British Airways has suspended flights on the London-Heathrow-Warsaw route until the end of January. Depending on the development of the epidemic, the cruises may be resumed in mid-February this year - said the spokesman of Chopin Airport, Piotr Rudzki.more
London may be deep in lockdown but the housing market has still managed a strong start to the new year. The average asking price of a property in the capital is now £604,000 according to the latest figures from Rightmove.more
With the spread of the more contagious British variant of the coronavirus in France, the High Council of Public Health (HCSP) recommends avoiding the use of home-made fabric face masks.
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UK Health Minister Matt Hancock said he had self-isolated by Sunday after receiving a warning from the NHS Covid-19 mobile app that he may have been in contact with someone who tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Fears are growing that schools may remain closed until the Easter holidays, meaning children will have spent another three months away from the classroom. more
A new variant of the coronavirus first identified in South Africa is more contagious than earlier versions, experts said on Monday, but there is no evidence that it is more deadly.more
The employees of pharmaceutical companies apply for the Covid-19 vaccine in group 0 (this is the term used for people most at risk of infection in Poland - editorial note). It is against the rules - we can read today in "Rzeczpospolita".
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US President-elect Joe Biden's spokeswoman says the US will maintain travel bans on the UK, much of the EU and Brazil - despite an order from President Donald Trump to lift them.more
The Norwegian government decided yesterday to loosen the severe coronavirus restrictions in force since the beginning of January. From Wednesday, the Norwegians will be able to receive up to five guests in their homes.more
Researchers warn that depression, stress, and bad habits can adversely affect the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination. To prevent this from happening, they recommend exercise and good sleep.more
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus calls for increased access to Covid vaccines in the world's poorest countries, saying that only "25 doses have been given in one lowest income country." more
A third of people who recovered after suffering from severe Covid were readmitted to hospital within five months with complications including heart problems, diabetes and chronic liver and kidney conditions. more
W Hiszpanii rozpoczęły się szczepienia drugą dawką szczepionki przeciwko Covid-19. Do dzisiejszegoego południa objęły one osiem z 17 wspólnot autonomicznych kraju. Tymczasem rząd Pedra Sancheza potwierdził rano mniejszą dostawę szczepionek od firmy Pfizer.more
469,466 people were vaccinated against COVID-19 in Poland, of which over 344,000 are women - announced in a report published on government websites of Poland.more
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said new information could indicate that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a laboratory at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. This is to be indicated by the cases of scientists from the center in autumn 2019.more
Coronavirus cases are falling in every London borough for the first time in months – confirming that the devastating second wave of the pandemic has finally passed its peak.more
The National Institute of Health (SZU) said over the weekend that a coronavirus mutation detected in the UK may have appeared in the Czech Republic, more infectious than the current variant. SZU has 10 samples, which it tests for this angle. The results are to be known this week.
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France is "very reluctant" to approach the European vaccine passport project, said Secretary of State for European Affairs Clement Beaune, but polls around 60% of French support the idea.
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The UK is on track to offer every adult in the country the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine by September, and if it can be gotten faster, it will be a bonus, said British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab.
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In the media coverage on SARS-CoV-2, information about a new "mutation", "variant" or "strain" of the coronavirus appears alternately. The meaning of these terms is strictly defined and not synonymous - points out prof. Piotr Rzymski from the Medical University of Poznań.
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Hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, pharmacies, exhibition and conference halls and sports venues where Covid-19 vaccination is taking place in Britain are joined this weekend by the most spectacular sites - two medieval cathedrals.
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British doctors have called on the government to introduce legislation to protect them from legal action over decisions to treat Covid-19 that could be made under conditions of extreme pressure.
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