Covid-19 Lockdown

Boris Johnson speaks after being announced as Britain's next Prime Minister at The Queen Elizabeth II centre in London, Britain July 23, 2019/ Reuters

Risk of 'vaccine-busting' coronavirus variants prompt tougher UK quarantine: Johnson

“We have to realise there is at least the theoretical risk of a new variant that is a vaccine-busting variant coming in - we’ve got to be able to keep that under control,” Johnson told reporters at...

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte arrives for the first face-to-face EU summit since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brussels, Belgium July 18, 2020. Olivier Matthys/Pool via REUTERS

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Dutch PM Rutte condemns riots against lockdown, curfew as 'criminal'

A man wearing a protective face mask and gloves walks over Westminster bridge as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

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Britain still a long way from easing virus lockdown, minister says

FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde addresses a news conference on the outcome of the meeting of the Governing Council in Frankfurt, Germany, January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

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ECB's Lagarde sticks to upbeat outlook in face of fresh lockdowns

A health care professional walks past an ambulance during the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

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Three US states urge against travel amid virus spike

FILE PHOTO: A police officer uses a megaphone advising people to vacate the roads after the lockdown by West Bengal state government to limit the spreading of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Kolkata, India March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri

Coronavirus chronicle