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Second vaccine doses could be brought forward and local restrictions introduced to help tackle the Indian variant in the worst-affected areas, the UK government has said.more

President Joe Biden welcomed the lifting by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the requirement for fully vaccinated people to wear face masks. He called it "America's big day."more

The Irish Public Health Service, the HSE, announced this morning that it was temporarily shutting down the IT system following a "significant ransomware attack". Due to the attack, appointments were canceled in many hospitals.more

According to the decision of the Polish government, from tomorrow open-air gardens in restaurants will be allowed. More Poles will also be able to travel by public transport, such as trains, buses and trams.more

After the government lifted the recommendation to refrain from holiday travel in connection with Covid-19, residents of the Netherlands are booking summer trips en masse, including foreign ones. Some travel portals have even recorded a fivefold increase in the number of trips sold.more

Soaring cases of the COVID Indian variant have forced the government to consider bringing forward vaccine second doses in some areas. The moves came after fresh data showed that variant infections had more than doubled in the past week.more

GPs in France report that more and more people in the country are refusing to be vaccinated against Covid-19 with AstraZeneca. Patients cancel their visits demanding access to mRNA vaccines.more

The UK is "anxious" about the Indian COVID variant and the government is "ruling nothing out" when it comes to tackling its spread, the prime minister has said.more

Covid has left a toxic legacy for the NHS, with hospitals facing a huge backlog, putting lives at risk, patient groups and staff are warning.more

The Prince of Wales has personally thanked the medical staff who treated the Duke of Edinburgh for a heart condition. Charles chatted privately with a nurse, consultant and therapist who cared for his father when he visited St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London.more

Boris Johnson has come under fire from experts and bereaved families for delaying until spring 2022 the newly announced public inquiry into the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemicmore

Norway will not resume use of the COVID-19 vaccine made by AstraZeneca, and a decision on whether to include Johnson & Johnson shots in its mass inoculation scheme remains on hold, Prime Minister Erna Solberg said on Wednesday.more

The dramatic rise in UK cases of a variant first discovered in India could undermine the country’s roadmap for reopening, scientists are cautioning.more

Around 90 percent of those who received the vaccine developed by U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. were found to have antibodies against the various COVID-19 variants detected in Japan, a university study showed Wednesday.more

Hundreds of Poles living in Germany every day come back to Poland to get vaccinated against the coronavirus - reported "Deutsche Welle". The point is that in Poland they can get vaccinated much faster than in Germany. Poles usually choose points near the border.more

From May 21, they will be able to operate under the sanitary regime and at 50 percent. occupancy of cultural institutions: cinemas, theaters and philharmonics, and from May 28, gyms, fitness clubs and solariums - the Polish government informed on its website.more

68.7 percent Poles surveyed would decide to vaccinate their own children against COVID-19, if there was such a possibility - these are the results of the United Surveys poll commissioned by "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" and RMF FM.more

Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced that from 19 May, gyms, swimming pools, zoos and amusement parks will be opened in the Netherlands, and prostitutes will be able to return to work. Condition - there will be no increase in morbidity.more

The last year of repeated lockdowns has led to people using whatever they can to cope with the stress.more

Boris Johnson has for the first time put a loose timeframe on launching a full public inquiry into the government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, saying it would start in this session of parliament.more

Throughout the pandemic, governments and health bodies have faced an abundance of challenges. One of the biggest roadblocks last year was the creation of a vaccine. After scientists hit the jackpot, a unique new challenge reared its head.more

Coronavirus vaccines will be made available to more children in the United States as regulators on Monday expanded use of the Pfizer-BioNTech jab to those as young as 12, sparking a race to protect students before they head back to class later this year.more

Poland will shorten the gap between doses for Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca COVID-19 jabs, the minister responsible for Poland's vaccination programme said on Monday.more

World Health Organisation has warned that the Indian variant is of “global concern” with some preliminary studies showing that it spreads more easily.more

Zero coronavirus deaths have been announced in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland on Monday. Wales recorded four deaths meaning that, overall, the UK showed a slight increase on the two deaths recorded on Sunday.more