GENEVA, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) Switzerland's health regulator Swissmedic on Tuesday authorized the "immediate" use of U.S. company Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine in the country. Switzerland, a country of 8.5 million people, has already pre-ordered 7.5 million doses of the vaccine.
LJUBLJANA, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) In the past 24 hours, the COVID-19 death toll in Slovenia increased by 24 and reached 3,022, official figures showed on Monday.
LONDON, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) Another 46,169 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 3,118,518, according to official figures released Monday.
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STOCKHOLM, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) As Sweden s emergency pandemic law comes into force on Sunday, gyms, malls, shops, public swimming pools and other facilities could face fines or closure if they fail to limit visitor numbers.
Sweden s 21 regions tasked with enforcing the law are faced with major organizational challenges, with the Stockholm region for instance creating a special unit consisting of roughly 30 people dedicated solely to monitoring adherence to the new law.
Regional enforcement sources told Swedish Television that they will also rely on tips from municipalities and other authorities to identify where the biggest infection threats lie and target potential trouble spots.
SKOPJE, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) The number of confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients being hospitalized in North Macedonia has more than doubled in one day to 766