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Italy health ministry recommends J&J vaccine for over 60s

FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled “COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine” and sryinge are seen in front of displayed Johnson&Johnson logo in this illustration taken, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationROME (Reuters) – Italy’s health ministry on Tuesday recommended that the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine be used for people over the age of 60, after Europe’s drugs regulator said […]

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Italy reports 502 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, 20,396 new cases

FILE PHOTO: Doctor Francesco Tursi (L) along with colleague treat a patient suffering with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Codogno hospital, in Codogno, Italy, February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Flavio Lo ScalzoMILAN (Reuters) – Italy reported 502 coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday against 354 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new […]

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Italy reports 502 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, 20,396 new cases

FILE PHOTO: Doctor Francesco Tursi (L) along with colleague treat a patient suffering with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Codogno hospital, in Codogno, Italy, February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Flavio Lo ScalzoMILAN (Reuters) – Italy reported 502 coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday against 354 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new […]

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Russia's RDIF signs agreement to produce Sputnik V vaccine in Italy: chamber of commerce

FILE PHOTO: A dose of Sputnik V coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is seen during the start of mass inoculation program in Podgorica, Montenegro, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Stevo VasiljevicMOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s RDIF sovereign wealth fund has signed an agreement with Swiss-based pharmaceutical company Adienne to produce the Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 in Italy, the […]

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Italy's health minister rules out loosening of COVID-19 curbs

FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective face mask walks her dog near the Roman Forum, a day before the country went back into lockdown as part of efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Rome, Italy, Jan. 4, 2021. REUTERS/Guglielmo MangiapaneROME (Reuters) – It is not yet possible to loosen […]

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Anger over Italy virus rules as curfews enforced around Europe

Anger was growing in Italy Monday over harsh new coronavirus restrictions brought in to “save Christmas”, while other hard-hit countries enforced curfews in a bid to avoid fresh national lockdowns. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte’s decision to close restaurants and bars from 6:00 pm and shut all theatres, cinemas and gyms for a month was […]