Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic In Europe -- News Updates March 24, 2021

 

VOA: Coronavirus Upsurge, Slow Vaccinations Darken EU's Outlook 

PARIS - Boston and New York are reopening for business, but Paris, Rome and Berlin are shuttered again amid a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic. 

While a quarter of Americans now have at least one COVID-19 shot in their arms, only about 10% of Europeans do. 

And while a raft of analyses predict the U.S. economy will rebound strongly this year, forecasts for the 27-member European Union are middling. 

While the coronavirus has taken a heavy health toll on both sides of the Atlantic, recovering from its economic devastation promises to be less egalitarian. 

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 Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic In Europe -- News Updates March 24, 2021 

Pandemic rages in Eastern Europe leaving hospitals struggling to cope -- Reuters 

Central Europe’s hospitals slammed, can’t treat all in need -- AP 

Poland 'lacking beds everywhere' as new COVID-19 cases peak -- Reuters 

COVID: Angela Merkel backtracks on Easter lockdown after uproar -- DW 

Coronavirus: Germany's Merkel reverses plans for Easter lockdown -- BBC 

Following blacklash in Germany, Merkel cancels plan for extended Easter lockdown -- France 24 

Coronavirus-France ready to take tougher measures if necessary: health minister -- Reuters 

Lockdown confusion: France’s new Covid-19 rules raise questions, satisfy few -- France 24 

Vienna and nearby regions to reinstate coronavirus lockdown over Easter -- Reuters 

Sweden saw lower increase in deaths during 2020 than most of Europe despite shunning Covid-19 lockdown -- Daily Mail 

'Nothing worse than COVID' - Spaniards line up as AstraZeneca shots resume -- Reuters 

Belgium reimposes strict lockdown amid worrying rise in Covid-19 cases -- France 24 

Finland proposes home lockdown for Helsinki residents for first time during pandemic -- Reuters 

How bad is Europe’s third wave of coronavirus? -- Yahoo News

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