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Coronavirus

VACCINATION

Spanish Ministry of Health approves booster dose for people over 40

The Nomad Today 12/16/21

People under 60 years of age vaccinated with AstraZeneca will receive the booster shot starting three months after the last dose

PANDEMIC

Spanish authorities endorse third vaccine dose for people over 50

The Nomad Today 12/16/21

The decision still has to be confirmed on Thursday by the Public Health Commission

15 December 2021, Spain, Madrid: A girl receives a dose Coronavirus vaccine at La Paz Hospital in Madrid. Photo: Jesús Hellín/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

PANDEMIC

Vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 in Spain begins successfully

The Nomad Today 12/16/21

Minister of Health Carolina Darias emphasized the "extraordinary" positive response that the childhood vaccination campaign had on its first day

15 December 2021, Italy, Rome: Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi reports to the Italian Lower House ahead of this week's European Council summit. Photo: Riccardo Antimiani/ANSA via ZUMA Press/dpa.

CORONAVIRUS

Italy unexpectedly imposes more entry restrictions on non-EU travelers

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/15/21

The Italian tourism industry association slams the introduction of a coronavirus test obligation for visitors from outside the European Union

15 November 2021, Nepal, Kathmandu: An elderly man receives a dose of the anti-coronavirus vaccine Pfizer-BioNTech at the Civil hospital during a vaccination campaign targting the children aged above 17 years and chronically ill people by Pfizer vaccine which was provided by the US government to Nepal through COVAX facility. Photo: Dipendra Rokka/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

PANDEMIC

Spain to donate more than 20 million vaccines to African nations

The Nomad Today 12/14/21

Ivory Coast, Egypt, Angola and Mauritania are among the countries that have already received millions of vaccine doses donated by Spain

16 August 2020, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart: Passengers wait in a long queue in front of a coronavirus test centre at Stuttgart Airport. Photo: Christoph Schmidt/dpa

PANDEMIC

Spain expands list of African countries whose travelers must quarantine

The Nomad Today 12/14/21

The government said this measure is justified by the emergence of the new variant Omicron in several southern African countries.

13 December 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Plettenberg: Vienne Durieux (7) receives a Biontech anti-coronavirus vaccine at the practice office of pediatrician Michael Achenbach. Photo: Bernd Thissen/dpa - ACHTUNG: Nur zur redaktionellen Verwendung im Zusammenhang mit der aktuellen Berichterstattung, nur mit vollständiger Nennung des vorstehenden Credits und Verwendung nur im vollen Format..

PANDEMIC

Spain distributes 1.3 million pediatric vaccines among the regions

The Nomad Today 12/14/21

The regional health services will begin to inoculate the doses to children from 5 to 11-year-olds on 15 December

13 December 2021, United Kingdom, Sevenoaks: People queue in front of St Thomas' Hospital before receiving their booster jabs. Everyone over 18 in England will be offered booster jabs as of this week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday night, as he declared an Omicron emergency. Photo: Kirsty O'connor/PA Wire/dpa.

PANDEMIC

Expert: Omicron will be dominant variant in Europe within four weeks

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/13/21

The transmission rate is three times that of Delta. The reason for this is that both vaccinated and unvaccinated people are infected

11 December 2021, Spain, Barcelona: Protesters hold a banner during a protest against the vaccination passport and the COVID-19 vaccine. Photo: Paco Freire/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

PANDEMIC

Thousands demonstrate in Barcelona against coronavirus restrictions

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/12/21

The number of vaccination opponents in Spain is relatively small. So far, more than 91% of all citizens over the age of 12 have been fully vaccinated

23 November 2021, Canada, Toronto: A child who is part of the Hospital for Sick Children family between the ages of 5 and 11 years of age receives the COVID-19 vaccine, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Photo: Steve Russell/The Canadian Press via ZUMA/dpa.

COVID VACCINATION

All about vaccination of 5 to 11-year-olds in Spain, region by region

The Nomad Today 12/10/21

The central government's Ministry of Health plans to inject 1.2 million doses in December and inoculate the second doses from February.

30 November 2021, United Kingdom, London: Commuters in Canary Wharf underground tube station wear face coverings as mask wearing on public transport becomes mandatory to contain the spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant. Photo: Victoria Jones/PA Wire/dpa.

