But Health Ministry official says she won't commit to timeframe; travel restrictions needed to prevent entry of new variants

4,454 new deaths in last 24 hours; true toll thought to be significantly greater; surge of infections appears to be easing in big cities but is devastating the poorer countryside

The country's first Ethiopian-Israeli representative tweets a message of love and support to family and fans back home ahead of her semifinal performance in the Netherlands

Antisemitism commissioner Felix Klein says those wearing symbol with word 'unvaccinated' on it trivializes the Holocaust

Experts, who express doubts about the official death toll, say wave may not peak until the end of May; mounting calls for tough nationwide lockdown measures

As United Kingdom begins lifting foreign travel ban, major destinations like France, Spain and Greece left off list that will let people travel without quarantining on return

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Central Jewish Board of the Netherlands slams claim that coronavirus restrictions have undone liberation from Nazi Germany as 'deeply offensive and inexcusable'

Health Ministry says 17 cases identified among people who haven't left the country, indicating community spread; 4 of those diagnosed are fully vaccinated

Shuttered by COVID-19, one of the world's top theater scenes is preparing, with hope and apprehension, to welcome audiences back