US President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday morning and is experiencing "very mild symptoms" of the disease, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre reported. She added that Biden has started treatment with the drug Paxlovid.more
Nearly 3 million new cases of Covid-19 were reported last week in the WHO European region, accounting for nearly half of all new infections worldwide. The number of hospitalizations at the same time has doubled, reported Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe.more
Australian Covid expert Dr Norman Swan warned that people should "beg people" not to go to work and restore mandatory mask wearing because vaccines "are not working as well as they used to be," reported Australian news.com.au.more
The HSE’s chief clinical officer has said that health care systems across Europe are concerned at the higher than expected levels of influenza in Australia at present as traditionally such conditions are replicated the following winter in the northern hemisphere.more
46 percent of respondents, in the event of an increase in SARS-CoV-2 virus infections, support restoring the obligation to wear masks in shops and communications, and 41 percent believe that the government should not impose any restrictions, according to the poll.more
A sore throat might be the main symptom that suggests someone has developed COVID-19, according to new data. The next most prevalent symptoms are headache and blocked nose, according to the Zoe COVID study.more
The COVID-19 vaccine could lead to mild, temporary changes in the length of your menstrual cycle, according to a study published in the journal Science Advances.more
From December 27, 2020, when vaccination against COVID-19 began in Poland, 54,647,716 vaccines were administered, according to government websites.more
The number of people infected with the coronavirus in the UK increased by approx. 800,000 during the week. - i.e. by 29 percent - and is almost 3.5 million - the British statistical office ONS informed yesterday.more
The Canadian government has reinstated random testing of travellers arriving in Canada, suspended in June. Testing on Covid-19 will be conducted outside airport buildings, it was announced in yesterday's announcement.more
The Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, warned World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. He stressed that the pandemic remains "a public health emergency of international concern" and that the highest alert level is still in place.more
Almost 143 thousand Coronavirus infections were detected last 24 hours in Italy, the country's health ministry said. This is the largest number in this wave of the pandemic, not recorded in Italy since late January. 157 people have died, the most since April.more
The research team of the Polish University Abroad (PUNO) in cooperation with Polish researchers - from the Institute of Psychology of the Polish Academy of Sciences and SWPS, during the COVID-19 pandemic, conducted research among the Polish community in exile in Great Britain. Their aim was to recognize the impact of the pandemic on the quality of life of Poles in exile.more
BA.2.75, a rapidly spreading sub-variant of Omicron, is worrying scientists around the world, currently spreading primarily in India, but the first cases of it have already been detected in Germany and the US, among others, reports US "Time".more
Following the detection of just one coronavirus infection, authorities in the 320,000-strong city of Wugang in central China's Henan province have imposed a 'hard' lockdown, with residents unable to leave their homes until tomorrow, AFP reported yesterday.more
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first over-the-counter diagnostic test that can identify a variety of viruses that cause COVID-19-like respiratory symptoms, including RSV and influenza viruses, reports the journal JAMA.more
The current wave of the pandemic cannot be underestimated and the coronavirus can not be allowed to circulate unchecked, experts say today in the press in Italy, referring to a situation in which there are a hundred thousand cases of infections every day.more
No one can feel safe about the latest wave of coronavirus infections, Australia's health ministry warned, citing a nationally recorded significant increase in the number of infections with Omikron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5.more
With Covid infection levels increasing and hospitalisations following suit with the rise of the Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5, some experts have called for a reintroduction of mask-wearing in certain settingsmore
To help contain the spread of the coronavirus, Beijing authorities announced China's first general vaccination requirement for Covid-19. From July 11, a vaccination certificate will be required at the entrance to certain public places, including gyms, museums and libraries.more
The authorities of the French city of Nice have decided to reintroduce the obligation to wear face masks in public transport in order to protect against the coronavirus. A similar decision was made by the Cypriot authorities, which introduced the obligation to wear masks in all closed rooms.more
Spain's Health Minister Carolina Darias has recommended, due to the increase in coronavirus infections, the wearing of masks indoors and in places where there are a lot of people. The recommendation applies especially to people who are susceptible to infection.more
Covid-19 infections in the UK have jumped by more than half a million, with the rise likely to be driven by the latest Omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5, figures show.
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