A week after the entry into force of the Italian government decree, which limited the possibility of leaving home, it is still unclear what can be done and what is prohibited. The media and authorities advise citizens who often do not know how to interpret the rules.more
France said Monday that it would follow other European countries in confining residents mostly to their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, while the European Union considered closing its external borders to foreign travelers to impede infections.more
Belgium's King Philippe has called on everyone to follow the government's drastic measures to fight the further spread of the new coronavirus (Covid-9) in a televised speech.more
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar confirmed that some 15,000 virus infections were expected by the end of the month as the government ramps up supports and equipment supplies for frontline health workers.more
The national living wage will rise to more than £10.50 an hour in 2024 compared with £8.21 at present, as the government set a target for the wage to reach two-thirds of median earnings.more
President Donald Trump on Sunday called on people to stop hoarding groceries and other supplies as one of the nation's most senior public health officials urged Americans to act with more urgency to protect themselves and others against the coronavirus.
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The coronavirus epidemic in the UK will last until next spring and could lead to 7.9 million people being hospitalised, a secret Public Health England (PHE) briefing for senior NHS officials reveals.more
Matt Hancock has called on British manufacturers to consider switching parts of their production to the making of medical ventilators needed to treat rising numbers of coronavirus patients.more
The British government chose a completely different strategy to fight the coronavirus epidemic than the rest of European countries. While these close schools, cancel mass events, and some even close borders, almost everything works normally in the UK.more
In Finland, confirmed cases of coronavirus were relatively more among the youngest patients than on average in the world, the Finnish Institute of Health (THL) said.more
Coronavirus has claimed 1,016 lives in Italy, officials say, but Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio says he hopes his country will be the first in Europe to get over the emergency.more
Poles are most fond of Czechs (53 percent) and Slovaks (52 percent), while they approach Arabs (55 percent) and Roma (46 percent) the most distantly - according to the latest CBOS survey.more
Two more people have died after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of UK deaths to 10. There are now 590 confirmed cases in the UK, up from 456 on Wednesday - with 491 in England, 60 in Scotland, 20 in Northern Ireland and 19 in Wales.more
The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. There are 118,000 cases, more than 4,000 deaths, the agency said, and the virus has found a foothold on every continent except for Antarctica.more
It is becoming increasingly difficult to remain calm in the face of reports of coronavirus. No wonder, the threat is real - admits Kristen Fuller on "Psychology Today". She also shows how to take care of mental health when panic begins to reign.more
More than one in four people in Britain put off going shopping or visiting other busy places last month because of the spread of coronavirus, but stormy weather had an even bigger impact, a survey showed on Tuesday.more
A number of Ireland's St. Patrick's Day parades are being canceled over fears the mass gatherings would contribute to the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said Monday.more
Britain said on Monday anyone returning from areas in northern Italy which have been placed under a lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus must self-isolate for 14 days, regardless of whether they show any symptoms of illness.more
