Employment in OECD countries should return to the level before the pandemic in 2023, labor market experts indicate. As they estimate, Poland has a chance to return to the level of employment recorded before the pandemic in one and a half years.more
Facebook said it has removed hundreds of accounts related to an advertising agency operating in Russia that tried to pay social media influencers to slander the Covid-19 vaccines produced by Pfizer and AstraZeneca.more
In Lower Saxony, a nurse administered saline solution instead of the Covid-19 vaccine, and was able to "vaccinate" over 8,000. people. "The perfidious anti-vaccine activist" crept to the vaccination point, reports the German daily "Die Welt".more
Already three-quarters of UK adults have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, but 146 deaths have been registered in the past 24 hours among patients diagnosed with coronavirus, the highest number since March 12, it has been reported.more
Achieving herd immunity to the coronavirus is not possible with the Delta variant, because the virus is spreading all the time and also infected people who are fully vaccinated, said British scientists.more
Ibiza police are looking for foreigners who will become "spies" and report to uniforms about events organized on this Spanish island that violate covid restrictions. Tourists visiting the world capital of clubbing have a chance for a dream job - they will receive a salary for attending parties.more
The catering industry in the Netherlands is reluctant to require customers to show proof of vaccination against Covid-19. "Until I have to, I will not ask for any certificates at the entrance," declared the head of the hospitality industry organization KHN Robert Willemsen, quoted by the daily "Financieele Dagblad".more
Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine may be more effective than Pfizer's preparation against the Delta variant of the coronavirus, CNBC reports on the website, citing the latest research.more
Seven countries have been added to the green travel list in a boost for UK holidaymakers. Germany, Austria, Norway, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Latvia have been added to the quarantine-free list, joining popular destinations such as Croatia and Malta.more
Francis Goncalves from Wales, who lost almost his entire family to the coronavirus within a week, urges all residents not to delay getting vaccinated.more
Under the new Australian government guidelines, employers will be able to ask their employees if they are vaccinated against Covid-19, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. The authorities justify that it is about ensuring safety in the workplace.more
In a group of compounds that destroy tapeworms, scientists have found a substance that simultaneously prevents SARS-CoV2 from infecting cells and inhibits a dangerous inflammatory response. Drugs are urgently needed, for example due to new mutations in the virus, the discoverers say.more
The Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer / BioNTech "does not have to" yet be adapted to the new variants of the coronavirus, said BioNTech chief Ugur Sahin yesterday, in favor of administering a third dose.more
All 8 million households in the Netherlands will receive letters in the coming weeks, allowing them to order two free coronavirus tests for self-execution. The Ministry of Health will also run a campaign stressing the importance of conducting self-tests.more
Covid restrictions in Scotland have been lifted at the "right moment", according to the first minister. Nicola Sturgeon admitted to feeling "nervousness" at the move, but said the vaccine was now giving "significant protection".more
From today - August 9 - an extended sanitary passport in public places, incl. in cafes and restaurants, large shopping centers, means of long-distance transport and in medical care facilities.more
The US president's medical adviser warns of an even more dangerous variant of the coronavirus than Delta. "There is a danger that a mutation will arise against which currently available vaccines cannot be protected," said Dr. Anthony Fauci.more
The British Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that it will check whether companies offering PCR tests for coronavirus for people returning from abroad are not using their position unfairly and whether they are inflating prices.more
A certain type of immune cell is responsible for removing the virus, but also for destroying the lungs, researchers in Korea have found. They are now exploring ways to control the immune system, which is strongly stimulated by the disease.more
34.4 percent of Poles surveyed negatively evaluate the activities of the Polish Minister of Health, Adam Niedzielski, in the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic, and 27 percent - positively. 9.7 percent Poles had no opinion on this subject.more