemic. Rachel Stern examines how Germany managed it much sooner and how the country continues to lead the way.
People in Sweden have been encouraged to practice safe sex, including telephone sex and masturbation, during the coronavirus pandemic in a new campaign.
As Sweden prepares to welcome visitors and tourists this summer, restrictions remain in place to limit the spread of coronavirus. But for those living outside the EU/EEA, a holiday to Sweden may have to wait.
The coronavirus pandemic and the pressure to close borders presented a unique challenge for Switzerland. Daniel Wighton looks at how significant and speedy action was taken to protect the country's legion of cross-border workers and avoid a catastrophe in its health service.
The new website Re-open.eu gives detailed, country-specific information about potential travel restrictions, what services are open as well as the latest on the coronavirus spread.
Unlike most countries, Sweden never locked down during the coronavirus pandemic, largely keeping businesses operating, but the economy appears to be taking a hard hit nonetheless.
The Local sat down with the man at the forefront of the World Health Organisation's quest for a coronavirus treatment to ask whether reopening our societies will create a second wave and what happens when populism meets science.
