Koronawirus

Travellers arriving in the UK could be forced to pay to stay in a ‘quarantine hotel’ for two weeks. Under plans similar to the Australian border system, government officials are reportedly talking with hotel groups over potentially using their facilities as quarantine centres for arrivals.more

The Borussia Monchengladbach forward international Breel Embolo fled from police via a rooftop after an illegal lockdown party raid, reports say.more

W Polsce wykryto tzw. brytyjska mutację koronawirusa, która charakteryzuje się wyższą zakaźnością. Fakt wykrycia zgłoszono już do międzynarodowego systemu raportowania sekwencji wirusa (GISAID).more

The clothing industry in Poland has had the worst year in history with a decrease in sales of over 22 percent. This year, a rebound is expected, and new brands are entering Poland, reports "Rzeczpospolita" today.more

"France is in favor of sanitary checks at intra-European borders to contain the spread of new variants of the coronavirus," government spokesman Gabriel Attal announced ahead of today's European Council summit.more

The Government will inform schools next week whether they will be able to reopen after the February half-term. Education secretary Gavin Williamson said one of the ‘key criteria’ for reopening schools would be ensuring the pressure on the NHS had eased.more

The Dutch government on Wednesday proposed the first countrywide curfew since the Second World War and a ban on flights from South Africa and Britain in its toughest moves yet to limit the spread of new coronavirus mutations in the Netherlands.more

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says his country's record daily COVID-19 death toll is "appalling", but has warned it may get worse in the coming weeks.more

Easter holidays are usually the chance for school children and their families to escape the country for a short break – but things will be very different this year.more

Wraz z nasileniem epidemii popularne wśród urlopowiczów regiony mogą spodziewać się pogorszenia sytuacji gospodarczej - wynika z raportu hiszpańskiego rządu.more

64 percent of employees opt for hybrid work: partly at home, partly in the office, according to a study by Grafton Recruitment and CBRE.more

In joint effort, Doctors and the Police are encouraging people not to bend the rules to help stop the spread of Covid-19 and reduce the pressure on the NHS.more

A further 1,820 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for COVID-19 - the highest number of UK deaths reported on a single day since the outbreak began.more

Sir Keith Mills, the deputy chairman of the London Organising Committee for the 2012 Olympic Games, is unconvinced that the delayed Tokyo Olympics will take place.more

Experts estimate that from 12 to 15 million Poles could already get immunity to the virus. However, in order for us to gain collective immunity, we must get sick or vaccinate twice as much - the Polish daily "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" reports.more

Both Emirates and Etihad Airways have partnered with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to trial IATA Travel Pass – a mobile app to help passengers easily and securely manage their travel in line with any government requirements for COVID-19 testing or vaccine information.more

Some hospitals look like a warzone as they struggle with the huge strain caused by the second wave of Covid-19, the Government’s chief scientific adviser has said.more

The UK coronavirus strain has been detected in at least 60 countries, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, 10 more than a week ago.more

Germany has extended and tightened its national lockdown despite slowly declining case numbers and the Netherlands and Denmark are expected to follow suit as concern mounts about new, more contagious variants of Covid-19.more

A further 1610 people have died in the UK within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test, the highest daily figure since the pandemic began.more

In a bid to help as many people as possible get a vaccine, Uber will offer free door-to-door trips to seven mass vaccination centres in England. more

Spain is in favor of introducing passports for people vaccinated on Covid-19 in European Union countries, said Spanish Industry, Trade and Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto at the Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in Madrid.more

Under tougher plans reportedly being considered by ministers, supermarkets could be encouraged to implement a ‘shop alone’ policy amid concerns that trips to the local store are being seen as a family ‘outings’. more

A surge in secret software used to spy on staff working from home during the pandemic has led to calls for new laws to be brought in against unscrupulous bosses.more

The new variants of the coronavirus mean that we have not yet won with the pandemic and we are still a long way from that, said EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides during a debate in the European Parliament. more