Covid cases break records in Europe, prompting booster shot expansion

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BRUSSELS/PRAGUE — Coronavirus infections broke records in parts of Europe on Wednesday (Nov 24), with the continent once again the epicentre of a pandemic that has prompted new curbs on movement and seen health experts push to widen the use of booster vaccination shots.

 

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