Spain considers nationwide hospital mask rule, as flu, COVID hit Europe
Madrid, Spain Reuters Spain’s government proposed a nationwide mandate for people to wear masks in hospitals and health clinics on Monday, and Italy said respiratory illness infection rates had hit a record, as flu and COVID spread across Europe. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control recommended that people on the continent stay home […]
Bird flu spreads in Europe with a delay after warm autumn
Paris, FranceReuters Bird flu is spreading fast in Europe but arrived later this year after a warm autumn delayed migration of wild birds, the main carriers of the virus that led to the death of millions of poultry in the past years, scientific agencies said on Thursday. Although highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), commonly called […]
WHO urges travellers to wear masks as new COVID variant spreads
London, UKReuters Countries should consider recommending that passengers wear masks on long-haul flights, given the rapid spread of the latest Omicron subvariant of COVID-19 in the United States, World Health Organization officials said on Tuesday. In Europe, the XBB.1.5 subvariant was detected in small but growing numbers, WHO and Europe officials said at a press […]
COVID pandemic led to surge in superbug infections, EU agency says
London, UKReuters Infections from some antibiotic-resistant pathogens known as superbugs have more than doubled in health care facilities in Europe, an EU agency said on Thursday, providing further evidence of the wider impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control report said reported cases of two highly drug-resistant pathogens increased […]
Omicron set to be Europe’s dominant variant by early 2022 – ECDC
Brussels, BelgiumReuters There is a “very high” risk the Omicron variant of COVID-19 will become dominant in Europe by early next year and lead to a growing number of hospital admissions and deaths, the European Union’s public health body said on Wednesday. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said in a report that […]
COVID cases break records in Europe, prompting booster shot expansion
Brussels, Belgium/Prague, Czech RepublicReuters Coronavirus infections broke records in parts of Europe on Wednesday, with the continent once again the epicentre of a pandemic that has prompted new curbs on movement and seen health experts push to widen the use of booster vaccination shots. Slovakia, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Hungary all reported new […]