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03 Sep 2020 / 18:51

(CGTN Europe) The UK΄s COVID-19 testing system is struggling to cope with demand, with people being forced to drive hundreds of miles for tests.

- A study in Iceland has suggested COVID-19 antibodies last for at least four months, which could give people longer-lasting immunity than first thought.

- A refugee camp in Moria, Greece holding more than 12,000 migrants will be quarantined for two weeks after the first confirmed case at the facility.

- Czechia reported 650 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday – the highest number in a single day since the start of the pandemic.

- The eurozone’s rebound from its steepest downturn on record faltered in August as growth in the bloc's service industry ground to a halt.

- Job losses at British companies accelerated in August despite an upturn in demand, prompting fears of rising unemployment when the UK's furlough scheme ends on 31 October.

- Europe's largest pharmaceutical companies want to use a single language for medication labeling to avoid countless translations and accelerate the rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine.


- France has launched a $120 billion stimulus package to kick-start its economy, which has been hit badly by the pandemic.