Social issues
Covid: Portugal has 90.3 cases per 100K inhabitants
According to a joint announcement by the General Administration of Health (DGS) and INSA, Portugal has 90.3 SARS-CoV-2 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, and its transmission index (Rt) is 0.84. As stated by official data, the incidence rate was 79.1 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, and the Rt was 0.80 when analyzed in mainland Portugal […]
Read MoreItaly reaches highest COVID-19 levels in several months
Covid-19 cases in Italy reached their highest level in several months this week due to manufacturing problems that caused vaccines to be shipped to Italy at a slower rate than expected, forcing certain areas to return to confinement to prevent the worst-hit countries in the world to break out again. Italian officials blamed this […]
Read MoreFrance imposes stricter lockdown in 23 regions
Currently, 23 French regions are on high alert for the coronavirus and are subject to stricter lockdown regulations. The number of Covid-19 infections per day remains stable, but high. At a weekly press conference, Prime Minister Jean Castex called on the authorities in the regions concerned to take the necessary steps to promote the […]
Read MoreFrance to stop exporting COVID-19 vaccines abroad
French Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Friday that France may block the export of COVID-19 vaccines abroad, similar to Italy’s actions in this regard. BFM TV asked if France could follow the example of Italy, Veran replied: “Of course, I understand what Italy did. We can do the same thing.” “We are […]
Read MoreItaly: Highest death rate for first time since 1945
Statistics show that in 2020, there was more deaths in Italy than in any year since World War II. According to data, the death toll caused by COVID-19 is thousands more than the official attribution. According to the statistics agency ISTAT, the total number of deaths in Italy last year was 746,146, an […]
Read MoreSwitzerland to provide free COVID-19 tests for the entire population
Switzerland announced on Friday a 1 billion Swiss francs (1.08 billion US dollars) plan to provide free coronavirus testing for the entire population as part of measures to ease the country’s withdrawal from COVID-19 restrictions. The government said that according to the proposal, everyone will receive five self-test kits per month. Once reliable […]
Read MoreSpain: Anger after king’s sisters got vaccinated in Abu Dhabi
The two sisters of King Felipe VI of Spain were at the center of a political storm after confirming that they were vaccinated against COVID-19 in Abu Dhabi. Spain’s Infanta Elena and Infanta Cristina went to visit their father last month. Honorary King Juan Carlos I. The former king has been living in Abu […]
Read MoreFrance: Majority of people in favor of legalizing marijuana
According to a recent parliamentary survey, most French people are in favor of legalizing marijuana for recreational use. Although France has the largest number of cannabis users in Europe, it also has some of the toughest drug laws. This survey involves a quarter of the population of over a million. It was conducted by […]
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