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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

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

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

Tiger Woods said he has returned to his South Florida home to continue recovery from the serious leg injuries he suffered in a one-vehicle crash in Southern California on Feb. 23.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

Portugal’s constitutional court on Monday rejected a law decriminalising euthanasia that had been approved by parliament in January.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

Over-30s could be on track to receive Covid vaccines in April as tens of millions of doses arrive on UK soil.more

Two teenagers have been removed from their parents’ care after social services raised concerns about their weight to a family court judge. The judge, Gillian Ellis, ruled that the children from Sussex be taken into long-term foster care. She described the case as “very sad and unusual”.more

Germany, Italy, Spain, Latvia and Sweden are following the example of other countries and are holding AstraZeneca vaccine for the time being. Meanwhile, World Health Organization chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan has stated that the administration of AstraZeneca vaccines should continue. The WHO panel of experts is scheduled to meet today to discuss the next steps.more

People should still get their Covid vaccine despite several EU countries pausing use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab amid concern about blood clots, the UK medicines regulator has said. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said evidence "does not suggest" the jab causes clots.more

99 percent of teachers and academics have already been vaccinated in Poland, the head of the PM's Office, Michal Dworczyk, has said.more

AstraZeneca Plc on Sunday said it had conducted a review of people vaccinated with its COVID-19 vaccine which has shown no evidence of an increased risk of blood clots.more

Facebook, which has been criticized by lawmakers and researchers for allowing vaccine misinformation to spread on its platforms, said on Monday it has started adding labels to posts that discuss the safety of the shots and will soon label all posts about the vaccines.more

The Minister for Health has said he hopes the decision to temporarily suspend the use of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine "is nothing more than a very short deferral".more

The UK has recorded another 52 coronavirus deaths in its daily update - the lowest number since early October. Latest figures also show that 4,618 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded in the past 24 hours. It compares to 5,534 infections and 121 fatalities yesterday.more

Research confirmed coronavirus infection in another 17,259 people, 110 patients with COVID-19 died, the Ministry of Health announced today. Meanwhile, the German daily "Die Welt" notes that none of the major EU countries is vaccinating as quickly as Poland.more

Cancer patients are much less protected against Covid-19 than other people after one dose of the Pfizer vaccine, the first real-world study in this area suggests.more

The global rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine has encountered another hurdle as a handful of countries paused their use of the shot following reports it could be connected to blood clots, despite no clear evidence of a link.more

Multiple regions in Italy will be locked down from Monday, the Italian Ministry of Health announced on Friday. The most populated regions including Lombardy and Lazio, where Rome is located, will be classified as "red zones" which is Italy's maximum level of coronavirus restrictions.more