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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

There is 'no reason to think' the South African variant will become the dominant coronavirus strain in the UK, Prof Jonathan Van-Tam has said.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

Britons would prefer Boris Johnson rather than Keir Starmer to be in charge of the rest of the Covid-19 pandemic and also the subsequent economic recovery, an exclusive poll reveals today.more

For more than six months Tanzania has said it has had no coronavirus cases and the government has tried to convince the world it has been cured of COVID-19 through prayer.more

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

Lower rents in prime central London locations are grabbing the interest of prospective tenants, suggesting urban living still has strong strength of demand despite the pandemic. more

Employers might be able to tell their staff to get a coronavirus vaccine – or face the sack, it was claimed.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

Boris Johnson is being urged to ‘reform the school year’ and help children catch up on missed learning by extending the summer term by two weeks.more

All of Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton’s stores are set to permanently close with a loss of around 2,500 jobs after online clothing giant Boohoo agreed a £25.2 million buy out deal. 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

A Scottish law firm is considering taking legal action against processing companies in the Northeast of Scotland whose facilities have been hit by the coronavirus outbreak. Handling personal injury claims, Thompsons Solicitors Scotland works closely with trade unions and health and safety charities.more

Due to the pandemic and new variants of the coronavirus, more European countries limit travel. France has closed itself on newcomers from outside the EU, Belgium has banned tourist travel until the end of March, and the UK will introduce mandatory hotel quarantine for its citizens returning from the most epidemically dangerous countries.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 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

Tube and bus passengers in the capital may be advised to wear higher-grade face masks to protect themselves against mutant strains of Covid.more

Boris Johnson has warned that it is ‘still early days’ to be talking about lifting lockdown amid reports pubs could reopen in May.more

All adults aged 50 and over should have been offered a coronavirus vaccine by May, Downing Street has confirmed.more

Local council and mayoral elections in England and Wales will go ahead, the U.K. government said Friday, as it confirmed it expects its coronavirus vaccination program for first doses to have “reached” all over-50s by May.more