Britons should be "very concerned" about the mutated strain of COVID-19 that is circulating in London and the South East, Professor Andrew Hayward of the government's New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG) said.more
Delivery of the coronavirus vaccine will not be disrupted as a result of France's ban on freight and travel from the UK, the transport secretary has told Sky News.more
Hospital workers are to be vaccinated first on Covid-19. However, among several hundred thousand people, so far only a few tens of thousands are willing. If they do not want to vaccinate, how can they convince others to do so? - asks the Polish daily "Gazeta Wyborcza".more
France will start its COVID-19 vaccination programme next Sunday, Health Minister Olivier Veran wrote on his Twitter feed. Veran added in his Tweet on Monday that the French vaccination programme would start off with the most vulnerable members of the population, such as the elderly.more
Due to the observed mutation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, all people coming to Poland, in particular from Great Britain, can take the test free of charge. You should contact the hotline of the sanitary inspection at +48 22 25 00 115, the Chief Sanitary Inspector reported.more
The new strain of COVID-19 is out of control and people need to behave as if they already have the virus, especially in the new Tier 4 areas of England, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has warned.more
While the nation continues to see record levels of new Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, wealthy patients in Southern California - the epicenter of the state's Covid-19 crisis - are offering to pay top dollar to cut the line and be among the first to receive a vaccine.more
In the UK, 27,052 new coronavirus infections have been detected in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to over two million, and 534 more deaths from Covid-19 have been registered, the British government said yesterday afternoon.more
We can already see the light, it is vaccinations, if the deliveries of preparations will proceed according to the plan and people will apply for vaccination en masse, in the second quarter of next year we will start to slowly recover from the epidemic - Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki assessed in an interview with "Gazeta Polska".more
Belgium will tighten international entry restrictions Dec. 25 as part of measures to slow transmission of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). From that date, all nonresidents will require proof of a negative COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, taken within 48 hours prior to arrival, before entering the country; exceptions will apply to crossborder commuters.more
A fourth tier of coronavirus restrictions is expected to be introduced in London and south-east England, sources have told the BBC. There is also expected to be a tightening of the plans to relax the rules around households gathering during the Christmas period.more
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said yesterday that he hopes to avoid a new nationwide lockdown in England after Christmas, although he admitted that the number of coronavirus infections in recent weeks has increased very sharply.more
The UK has recorded a further 28,507 daily cases of coronavirus and 489 more deaths. Today’s figures are slightly down on yesterday – when 35,383 cases and 532 deaths were recorded – but the case tally was inflated by delays in reporting new infections in Wales.
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Due to difficulties in the production and distribution of vaccines against Covid-19, France and other countries are unlikely to return to normal "more or less" by autumn 2021, said French government advisor, immunologist Jean-Francois Delfraissy.more
The United Kingdom was the first country in the world to authorize the use of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine, so it was the first to face the challenges of its transportation and storage.more
Another 35,383 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 1,948,660, according to official figures released Thursday.more
Israeli researchers have found that 99.9 percent can be killed with the help of inexpensive ultraviolet LEDs. viral particles. In their opinion, this way it will be possible to disinfect air, water and various surfaces.more
Millions of people missed out on potentially life-saving scans when non-Covid-19 NHS services ground to a halt during the pandemic, analysis shows.more
France's president Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for coronavirus, his office has said. The Elysee Palace said he was tested after showing early symptoms.more
