Irish police arrest 11 protesting second virus lockdown

Oct 23,2020
Irish police arrested 11 Dublin protesters for breaching coronavirus regulations, a spokesman said Thursday, as the Republic became the first EU nation to return to lockdown.
France extends Covid curfew to cover 46 million people
Oct 23
France on Thursday extended the anti-Covid curfew in place in nine cities to large parts of the country, leaving 46 million forced to stay indoors at night.
FDA approves remdesivir as COVID-19 drug
Oct 23
The US Food and Drug Administration says it has approved the antiviral drug remdesivir as a treatment for COVID-19, based on data from multiple clinical trials. This is the first drug to be approved for the disease in the United States.
Coronavirus infections spike across Europe
Oct 23
France has expanded curfew measures to fight the spread of the coronavirus. It is one of the European countries that have seen a spike in infections.
Amnesty International: 56 dead in Nigeria protests
Oct 23
Amnesty International says at least 56 people have been killed in Nigeria amid widespread protests against police violence.
Rome and Italy's Lazio region to impose nighttime curfew
Oct 22
Italy's Lazio region, which includes the capital Rome, became the third in the country to institute a curfew on Wednesday, in an effort to contain dramatically rising coronavirus cases.
Coronavirus vaccine trial volunteer dies in Brazil
Oct 22
The Brazilian government has announced the death of a volunteer in the clinical trial of a coronavirus vaccine being developed by British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and Oxford University.