2021-02-02 21:37:28 GMT2021-02-03 05:37:28(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
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THE HAGUE, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) The Dutch government on Tuesday announced plans to lengthen most COVID-19 restrictions under the current lockdown until March, although the primary schools will be reopened on Feb. 8. A third wave seems inevitable on its way to us, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said during a press conference here.
Although the infection figures show a decline, the share of infections with the new variant first found in Britain is on the rise. Therefore, it is inevitable to extend the current lockdown to March 2, he said.
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) The coronavirus variant first detected in UK is gaining a foothold in Sweden, where it was identified in approximately 11 percent of 2,200 positive COVID-19 tests, the Public Health Agency of Sweden said in a press release on Tuesday. Samples collected from four of Sweden s 21 counties have been screened for the mutated virus, believed to be more contagious than the original strain. We still see a large number of new cases in Sweden, even though the trend is downward, Sara Byfors, unit manager at the agency, said in the press release. At the same time, the UK variant is spreading in the country and therefore we want to emphasize the importance of everyone following the regulations and general advice to reduce the spread of infection. Avoid unnecessary contacts and travel, work from home if you can, and stay at home when you are ill.
2021-02-02 21:37:27 GMT2021-02-03 05:37:27(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) The coronavirus variant first detected in UK is gaining a foothold in Sweden, where it was identified in approximately 11 percent of 2,200 positive COVID-19 tests, the Public Health Agency of Sweden said in a press release on Tuesday.
Samples collected from four of Sweden s 21 counties have been screened for the mutated virus, believed to be more contagious than the original strain. We still see a large number of new cases in Sweden, even though the trend is downward, Sara Byfors, unit manager at the agency, said in the press release. At the same time, the UK variant is spreading in the country and therefore we want to emphasize the importance of everyone following the regulations and general advice to reduce the spread of infection. Avoid unnecessary contacts and travel, work from home if you can, and stay at home when you are ill.
2021-02-02 21:37:27 GMT2021-02-03 05:37:27(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
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TIRANA, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama received here on Tuesday his second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
Rama received the shot at the vaccination site inside Air Albania Stadium on Tuesday morning. He had the first dose on Jan. 11 as the first member of the cabinet to do so. Yesterday evening we received confirmation from Pfizer that over 10,000 doses of the vaccine will come by mid-February and over 30,000 more doses within February, Rama told reporters following his vaccination.
Rama added that the Ministry of Health is working to open two more vaccination centers in the cities of Shkodra in northwest and Vlora in southwest of the country.
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