Avainsana: coronavirus
Vuoden 2024 tunnustukset on myönnetty
Koulutuskuntayhtymä Tavastian henkilöstö sai taas ehdottaa tunnustuksen ansainneita työkavereita vuoden kehittäjäksi ja vuoden toisten onnistumista tukevaksi työkaveriksi. Tavastia valitsi myös vuoden 2024 yhteistyöyritykset. Vuoden kehittäjä -tunnustuksen…
State aid: Commission approves €800 million Italian scheme to compensate airports and ground-handling operators for the damage suffered due to the coronavirus outbreak
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €800 million Italian scheme to compensate airports and ground-handling operators for the damage…
COVID-19 origins report inconclusive: We must ‘leave no stone unturned’ – WHO chief
The report from a team of international scientists assembled by the World Health Organization (WHO) to examine how COVID-19 first spread to humans was published…
Commission proposes to purchase up to 300 million additional doses of BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine
The European Commission today proposed to the EU Member States to purchase an additional 200 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by BioNTech and…
Coronavirus: further assistance delivered to Western Balkans from rescEU and the EU Civil Protection Mechanism
The EU is sending further protective FFP2 masks and gowns to Montenegro and North Macedonia from rescEU – the common European reserve of medical equipment…
Poorer countries to get 120 million $5 coronavirus tests, WHO says
Some 120 million rapid diagnostic tests for coronavirus will be made available to low- and middle-income countries at a maximum of $5 each, the World…
Coronavirus: Disposable masks ’causing enormous plastic waste’
The government has been urged to do more to get people to switch from disposable masks to reusable coverings. The Liberal Democrats said single-use surgical…
Brussels mulls regulatory action against fake news
Online platforms need to show more accountability, responsibility and transparency, the EU Commission said Thursday, as it presented its assessment of the effectiveness of the…
In Indonesia, coronavirus floods Cisadane River with extra hazard: medical waste
For the residents along Indonesia’s Cisadane River, the coronavirus has brought not just deadly disease, but also a deluge of medical waste: a constant stream…
Canada wants to be at ’front of line’ for coronavirus vaccines, signs deals with Novavax and Johnson & Johnson
Canada reached an agreement in principle on Monday with both Novavax Inc (NVAX.O) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) for millions of doses of their experimental…
German coalition agrees to extend coronavirus relief for economy
German coalition parties agreed on Tuesday to extend measures to cushion the effects of the coronavirus crisis on Europe’s biggest economy, including prolonging a short-time…
Spain ready to send in troops to trace resurging coronavirus
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday that troops would be made available to help regions overcome a resurgence of the coronavirus, following Spain’s…
WEF panel finds low risk of coronavirus for wastewater workers
A blue-ribbon panel of experts convened by the Water Environment Federation to evaluate safety of wastewater workers during the coronavirus pandemic concluded that occupational risk…
Coronavirus: Exposure rate ’similar’ in London and Stockholm
Exposure to Covid-19 is similar in Stockholm and London, based on antibody tests, despite different lockdown strategies, research suggests. Sweden chose to avoid a strict…
EUR 128m EU funding for coronavirus research projects
The European Commission announced EUR 128 million of EU funding Tuesday for 23 new research projects involving 347 research teams from 40 countries in response…
Finnish site 
Global site