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Poland introduceds a mandatory seven-day quarantine for all UK travelers in an effort to stop the spread of the delta version of the coronavirus in the country. This rule also applies to those who test negative before arrival, although the quarantine requirement will not apply to those who have had a full vaccination.more

Wskaźniki Covid w Kornwalii po raz pierwszy od początku pandemii wzrosły powyżej średniej w Anglii. Liderzy biznesu i naukowcy wzywają do przeprowadzenia testów przepięciowych w hrabstwie.more

Quarantine-free travel to amber list countries for people who have been fully vaccinated is "absolutely something" the government is "working on", the health secretary has told Sky News.more

In Australia, cases of blood clots in people vaccinated against Covid-19 with AstraZeneca caused many people to stop taking the second dose of the product, news.com.au reported.more

The NHS has made an urgent appeal for blood donors in London over the summer months as demand for blood transfusions begins to increase.more

The largest Polish emigration - approx. 800,000 - lives in Great Britain, where the new variant of the virus is dominant. people. Almost 4,000 are planned for July alone. flights from there to Poland - informs "Rzeczpospolita".more

To get infected with the new Delta variant, it is enough to stay "no longer than a few seconds" in close proximity to the sick person, warns Harvard epidemiologist Eric Feigl-Ding.more

A ban on non-essential travel between Scotland and Manchester and Salford has come into force. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the restriction on Friday, saying it was because of high levels of Covid in the area.more

Experts have warned that this year's flu season could be a bad one as they prepare for mass vaccination and delivering Covid booster jas at the same time.more

Children aged 16 and 17 will be offered a Covid jab before they return for the new school year in September, reports claim. more

Exposure to the rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of the common cold, can protect against infection by the virus which causes COVID-19, Yale researchers have found.more

Researchers from the Medical University of Warsaw examined selected elements of the diet and lifestyle of the adult Polish population before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Total fat consumption increased, smokers increased, but no increase in alcohol consumption was observed.more

The UK ‘may have to do further lockdowns this winter’, a top expert has warned. Dr Susan Hopkins from Public Health England said she hopes the current coronavirus wave ‘will not look the same as previous waves’, as the NHS continues to plough ahead with the vaccination programme.more

Let's not be afraid of COVID-19 vaccines. If we are to be afraid of something, it is only that, being unvaccinated, we will bring the risk of infection and serious consequences for another unvaccinated person to whom we transfer the virus - emphasizes the Polish epidemiologist, Piotr Rzymski.more

Deliveries of vaccine supplies under the WHO-backed Covax programme started in February, and most countries in Africa signed up and received vaccine doses. Only Tanzania, Burundi, Chad and Eritrea are yet to receive vaccines.more

The Norwegian government today announced a relaxation of epidemic restrictions from noon on Sunday on a larger scale than previously planned. From 5 July, Poland is to be recognized as a "green" country, which will allow visitors to avoid quarantine.more

Even every fifth antibiotic is prescribed unnecessarily, which reduces their effectiveness in the fight against really dangerous infections. Children are particularly at risk, points out Mikołaj Pawlak, the Ombudsman for Children (RPD) in a letter to the head of the National Health Fund, Filip Nowak.more

Londoners and people from Scotland are the least positive about working from home (WFH), according to a new survey.more

Former Donald Trump White House physician Ronny Jackson and 13 other Republican congressmen have called on President Joe Biden to submit to a MoCA cognitive study. Politicians say there are concerns about the president's condition.more

Lockdown restrictions could reportedly end two weeks earlier than expected if Covid data continues to improve. Boris Johnson is said to have demanded a two-week ‘review point’ which could see freedoms finally return in England on July 5.more

Quite skeptical attitude towards vaccinations against Covid-19 is visible among Poles living in Great Britain, and given their number, this may be a serious threat to the vaccination program - reports the British weekly 'The Spectator. Meanwhile Polish citizens have been urged to disclose whether they have been vaccinated abroad after it emerged they have the lowest uptake of jabs in Scotland.more

The number of deaths related to the coronavirus worldwide has exceeded 4 million, according to Reuters calculations. Most people have died so far in the US, but the most dramatic right now is in Latin America and India.more

Previous infection with coronavirus does not necessarily protect against Covid in the longer term, especially when caused by new variants of concern, a study on healthcare workers suggests.more

Vaccination against COVID-19 is entering a decisive phase, 2.3 billion doses have already been administered worldwide in 190 countries, the most in Gibraltar, the UAE, the Seychelles, Malta and the Cayman Islands per population, according to Our World in Data. more

The Covid-19 epidemic in England is growing, scientists tracking it say - with much of it being driven by younger people who are not yet vaccinated.more