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The plan for lifting lockdown in England could see pubs open in May and life broadly returning to normal by July.more

The Duke of Edinburgh was admitted to hospital on Tuesday evening "as a precautionary measure" after feeling unwell, Buckingham Palace has said.more

A few months after Slovakia became the first country in the world to test its entire population, the country has now taken the lead in deaths from the coronavirus.more

Waiting lists for hospital treatment could more than double by April and hit 10 million in England, the Reform think tank is warning.more

Sweden's Public Health Agency has reiterated that the risk of a third wave of Covid-19 in the country is "high", and cited low compliance with measures such as mask-wearing on transport and working from home as possible reasons for a rise in cases.more

The latest data show that variant B.1.1.7 of the coronavirus is rapidly spreading across Europe and is already the dominant strain in UK, Italy and Sweden.more

Every adult in the United Kingdom could receive both doses of a Covid-19 jab as early as August, the head of the UK’s vaccine taskforce has said.more

There is to be a large expansion of the number of people being asked to shield in England. An extra 1.7 million people are expected to be added to the 2.3 million already on the list.more

A new Covid-19 variant has been identified in the UK with more than 32 detected cases, experts have said. The B1525 variant was detected via genome sequencing in 11 countries, including Denmark, France, Spain, the US, Nigeria, Australia and others, said scientists at the University of Edinburgh. more

All neighboring countries have a number of restrictions introduced for the duration of the pandemic. In Slovakia, you can only go to work with the current coronavirus test, in Germany, the Czech Republic and Lithuania, schools, restaurants and some shops are closed. The possibilities of traveling from Poland to neighboring countries are severely limited.more

Despite stark failures in curbing Covid-19's spread, the UK has scored a notable success with its mass vaccination drive, giving 15 million people a first dose by this weekend.more

Polish women received almost 1.5 million doses of the vaccine, and Poles less than 700 thousand. For every two doses for women, men receive only one - reports "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" today.more

A dental practice in Tenerife has stopped taking appointments from Irish patients after it experienced a surge in bookings in the past fortnight, only for some of the patients not to show up.more

The first passengers arriving in Great Britain were sent to a 10-day quarantine in hotels indicated by the authorities. In England, visitors from 33 countries from the so-called Red List, and in Scotland from all countries.more

Just 1 in 100 people who are offered a coronavirus vaccine have declined it, new figures show. more

Boris Johnson wants England’s current lockdown “to be the last” but warned he could offer no guarantees on a reopening of society that will have to be “cautious.”more

Among Italy’s total COVID-19 cases, 20% are infected with the UK variant of the coronavirus, the Italian Higher Institute of Health (ISS) affirmed in a technical report released on Monday.more

Claims on social media that the Covid vaccine could affect female fertility are unfounded, experts have said. Posts have incorrectly suggested the Pfizer vaccine could cause infertility in women, or cause their bodies to attack the placentmore

There has been a "concerning" rise in food businesses operating out of people's homes during lockdown, according to the food safety watchdog.more

Researchers are currently looking closely at three variants of SARS-CoV-2, the so-called British, South African and Brazilian. The greatest concern is related to the E484K mutation, which, according to preliminary studies, may carry a higher risk of reinfection in survivors.more

5 percent of the sick may have the British variant of the coronavirus - writes today's "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna", citing the first research carried out at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. more

Israel's largest healthcare provider said Sunday a study of more than half a million fully vaccinated Israelis indicated the Pfizer/BioNTech jab gave 94 percent protection against COVID-19.more

The chairman of JD Wetherspoon is calling for pubs to reopen at the same time as non-essential shops.more

A group of Tory MPs is calling for the government to commit to a "free life" and end lockdown measures before May.more

The new director of the CDC warned Sunday that it’s “absolutely” too soon for states to begin lifting mask mandates.more