https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The WHO's European director warned Friday that the Covid-19 pandemic won't end until at least 70 percent of people are vaccinated, and criticised Europe's vaccine rollout as "too slow". https://www.thelocal.at/20210529/pandemic-wont-be-over-until-70-percent-are-vaccinated-who-director Sat, 29 May 2021 14:50:51 +0200 pandemic-wont-be-over-until-70-percent-are-vaccinated-who-director The number of new coronavirus cases has resurged in Europe after six weeks of falling figures, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.at/20210304/covid-19-cases-in-europe-back-on-the-rise-after-weeks-of-decline Thu, 04 Mar 2021 14:16:13 +0100 covid-19-cases-in-europe-back-on-the-rise-after-weeks-of-decline The World Health Organization warned European countries Tuesday about "pandemic fatigue" which it says threatens the continent's ability to tackle the coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.at/20201007/what-can-europe-do-about-pandemic-fatigue Wed, 07 Oct 2020 11:17:28 +0200 what-can-europe-do-about-pandemic-fatigue The European chapter of the World Health Organization on Thursday said it saw "alarming rates of transmission" of Covid-19 across the region and warned countries against shortening quarantine periods. https://www.thelocal.at/20200917/europes-alarming-infection-rates-and-shorter-quarantine-periods-worry-who Thu, 17 Sep 2020 14:55:25 +0200 europes-alarming-infection-rates-and-shorter-quarantine-periods-worry-who In a statement released last week in time for World Health Day on Tuesday April 7th, the World Health Organization Europe said that foodborne disease in Europe is worse than reported. https://www.thelocal.at/20150407/foodborne-disease-in-europe-worse-than-reported Tue, 07 Apr 2015 11:10:40 +0200 foodborne-disease-in-europe-worse-than-reported