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Covid-19 cases down but pandemic still ongoing - EMA

2022-09-21
LETA/TBT Staff

THE HAGUE - Covid-19 cases and death rates have been falling in Europe in recent weeks but the pandemic "is still ongoing", the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Tuesday, urging countries to roll out booster programs before the winter. EMA he...

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