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Boris Johnson has urged people to keep Christmas celebrations "short" and "small" to reduce the risk of spreading Covid over the festive period.more

European countries, incl. Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium are tightening restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic before Christmas. There is a curfew in France, Italy, Spain and the Czech Republic.more

The United Kingdom reported the highest daily number of new COVID-19 cases since Nov. 14 on Wednesday after the number of new positive tests rose to 25,161.more

During the first week of vaccination against Covid-19 in the UK, 137,897 people received the vaccine, said Nadhim Zahawi, the deputy health minister responsible for the vaccination program today. Yesterday it was a week since the United Kingdom became the first country in the world to start vaccinating against the coronavirus using a vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech.more

Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Lithuania close before Christmas - "Gazeta Wyborcza" describes the pandemic situation in Poland's neighbors. The daily also notes that nothing is known about additional restrictions on Christmas and New Year's Eve.more

The Ministry of Health wants to force pharmaceutical companies to cut them. As part of the amended reimbursement act, it plans to introduce mechanisms to establish maximum prices of preparations - reports the Wednesday "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna". Experts comment that this means a flood of cheap drugs to Poland from China and India, where the costs of their production are cheaper.more

In Spain, the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic has intensified over the last day, the health ministry of this country informed yesterday. Since Monday, 388 patients have died as a result of falling ill with Covid-19, and infection with the coronavirus has been confirmed in 10.3 thousand people.more

The new coronavirus variant, which was identified last week and appears to be spreading rapidly in parts of England, was not imported from overseas, but is most likely of native origin, British scientists believe.more

Bill Gates has an ominous prediction for 2021. The billionaire philanthropist has warned that there will likely be no respite from coronavirus globally, and that the first four to six months of next year could be the worst so far.more

Britain reported 18,450 new cases of COVID 19 on Tuesday, alongside 506 new deaths within 28 days of a positive test.more

The goverment at its cabinet meeting on Tuesday approved the National Vaccination Programme, the prime minister announced.more

The plan to ease Covid rules over Christmas in the UK is a "rash decision" that will "cost many lives", two leading medical journals have said.more

The UK and European Union have warned that talks on their relationship after Brexit could end without a deal. Here are some of your questions about how that could affect the way we live and work.more

Vaccinating the entire UK population against COVID-19 could take up to a year, even with no interruptions, leading scientists have said.more

Asda has announced it is beefing up its coronavirus safety measures in the run-up to Christmas, including more security staff at entrances.more

A critical care nurse was the first person in New York and among the first people in the United States to get a shot of the coronavirus vaccine authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration.more

A new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) has been identified across the South East of England.more

The United Kingdom reported 20,263 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, taking the total figure over the past seven days to 131,708, up 21.6% compared with the previous seven-day number, official data showed.more

London will move into England’s highest tier of Covid restrictions from 00:01 GMT on Wednesday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said. Parts of Essex and Hertfordshire will also enter tier three at the same time.more

The third wave, starting from the level of approx. 10,000 would be much worse than the second one, which started from the level of about 1 thousand, and the peak was around 28 thousand, said the head of the Ministry of Health, Adam Niedzielski. The minister announced today that he will recommend extending the restrictions until January 17.more

Christmas bubbles will go ahead despite hospital bosses warning that it would be a ‘disaster’, the government has confirmed. more

The Spaniards' collective immunity to the coronavirus should appear by August 2021 at the latest, as a result of mass vaccination, says Health Minister Salvador Illa. However, the ministry headed by him indicates the possibility of a third wave of the epidemic even before vaccination.more

Another 18,447 coronavirus cases and 144 related deaths have been reported in the UK. Last Sunday, the figures were 17,272 and 231.more

Italy has overtaken the UK to reclaim the unwanted record of having seen the most coronavirus deaths in Europe, as its toll passes 64,000. more

Britain recorded 21,502 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday and 519 deaths within 28 days of a positive test for the virus, according to official data.more