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Roche is looking for another location to carry out trials of its pill to fight COVID-19, after plummeting case numbers in Britain made it difficult to find enough patients for its study there, the Swiss drugmaker said on Wednesday.more

Poland will lift lockdown measures in some parts of the country starting from Monday, Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said on Wednesday, adding that different restrictions will apply to various regions based on the infection rate.more

Poland recorded 13,926 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 740 deaths over the past 24h to Wednesday morning, against 9,246 cases reported on Tuesday, data released by the Health Ministry shows.more

A search for simple treatments for Covid that can be taken at home has been launched by Boris Johnson. The PM said he hoped pills or capsules could be available by the autumn to help fight an anticipated third wave.more

A prominent Covid denier has died from the virus after holding two gatherings at his home in Norway. Hans Kristian Gaarder died in the town of Gran, roughly 40 miles north of Oslo, on April 6, with subsequent tests showing he had coronavirus.more

UK authorities today announced that a new international group of experts will be formed to help strengthen the world's preparedness for the next pandemic and accelerate the development of vaccines against future possible diseases.more

A leading epidemiologist at the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday the latest rise in COVID-19 infections worldwide reflected increases among all age groups.more

Boris Johnson will hold a coronavirus press conference at 5pm this afternoon. It will be the first time the prime minister addresses the nation about the pandemic for two weeks after the UK went into a period of mourning following the death of Prince Philip.more

Almost 200 certificates needed to obtain employment abroad were collected by doctors in regional medical chambers in the first quarter of this year. "This is a record" - emphasizes the president of the Supreme Medical Council (NRL), prof. Andrzej Matyja.more

Healthy young people who have had Covid-19 are being asked to volunteer for a trial that will deliberately expose them to the pandemic virus.more

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Monday he hoped that every person in Poland would be willing to get vaccinated. The government plans to open registration for all people over 18 on May 10.more

The European Union's internal markets commissioner Thierry Breton has hinted that the bloc might decide not to order AstraZeneca's coronavirus jab again following delays in delivering the first batches of the vaccine.more

Boris Johnson has been urged to act after an Indian COVID variant with potentially worrying mutations was found in the UK.more

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny risks cardiac arrest "any minute" as his health has rapidly deteriorated, doctors warned Saturday, urging immediate access to Russia's most famous prisoner.more

Why don't some people develop infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, or have it much milder than others? It is influenced not only by immunity provided by vaccines or prior exposure to a given virus, but also by lifestyle, chronic diseases, and sometimes also by genetic conditions.more

The biggest concern in the world is three widespread and more infectious variants of the coronavirus, first detected in the UK, South Africa and Brazil. Among other potentially dangerous variants are the Californian, Nigerian and Filipino varieties.more

Pregnant women should be offered a Covid jab when other people their age get one, the UK's vaccine advisers say. They say the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are preferable because data from the US in 90,000 pregnant women has not raised any safety concerns.more

The Ministry of Health today announced 15,763 new cases of coronavirus infection. The ministry also informed about the death of 616 infected people. So far, almost 8.5 million vaccinations against COVID-19 have been carried out. Over 6.2 million people received the first dose and over 2.2 million people received the second dose.more

Coronavirus' viral outbreaks can be prevented if at least 60 per cent of people start wearing masks, and maintain social distancing, according to a study.more

Robert Lewandowski returned to training for Bayern Munich on Monday, two weeks after damaging ligaments in his right knee whilst on international duty with Poland.more

Norway should stop using AstraZeneca's COVID vaccine, says the country's public health institute. It comes a day after Denmark became the first country in Europe to abandon the jab over links with very rare blood clots.more

Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang revealed he has been hospitalised after contracting malaria while on international duty with Gabon last month.more

The risk of developing a blood clot after having COVID-19 is eight times higher than after being given the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, according to a study by Oxford University.more

The asparagus harvesting begins in Germany. Producers mainly employ seasonal workers from abroad, mainly from Romania. As reported by the Rheinische Post website, the chairman of the Rhineland-based asparagus growers' association points out that work in Germany is no longer profitable for Poles.more

American intelligence does not know where, when and how the first coronavirus infection occurred, the head of National Intelligence Avril Haines admitted in the Senate yesterday.more