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The timeline for lifting lockdown restrictions could be slowed down after the NHS warned vaccine supplies will drop ‘significantly’ from the end of March. more

British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab accused the European Commission of balancing on the brink over its threat of a ban on exports of Covid-19 vaccines and called on EC chief Ursula von der Leyen to explain her comments on the matter.more

Sardinia - the only region of Italy marked safe in white on the epidemic map - is tightening entry regulations and closing itself off from homeowners on the island. Only those who justify it for professional and health reasons will enter.more

Huge crowds of people gathered to drink and celebrate St Patrick’s Day in a Liverpool park yesterday. Dozens of officers were pictured arriving at the scene to break up the groups in Sefton Park early in the evening. more

As a result of the increasing presence of new coronavirus variants in Spain, the Covid-19 epidemic has intensified, said Minister of Health Carolina Darias. In most regions, the percentage of infections with new variants exceeds 70%.more

It is still possible to vaccinate 70 percent of the adult EU population by the end of summer - president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen stated yesterday.more

New survey findings revealed that 17 per cent of Covid-19 positive cases report skin rashes as the first sign before the arrival of symptoms. While 21 per cent denoted skin rash as the only Covid-19 clinical sign.more

Thorntons will permanently close all of its UK stores after more than a century of trading, the company has announced. The chocolate retailer will shut 61 stores, impacting 603 jobs, in the latest round of cuts to the high street amid the Covid-19 pandemic.more

More than 25 million people in the UK have now had their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine. Figures from the Department of Health show almost 50% of all British adults have received a jab - increasing to 90% of those who are clinically extremely vulnerable, and 95% of over-65s.more

Norway is currently in a third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, health minister Bent Høie said at a briefing on Wednesday. Høie spoke to media after a record 1,156 new cases of the virus were registered in the country’s latest daily update.more

From Friday, at the airport in Modlin, travelers departing from Poland will be able to do diagnostic tests for COVID-19: antigen and RT-PCR - the airport informed. The test results will be available in Polish and English.more

A digital certificate to kick-start foreign travel should be given to citizens across the EU "without discrimination", officials say. The aim is to enable anyone vaccinated against Covid-19, or who has tested negative or recently recovered from the virus to travel within the EU.more

The decisions of more countries, especially in the EU, to stop administering AstraZeneca due to its unproven association with blood clots is a misjudgment of the benefits and risks that will result in more deaths, British media and experts say.more

Poland reported 25,052 daily coronavirus cases on Wednesday, according to health ministry data, the highest number so far this year as the country looked to be moving closer to a nationwide lockdown.more

Today in Spain, the ban on leaving the autonomous communities has entered into force, announced due to the long weekend that begins with the commemoration of St. Joseph. The new anti-epidemic restrictions are accompanied by an increase in the incidence of Covid-19 in most of the country.more

In Australia, 19 cases of allergic reactions to the Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer and AstraZeneca have been reported so far. Over 200,000 doses have already been given in the country - Australian authorities announced today.more

Holidaymakers who haven’t had their Covid-19 vaccine will be banned from P&O summer staycation cruises this summer.more

Scotland's stay-at-home order will be lifted on 2 April and replaced with a "stay local" message. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon made the announcement in a COVID-19 statement to the Scottish Parliament, outlining dates for easing the country's restrictions.more

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is conducting a full scientific study of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab, but is now “convinced” that “the benefits of this vaccine outweigh the risks.”more

Public Health England (PHE) is investigating a new COVID variant - previously reported in the Philippines - after two cases were found. The variant - VUI-21MAR-02 (P3) - has been designated a variant under investigation, rather than variants such as another from Manaus, which is a variant of concern.more

As Europe experienced its enormous second wave of the COVID-19 disease, researchers noticed the mortality rate - progression from cases to deaths - was much lower than during the first wave.more

The mayor of Oslo, Raymond Johansen, announced the introduction of the strictest coronavirus restrictions since the beginning of the pandemic. In the capital of Norway, only two guests will be allowed at home.more

British Airways is planning to make it easier for passengers to prove they are safe to travel once they have been vaccinated against Covid.more

Bakery chain Greggs is to open 100 new shops in 2021 as it bets on a post-pandemic recovery. This is despite the chain reporting its first loss for 36 years in 2020 after sales fell by a third amid coronavirus lockdown measures.more

Portugal, the only European country on the English epidemic "red list", will be removed from it, said the British Ministry of Transport.more