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Reuters: EU drug regulator to announce results of Moderna booster shot review next week

LONDON – The European Union drug regulator expects to announce the results of its review of Moderna’s COVID-19 booster vaccine and start a rolling …
Reuters

Associated Press: Ukraine hits all-time death record amid vaccine hesitancy

Coronavirus infections and deaths in Ukraine surged to all-time highs Oct. 21 amid a laggard pace of vaccination, which is one of the lowest in …
Associated Press

Washington Post: Moscow prepares for the return to lockdown

MOSCOW — With Russia enduring its worst wave of the pandemic, setting grim records in daily cases and deaths, Moscow announced a lockdown Oct. 21 — a …
Washington Post

RFE/RL: Russia identifies new coronavirus variant

Russia has reported some COVID-19 infections with a new coronavirus variant believed to be even more contagious than the Delta one amid a surge in …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Vaccination, testing for COVID-19 available at train stations across Ukraine

Travelers in Ukraine will now be able to get a COVID-19 test or vaccine at the largest railway stations across the country.  Rapid testing points have …
Thaisa Semenova

Teachers of Ukrainian universities conduct anti-vaccination campaign

Teachers of Ukrainian universities are conducting an anti-vaccination campaign, Deputy Minister of Health Iryna Mykychak said. “A significant number …
Interfax-Ukraine

SchengenVisaInfo: A complete guide to travelling to Portugal amid COVID-19

Anyone wanting to taste a glass of Portugal’s famous authentic Port wine, attend a football match, or visit its famous islands, such a thing is now …
SchengenVisaInfo.com

UkrInform: Another 7 regions may move to red zone

The red level of epidemiological danger may be introduced in another seven regions of Ukraine, according to Minister for Communities and Territories …
UkrInform

Associated Press: Can new variants of the coronavirus keep emerging?

WASHINGTON — Can new variants of the coronavirus keep emerging? Yes, as long as the virus that caused the pandemic keeps infecting people. But that …
Associated Press

COVID-19 in Ukraine: 546 deaths set new daily record

Ukraine has registered 22,415 new cases of COVID-19 as of 9 a.m. on Oct. 20. The country has had 2.7 million cases since the pandemic began. The …
Dylan Carter

UkrInform: Sumy region to move into red zone of COVID-19 restrictions

The State Commission on Technogenic and Ecological Safety and Emergency Situations has decided to establish a red level of epidemiological danger in …
UkrInform

RFE/RL: Ukrainian COVID hospital called a ‘horror show’ amid payment controversy

The son of a COVID-19 patient in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv claims he had to pay the equivalent of more than $1,000 for medicines and other …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

UA.TV: COVID-19 in Ukrainian regions

Epidemiological restrictions aim at hastening vaccination. Lines of people in Dnipro and Odesa gather to get a jab. And the police are actively …
UA.TV

Bihus.info: Simplified procurement for COVID-19 led to $15.5 million in misappropriation

A big chunk of the Hr 35 billion ($1.34 billion) allocated to fight COVID-19 has been misappropriated, according to an investigation by the …
Sergiy Slipchenko

Washington Post: Putin keeps Russian workers home for a week as deaths soar

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Oct. 20 backed the Cabinet’s proposal to declare a non-working week and keep Russian workers away from …
Washington Post

Shmyhal says no plans to introduce full lockdown throughout the country

Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal has said the government has no plans to introduce a full lockdown across the country. “We do not plan to …
Interfax-Ukraine

European Commission will provide 3.5 million euros in aid for eastern Ukraine

The European Commission has pledged to allocate another 3.5 million euros ($4 million) to support the most vulnerable residents of the Donbas, Eamon …
Sergiy Slipchenko

Health Ministry: New rules for interregional transportation in Ukraine come into force on Oct. 21

On Oct. 21, new rules for interregional transportation, which were introduced in connection with the rapid spread of the coronavirus, will come into …
Interfax-Ukraine
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