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By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face mask as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spreads in the area around Roma settlements, in Krompachy, Slovakia April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovakia reported another daily record number of new coronavirus infections on Friday, prompting the government to call up hundreds of troops to help public health officials and warn of tighter restrictions on public life. Some 1,184 newly infected people we...

Pandemic peaks in Eastern Europe and ruins Easter © Reuters Poland is seeing its highest infection levels since the start of the pandemic Eastern Europe largely escaped the worst of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, but the picture has changed dramatically with several countries experiencing record infections and deaths. There is now a scramble to vaccinate the population fast but, as BBC correspondents across the region explain, the rate of infection is proving a major obstacle. © BBC By...

BBC News Published image captionPoland is seeing its highest infection levels since the start of the pandemic Eastern Europe largely escaped the worst of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, but the picture has changed dramatically with several countries experiencing record infections and deaths. There is now a scramble to vaccinate the population fast but, as BBC correspondents across the region explain, the rate of infection is proving a major obstacle. Health system tested to its limit By Adam...

By Reuters Staff (Adds details, analyst comment) PRAGUE, March 30 (Reuters) - Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic resigned on Tuesday, opening the way to forming a new government after a month-long political crisis sparked by a dispute over use of Russian coronavirus vaccines. President Zuzana Caputova tasked Finance Minister Eduard Heger to form the new government, in an orchestrated handover of power from Matovic to his Ordinary People (OLANO) party colleague and trusted ally. All four parties...

New Slovak government sworn in to end crisis over secret Russian vaccine deal The crisis erupted when a secret deal came to light at the beginning of March involving Slovakia’s agreement to acquire two million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine Associated Press Reporter 01 April, 2021 10:33 Slovakia’s president has sworn in a new coalition government to end a political crisis triggered by a secret deal to buy Russia’s Sputnik V c...

New Slovak govt sworn in to end crisis over Russian vaccine April 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 8 1of8Slovak President Zuzana Caputova, right, poses with newly installed Prime Minister Eduard Heger, in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Thursday April 1, 2021. Slovakia’s president Caputova has sworn in a new coalition government to end a political crisis triggered by a secret deal to buy Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. (Martin Baumann/TASR via AP)Martin Baumann/APShow MoreShow Less...

BRATISLAVA, April 1 — Slovakia’s new government was sworn in today, wrapping up a month-long political crisis set off by the former prime minister’s decision to buy Russian Sputnik V vaccines. Igor Matovic resigned on Tuesday after intense criticism within the ruling coalition of his overall...

New Prime Minister appointed in Slovakia 1 April 2021 21:43 Share in: BRATISLAVA. KAZINFORM - President Zuzana Caputova appointed members of the new Government headed by Eduard Heger (OLaNO) in the Presidential Palace on Thursday, TASR reports. Related news Heger replaced Igor Matovic (OLaNO), who has become the finance minister, as premier. Another change took place in the post of health minister, with Vladimir Lengvarsky (an OLaNO nominee)...

Efficacy  On 25 March, AstraZeneca released its most recent clinical trial results reporting an overall efficacy of 76% against symptomatic Covid-19 after two doses. Where is it made?  The vaccine is made in the UK at two sites in Oxford and Keele. A third plant in Wrexham puts the vaccine into vials and packages it up for distribution. AstraZeneca is working with suppliers in 15 other countries to make the vaccine, including sites in the US, Belgium, the Netherlands and India. Where is it a...

Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE’s covid vaccine remained more than 91% effective after six months, according to data from a final-stage trial released Thursday.