Patients in Wales will from Wednesday become the first in the UK to receive the Moderna vaccine as part of a mass vaccination programme, with the first doses in Scotland set to come later this week.more
The Polish government has extended lockdown restrictions until April 18, the health minister announced on Wednesday. Currently, nationwide restrictions include the closure of furniture and DIY stores, hairdressers and beauty salons, kindergartens and creches.more
Bayern Munich winger Serge Gnabry has tested positive for Covid-19, the club has confirmed, handing the Champions League holders a blow ahead of their quarter-final reunion with Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday.
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The University of Oxford said on Tuesday it had paused a small UK trial testing the COVID-19 vaccine it developed with AstraZeneca in children and teenagers, as it waits for more data on rare blood clotting issues in adults who received the shot.more
Italy's government has decided that Rome's Olympic stadium can be re-opened to the public for European Championship matches, the Italian football federation (FIGC) said in a statement on Tuesday.more
The World Health Organization does not back requiring vaccination passports for travel due to uncertainty over whether inoculation prevents transmission of the virus, as well as equity concerns, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.more
The British government said yesterday that its plan to offer at least the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to the entire adult population of the country by the end of July remains valid, despite falling vaccinations and reports of reduced supplies.more
The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) has said it has received 16 reports of blood clots occurring following vaccination with the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.more
From today, pharmacies in Belgium sell coronavirus tests that you can do yourself. The Pharmacists' Association is calling not to stand in front of pharmacies from the first day of distribution, as not all facilities are fully stocked yet.more
The coronavirus testing that will be required before and after travel abroad - when re-admitted - should be quick and affordable, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said today.more
The head of the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) vaccine evaluation team, Marco Cavaleri, said that "it is now becoming increasingly difficult to argue that there is no causal link between AstraZeneki (against Covid-19) and very rare unusual cases of blood clots."more
It would be "remiss" of the government not to consider Covid certification as a way of fully reopening the economy, Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi says.
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In Poland, 6,665,384 vaccinations have been performed so far, including 2,074,033 with the second dose, according to the latest government report. A total of 8,078,060 doses of vaccines were delivered to Poland.more
The USA could be on the brink of a “disturbing surge” in COVID cases as worshippers pack out churches and some 1.6 million people fly over the Easter weekend, Dr Anthony Fauci has warned.more
The Ministry of Youth and Sports announced today in a press release that the EURO 2020 matches to be hosted by Romania will be played with 13,000 spectators in the stands, representing a quarter of the Bucharest venue's capacity.more
The chief executive of British airline easyJet criticised some of the government's plans to restart travel, saying COVID-19 tests should not be required for passengers travelling to low-risk destinations.more
In 2020, the authorities collected more than EUR 7.5 million from fines collected for breaking the laws obliging Spaniards to forced social isolation in their homes.more
Italy is divided into red and orange zones under the colour-coded system of covid-19 restrictions on 6 April, after the nationwide Easter red zone lockdown.more
Pubs and restaurants serving outside can reopen as planned next Monday, along with non-essential shops, gyms and hairdressers, as England's lockdown is further eased, the PM has said.more
A boy born last week on the Ibiza island has become the first newborn in Spain with COVID-19 antibodies, after his mother received the vaccine in the third trimester of her pregnancy.more
We recommend caution with serological tests from discount stores. They can give you a false sense of security. They do not detect fresh infection and only inform about whether we have had contact with the coronavirus, it is not necessarily SARS-CoV-2 - warned the president of the National Council of Laboratory Diagnosticians in Poland.more
Everyone in England is to be given access to two rapid coronavirus tests a week from Friday, under an extension of the government's testing programme.more
This month's EFL Cup final between Manchester City and Tottenham at Wembley will be attended by 8,000 spectators as part of a government test event.more
