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    <text>The European Union launches the EU Digital COVID Certificate that contains a proof of vaccination, a negative test, or proof of recovery from COVID-19, which designated to allow Europeans to resume travel across the bloc without quarantine in order to boost tourism. </text>
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      <text>Iceland becoming the first country in Europe to lift all remaining COVID-19-related restrictions due to a vaccination campaign that saw 88% of the population receive at least one vaccine dose. </text>
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      <text>Iceland becoming the first country in Europe to lift all remaining COVID-19-related restrictions due to vaccination progress that saw 88% of its population received at least one vaccine dose. </text>
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    <text>Iceland becomes the first country in Europe to lift all remaining COVID-19-related restrictions due to a vaccination campaign that saw 88% of the population receive at least one vaccine dose. </text>
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    <text>Malta reports four more cases of the 501.V2 variant that originated in South Africa. </text>
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    <text>The Johnson &amp; Johnson vaccine will resume rollouts in Europe. </text>
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      <text>Denmark becomes the first European country to permanently suspend usage of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine candidate, following weeks of reports that the vaccine may cause blood clots. The move is expected to delay the country's vaccination program by &quot;several weeks&quot;. </text>
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      <text>Denmark becomes the first European country to permanently halt the rollout of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine candidate, following weeks of reports that the vaccine may in rare cases cause blood clots. The move is expected to delay the country's vaccination program by &quot;several weeks&quot;. </text>
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      <text>Denmark becomes the first European nation to permanently halt the rollout of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine candidate, following weeks of reports that the vaccine may in rare cases cause blood clots. The move is expected to delay the country's vaccination program by &quot;several weeks&quot;. </text>
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      <text> Denmark becomes the first European nation to permanently halt the rollout of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine candidate, following weeks of reports that the vaccine may in rare cases cause blood clots. The move is expected to delay the country's vaccination program by &quot;several weeks&quot;. </text>
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    <text>Denmark becomes the first European country to permanently suspend usage of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, following weeks of reports that the vaccine may cause blood clots. The move is expected to delay the country's vaccination program by &quot;several weeks&quot;. </text>
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      <text>Italy surpasses 100,000 COVID-19 deaths, becoming the second country in Europe to reach the milestone after the United Kingdom. </text>
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    <text>Italy surpasses 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, becoming the second country in Europe to reach the milestone after the United Kingdom. </text>
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      <text>Maharashtra will impose a curfew in Mumbai and other major cities at 11:00 pm to 6:00 am IST from tomorrow until January 5 in order to prevent the spread of new variant of SARS-CoV-2 that was discovered in the United Kingdom. The state government also impose 14-day quarantine for anyone from Europe and the Middle East. </text>
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    <text>Maharashtra will impose a curfew in Mumbai and other major cities from 11:00 pm to 6:00 am IST beginning tomorrow until January 5 in order to prevent the spread of the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 that was discovered in the United Kingdom. The state government also imposes a 14-day quarantine for anyone travelling from Europe and the Middle East. </text>
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    <text>Italy reaches 64,036 total deaths from COVID-19, surpassing the United Kingdom to have the highest death toll in Europe. </text>
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      <text>Ireland reports 200 new cases but no deaths in the last 24 hours. This is the highest number of daily cases since May. </text>
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      <text>Malta reports 72 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. It is the highest single increase in new cases since the pandemic began. </text>
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    <text>Malta reports 72 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. It is the highest single increase in new cases in the country since the pandemic began. </text>
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    <text>Malta reports its first death from COVID-19, a 92-year-old woman with underlying health problems, as total cases rise to 299. </text>
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  <subtext>Malta said Friday it would be the first European country to close its borders to anyone who has not been fully vaccinated against coronavirus, following a spike in Covid-19 cases.</subtext>
  <text>Malta announces that starting from July 14, they will become the first country in Europe to close its borders to unvaccinated travellers with only those in possession of a Maltese, British or European vaccination certificate will be allowed to enter following the spike in COVID-19 cases. </text>
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