By Laurence Frost, Jane Wardell PARIS/SYDNEY (Reuters) – The head of a world journey organisation on Monday opposed making COVID-19 vaccinations a requirement for travellers within the combat towards the pandemic, regardless of scepticism about reaching herd immunity this yr. Several health experts stated throughout the Reuters Next convention that the mass roll-out of coronavirus vaccines wouldn’t end in sufficient …

By William Schomberg, Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday ordered England into a new nationwide lockdown to comprise a surge in COVID-19 circumstances that threatens to overwhelm elements of the health system earlier than a vaccine programme reaches a vital mass. The announcement got here simply hours after the federal government hailed Britain’s success …

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The head of Stockholm’s health service appealed to nationwide authorities on Wednesday to ship specialist nurses and different hospital employees as it struggles to deal with a second wave of COVID infections that has crammed intensive care wards in Sweden’s capital metropolis. Sweden, which has not opted for the type of lockdown adopted by many different European …

Sweden will launch a probe into the nation’s handling of the coronavirus after controversially refusing lockdown measures, its prime minister introduced Monday. Prime Minister Stefan Lofven mentioned a fee can be appointed earlier than the tip of summer time to look again on the resolution to maintain most faculties, eating places and companies open after the virus reached the nation. …

Sweden has reported a higher death rate than the US after controversially refusing lockdown measures to keep off the coronavirus pandemic, in line with the most recent figures. The Scandinavian nation, which has reported 3,040 virus-related fatalities, has seen a death rate of 297.16 for each 1 million residents, in line with information from John Hopkins University. The US, in …

Medics in Sweden are investigating a suspected case of Ebola, in accordance to native experiences.  A patient was rushed to Skane University Hospital in Lund, close to Malmö, on Monday after struggling symptoms linked to the killer virus.   They arrived with a excessive temperature and fever, and had simply returned from an space with confirmed Ebola circumstances, the hospital stated.   The …