PANDEMIC

Super-reduced VAT rate for masks extended to the first half of 2022

The Nomad Today 12/9/21

The goal is "to keep this product accessible to as many citizens as possible," the government said in a statement

05 December 2021, United Kingdom, London: A health worker holds a vial containing Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 booster vaccine. People are urged to get a COVID-19 booster jab to limit the spread of the Omicron variant. Photo: Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

CORONAVIRUS

Study suggests 3 doses of Pfizer Covid vaccine ‘neutralizes Omicron’

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/9/21

Experts said this showed that booster doses could offer good protection against Omicron

FILED - Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen speaks at a Nordic Council press conference in Copenhagen in this file shot from November 3, 2021. Photo: Steffen Trumpf/dpa.

CORONAVIRUS

Danish children sent on Christmas holiday early due to fourth wave

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/9/21

The Danish government is encouraging people to work from home and also to cancel Christmas parties

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) attends the signing of the memorandum of understanding between WHO and the WHO Foundation in Geneva, Switzerland, May 27, 2020. Christopher Black/WHO/Handout via REUTERS

PANDEMIC

WHO: Omicron strain of Covid-19 present in 57 countries

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/8/21

Tedros called on governments to take preventive measures seriously and implement them

A view of the modern skyline of Moscow. Photo: Pixabay.

CORONAVIRUS

Two people shot in Moscow in dispute about mask-wearing

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/7/21

Russia has seen multiple incidents in which people oppose security regulations related to the pandemic

Customers of a cafe in a park in Lund (southern Sweden). Photo: Núria Vila/File photo.

CORONAVIRUS

Swedish government presents plans for renewed Covid-19 measures

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/7/21

Sweden is extending the use of the coronavirus vaccination certificate, introduced a week ago

23 November 2021, Spain, Madrid: People queue outside the Wizink Center to receive their third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Photo: Alberto Ortega/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

CORONAVIRUS

Spain approves vaccination for 5 to 11-year-olds as cases rise

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/7/21

The arrival of the first consignment of pediatric vaccines to Spain is scheduled for 13 December

CORONAVIRUS

France orders closure of discos amid rampant Covid-19 wave

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/7/21

"This is not the time for visitor caps, curfews or lockdowns. That would be disproportionate," the prime minister said

FILED - Passers-by walk along Nyhavn, in Copenhagen, the harbour with its colourful little houses popular with tourists. Denmark lifted Corona measures in force in the country on September 10 but plans to reintroduce some measures in November after cases climbed. Photo: Steffen Trumpf/dpa.

CORONAVIRUS

More than 260 Omicron cases detected in Denmark

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/6/21

Several infections with the Omicron variant in Denmark have been traced back to an electronic music concert in Aalborg on 27 November

04 December 2021, Austria, Vienna: People clash with policemen during a protest against the compulsory vaccination and measures imposed to curb the spreading of coronavirus. Photo: Florian Wieser/APA/dpa.

PANDEMIC

Protests against coronavirus rules draw out thousands across Europe

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/5/21

Protesters bore signs saying "No to Vaccine Mandates" or "Jesus Protects the Children, not Vaccines"

Coronavirus

Spanish Ministry of Health approves booster dose for people over 40

Spanish authorities endorse third vaccine dose for people over 50

Vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 in Spain begins successfully

Italy unexpectedly imposes more entry restrictions on non-EU travelers

Spain to donate more than 20 million vaccines to African nations

Spain expands list of African countries whose travelers must quarantine

Spain distributes 1.3 million pediatric vaccines among the regions

Expert: Omicron will be dominant variant in Europe within four weeks

Thousands demonstrate in Barcelona against coronavirus restrictions

All about vaccination of 5 to 11-year-olds in Spain, region by region

Super-reduced VAT rate for masks extended to the first half of 2022

Study suggests 3 doses of Pfizer Covid vaccine ‘neutralizes Omicron’

Danish children sent on Christmas holiday early due to fourth wave

WHO: Omicron strain of Covid-19 present in 57 countries

Two people shot in Moscow in dispute about mask-wearing

Swedish government presents plans for renewed Covid-19 measures

Spain approves vaccination for 5 to 11-year-olds as cases rise

France orders closure of discos amid rampant Covid-19 wave

More than 260 Omicron cases detected in Denmark

Protests against coronavirus rules draw out thousands across Europe

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