European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC) Articles

European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC)

Sweden to Be Placed in EU Highest Coronavirus Risk Zone

The European Commission has proposed a plan to distinguish countries by their coronavirus risk, with Sweden among the nations with the highest proportion of Chinese virus cases.

Chris Tomlinson

26 Jan 2021, 1:30 AM PDT

An early morning commuter wears a face mask as she waits for a bus as a recommendation came into effect on January 7, 2021 from the country's public health agency to wear the coverings during the morning and evening rush hours in an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19. …

EU Agency Warns of New Coronavirus Wave Due to Mutated Strains

The EU’s agency for disease control has warned that the political bloc could face a new wave of coronavirus infections due to the spread of mutated strains.

Chris Tomlinson

22 Jan 2021, 5:59 AM PDT

People wearing face masks walk in Burgos, northern Spain, on October 21, 2020, on the first day of a two week lockdown in an attempt to limit the contagion of the new coronavirus COVID-19 in the area. - Spain has become one of the pandemic's hotspots in the European Union, …

European Disease Control Centre: Summer Unlikely to Halt Coronavirus

The European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC) has predicted that warmer temperatures this summer are unlikely to halt the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus.

Chris Tomlinson

28 Mar 2020, 4:23 AM PDT

Tourists wearing respiratory masks visit the Coliseum in Rome on March 6, 2020. - Italy on March 5 reported 41 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, its highest single-day total to date, bringing the number of fatalities in Europe's most affected country to 148. All of Italy's 22 regions have …