The coronavirus variant first identified in the UK is deadlier than earlier variants, a new study confirms. Researchers tracked roughly one million individuals tested for COVID-19 from November to January in community settings, including about 3,000 who ultimately died from it. more
Artificial intelligence is everywhere, and now a group of developers have created AI software that can tell whether you are likely to die from Covid-19 using health data.more
All travellers entering the UK will be required to take two coronavirus tests while quarantining in an attempt to prevent variants entering the country.more
Already three-quarters of Poles want to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. This is 7 percentage points more than in the survey from early January.more
'The curfew has been extended until Wednesday, March 3, 4:30,' the cabinet said. This is necessary because new, more contagious variants of coronavirus are gaining ground in the Netherlands, which could lead to a new wave of infectionsmore
Boris Johnson says he is "very confident" in the Covid vaccines being used in the UK amid concerns about the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab's effectiveness against the South Africa variant.more
Some NHS dental patients are being asked to pay for private appointments “if they want treatment”, while others face two-year waits for appointments, a watchdog has warned.more
All immigrants living in the UK are eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine, even if they are in the country illegally and there will be no deportation for reporting to the vaccine, the British government said.more
It is too soon for Germany to lift its lockdown without risking a third wave of COVID-19 infections, Bavarian premier Markus Soeder said on Sunday, ahead of a crunch meeting to review the restrictions aimed at stemming the pandemic.more
The more contagious coronavirus variant that originated in the United Kingdom is spreading quickly across the US, with cases doubling approximately every 10 days, according to a study published Sunday. more
The government has ruled out plans to issue so-called "vaccine passports" to enable people who have had the jab against coronavirus to travel abroad. The Greek prime minister has said he would welcome British holidaymakers if they could prove they have been vaccinated.more
Workplace Covid testing is being offered to more companies in England, for staff who cannot work from home during lockdown, the government says. Businesses with more than 50 employees are now able to access lateral flow tests, which can produce results in less than 30 minutes.more
Johnson & Johnson has asked US regulators to approve the world’s first single-dose Covid-19 vaccine, an easier-to-use option that could boost scarce supplies. The drugmaker’s application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) follows its 29 January report in which it said the vaccine had a 66% rate of preventing infections in its large global trial.more
The Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid jab gives limited protection against mild disease caused by the South Africa variant, the firm said early trials had suggested. It also said it had not yet fully determined whether the vaccine protects against severe disease caused by the more transmissible coronavirus variant.more
The Spanish Ministry for Equality has drafted a drafbill on Real and Effective Transgender Equality, which is to be reviewed by the coalition government of the socialist PSOE and the far-left Podemos bloc by the end of February. The preliminary draft legislation on transgender issues provides that a self-declaration would be sufficient to change gender and name in the civil registry.more
The coronavirus pandemic has caused severe disruptions to services provided to cancer patients in the European region. The impact of the pandemic in this respect is downright catastrophic, assessed the director of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Europe, Dr. Hans Kluge.more
