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Police patrol the centre of the northern city of Zwolle, where an emergency order is in force after three nights of unrest in the Netherlands over new Covid-19 measures. AFP
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A Father Christmas figure holds Covid-19-related hygiene instructions for visiting the Christmas market in Hagen, western Germany. AFP
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People wait to be vaccinated below Albrechtsburg castle and the cathedral in Meissen, Germany. AP
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A pupil at the Petri primary school in Dortmund, western Germany. AFP
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A drive-in vaccination centre at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany. Reuters
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Shoppers in face masks at a Christmas market in Frankfurt, Germany. Bloomberg
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People in a queue reported to be 700 metres long wait to be vaccinated at the Philharmonic Hall in the northern German city of Hamburg. AFP
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A medical worker administers a vaccine to a patient in a dressing room at the Theatre de Verdure vaccination centre in Nice, France. Reuters
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Cyclists on a 'coronapiste', a temporary cycle path created during the pandemic in Paris, France. Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo set up about 60 kilometres of new cycling roads to take pressure off public transport during the pandemic. AFP
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A healthcare worker administers a vaccine during a vaccination campaign for foreign tourists in Benidorm, Spain. AFP
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Visitors have their Covid-19 health passes checked at the Christmas market in Trento, Italy, on its opening weekend. Reuters
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Health workers administer booster shots at San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital in Rome, Italy. EPA
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The closed Christmas market next to Stephen's Cathedral, which would normally be packed with crowds of people, in Vienna, Austria. The country is under a nationwide lockdown. AFP
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An unusually quiet street decorated with Christmas lights in Vienna, Austria. AFP
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People queue to receive a vaccine in Vienna, Austria. AP
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Police patrol the centre of the northern city of Zwolle, where an emergency order is in force after three nights of unrest in the Netherlands over new Covid-19 measures. AFP
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A Father Christmas figure holds Covid-19-related hygiene instructions for visiting the Christmas market in Hagen, western Germany. AFP
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People wait to be vaccinated below Albrechtsburg castle and the cathedral in Meissen, Germany. AP
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A pupil at the Petri primary school in Dortmund, western Germany. AFP
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A drive-in vaccination centre at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany. Reuters
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Shoppers in face masks at a Christmas market in Frankfurt, Germany. Bloomberg
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People in a queue reported to be 700 metres long wait to be vaccinated at the Philharmonic Hall in the northern German city of Hamburg. AFP
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A medical worker administers a vaccine to a patient in a dressing room at the Theatre de Verdure vaccination centre in Nice, France. Reuters
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Cyclists on a 'coronapiste', a temporary cycle path created during the pandemic in Paris, France. Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo set up about 60 kilometres of new cycling roads to take pressure off public transport during the pandemic. AFP
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A healthcare worker administers a vaccine during a vaccination campaign for foreign tourists in Benidorm, Spain. AFP
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Visitors have their Covid-19 health passes checked at the Christmas market in Trento, Italy, on its opening weekend. Reuters
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Health workers administer booster shots at San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital in Rome, Italy. EPA
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The closed Christmas market next to Stephen's Cathedral, which would normally be packed with crowds of people, in Vienna, Austria. The country is under a nationwide lockdown. AFP
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An unusually quiet street decorated with Christmas lights in Vienna, Austria. AFP
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People queue to receive a vaccine in Vienna, Austria. AP
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Police patrol the centre of the northern city of Zwolle, where an emergency order is in force after three nights of unrest in the Netherlands over new Covid-19 measures. AFP
WHO says Europe is likely to suffer two million Covid-19 deaths by March
Daily coronavirus fatalities reach 4,200 – double the figure reported at the end of September
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