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A nurse prepares a syringe of Covid-19 vaccine during a vaccination campaign in a nursing house in Athens. LOUISA GOULIAMAKI | AFP | Getty Images The European Union has been criticised for the speed of its deployment of Covid vaccines, as its two biggest economies extend their coronavirus restrictions due …

A bus drives past a sign displaying the measures imposed by the government against the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on the first day of a newly imposed lockdown, in London, Britain, November 5, 2020. John Sibley | Reuters LONDON — The U.K. government has introduced stricter coronavirus restrictions …

A United Airlines passenger aircraft arrives over the top of residential houses to land at Heathrow Airport in west London, Britain, March 13, 2020. Matthew Childs | Reuters Airline stocks slipped Monday as a highly contagious mutation of Covid-19 found in the U.K. and South Africa prompted travel restrictions by …

People wearing face masks cross Oxford Circus in London, England, on October 16, 2020. NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K.’s capital city is about to move into the country’s highest level of coronavirus restrictions as cases continue to surge ahead of the holiday period. On Monday, …

Kevin O’Leary on Monday ripped the patchwork approach to coronavirus restrictions across the U.S., saying locale-by-locale variation puts a significant burden on business operators. Appearing on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” the “Shark Tank” investor acknowledged there is a need for policies to curb spread of the Covid-19. “My question is very simple: Who …

A waiter wearing a mask stands outside the Da Gennaro restaurant in Little Italy on November 15, 2020 in New York City. Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images The restaurant industry lost jobs for the first time since April as new restrictions to fight the coronavirus pandemic weighed on sales at …

American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner takes off from Los Angeles international Airport on November 11, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. AaronP | Bauer-Griffin | GC Images | Getty Images American Airlines and United Airlines are pausing plans to operate nonstop flights to Shanghai from the U.S. following reports of lengthy …

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, wears a protective mask during a news conference in the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. Chris Kleponis | Bloomberg | Getty Images Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said …

A medical assistant wears a powered air purifying respirator (PAPR) hood as he collects a nasal swab sample from a patient at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site operated by University of Utah Health at Rice-Eccles Stadium, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., November …

Medical professionals treat a patient infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, Texas, November 12, 2020. Callaghan O’Hare | Reuters The United States reported a record-high number of people hospitalized with Covid-19 on Friday as more states roll out fresh restrictions to slow the …

In this May 11, 2020, file photo, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear puts on a face mask after speaking to reporters at the Capitol in Frankfort, Ky. Ryan C. Hermens | Lexington Herald-Leader | AP The Kentucky Supreme Court on Thursday upheld Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s emergency coronavirus executive orders, which …