German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned at a meeting of her CDU party against a dramatic increase in infections caused by a variant of the coronavirus detected in Britain and said 8-10 weeks of tough restrictions are still needed, Bild writes today.more
In Spain, more than 70 cases of infection with the coronavirus strain that was detected in December in the UK and contributed to the exacerbation of the Covid-19 epidemic there have been reported to date, the Ministry of Health in Madrid said.more
The obligation to submit a negative coronavirus test upon entry to England will enter into force next Friday at 4:00 am - the British Ministry of Transport announced today.more
Boris Johnson has been criticised for travelling seven miles from Downing Street to go cycling during lockdown. The Evening Standard reported the prime minister had been spotted in the Olympic Park in East London on Sunday. Government advice allows people to exercise outside, but says you should not travel outside your local area.more
Currently, it is not possible to confirm the finding of the British variant of COVID-19 in Poland, but it is difficult to assume that it has not yet arrived in our country - admitted Minister of Health Adam Niedzielski yesterday. He informed that in Poland there was the so-called Czech variant of the coronavirus and added that one should not expect a quick relaxation of the restrictions.more
According to Swedish statistics, only one in 130 thousand children were treated in intensive care for COVID-19 between March 1 and June 30. Out of 15 children treated this way, 4 had other diseases.more
In the UK, 46,169 new coronavirus infections have been detected in the last 24 hours, and 529 deaths have been registered due to Covid-19, the British government said yesterday.more
"The goal of the government is to vaccinate as many Poles as possible against COVID -19 this year and prepare the system for the coming years, because everything indicates that we will have to vaccinate each year" - noted the head of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, government plenipotentiary for the vaccination program, Michał Dworczyk.more
British specialists warn that there is still a risk of COVID-19 after the first dose of the vaccine. Before receiving the second dose, you should continue to take precautions and follow all safety precautions as if you were not vaccinated.more
German COVID-19 vaccine maker BioNTech, partner of U.S. pharmaceutical group Pfizer, said on Monday it aims to produce two billion doses of its vaccine this year.more
In Ireland, the number of infections with the type of coronavirus detected in the UK is increasing. The latest research has found it in more than half of the tests carried out, Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin announced today.more
Vancouver-based company SaNOtize, co-founded by Israeli-Canadian scientist Dr. Gilly Regev, is launching its first clinical trial in the UK this week for a proposed antiviral nasal spray for use against COVID-19. The tests will begin on Monday at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Surrey.more
The French government should consider closing borders not only with the United Kingdom, but also with other countries severely affected by the British variant of the coronavirus, said epidemiologist and French government adviser Arnaud Fontanet today.more
The coming weeks will be "the worst since a pandemic" for the NHS, warned England's chief doctor, Prof. Chris Whitty. The expert called on all residents to increase their efforts to stay at home and to give up contact with others until the first effects of the vaccination program can be felt.more
About 80% of people in Japan say this year's Tokyo Olympics should be cancelled or delayed as worries mount about a record surge in coronavirus cases across the country, a Kyodo News poll showed on Sunday.more
Another 54,940 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 3,072,349, according to official figures released Sunday.more
Greeks headed to beaches and public parks on Sunday as a rare January heat wave offered a respite from the coronavirus lockdown that has thrown life across Europe into disarray.more
Vaccination of Covid-19 by celebrities would encourage 10.1 percent of Poles to get vaccinated, and 10.5 percent would feel discouraged, according to a SW Research poll.more
Britain is vaccinating 200,00 people a day against COVID-19 and is on course to ramping up immunisations to 2 million a week, the rate needed to cover the most vulnerable by the middle of February, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Sunday.more
