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Full lockdown imminent amid surge in Covid-19 cases in Fiji

RNZ
02 May 2021
  Fiji

Zero rate of VAT on domestic supply of PPE to continue in national effort to combat Covid-19 - Donohoe Relief extended for domestic supply of PPE to end of year

Merrion Street
01 May 2021
  Ireland

Finland to finance post-Covid stimulus with debt

Malay Mail
01 May 2021
  Finland

Netherlands won't ease lockdown further until at least mid May

Reuters
01 May 2021
  Netherlands

Repatriation flight from New Zealand arrives in Samoa

RNZ
31 Oct 2020
  Samoa

What impact has the furlough scheme had?

BBC News
31 Oct 2020
  United Kingdom

Austria orders curfew and shuts restaurants to fight 'exploding' COVID

Reuters
31 Oct 2020
  Austria

Swiss urge caution as COVID cases again top 9,000

Reuters
30 Oct 2020
  Switzerland

Fed reduces loan minimum, easing terms for Main Street program

Reuters
30 Oct 2020
  United States

Movement ban in force in Portugal as COVID-19 cases hit record

Reuters
30 Oct 2020
  Portugal

Remote Marshall Islands record first confirmed Coronavirus cases

NPR
29 Oct 2020
  Marshall Islands

IMF tells Britain to keep up COVID-19 spending, plan for tax rises

Reuters
29 Oct 2020
  United Kingdom

France plans new €20B stimulus package ahead of second lockdown

Politico
29 Oct 2020
  France

Samoa extends SOE on pandemic

RNZ
29 Oct 2020
  Samoa

UK's Sunak to announce one-year spending plan on Nov. 25

Reuters
29 Oct 2020
  United Kingdom

Macron declares second national lockdown in France

BBC News
29 Oct 2020
  France

Canada says pandemic aid has limits as central bank boss warns of long slog to recovery

Reuters
29 Oct 2020
  Canada

Canada to spend heavily on coronavirus but 'no blank cheques', finance minister says

Reuters
29 Oct 2020
  Canada

German federal, state governments agree new lockdown steps from November 2

Reuters
29 Oct 2020
  Germany

Germany seals new aid package worth 10 billion euros to compensate firms: sources

Reuters
29 Oct 2020
  Germany