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
Headaches, confusion and delirium experienced by some Covid-19 patients could be the result of the coronavirus directly invading the brain, according to a study published Wednesday.more
Pope Francis has confirmed that he will get vaccinated against the coronavirus as early as next week and called opposition to the jab "suicidal denial".more
Another 59,937 Covid-19 cases were also reported in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections since the start of the pandemic past three million to 3,017,409.more
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have received Covid-19 vaccinations, Buckingham Palace has said. A royal source said the vaccinations were administered on Saturday by a household doctor at Windsor Castle. The source added the Queen decided to let it be known she had the vaccination to prevent further speculation.more
Pfizer Inc and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine appeared to work against a key mutation in the highly transmissible new variants of the coronavirus discovered in the UK and South Africa, according to a laboratory study conducted by the U.S. drugmaker.more
No member of the government, except for Deputy Minister of Health Waldemar Kraska, who is a doctor, has been vaccinated against COVID-19, the Prime Minister's office informed.more
A police force has apologised after its officers got a ‘bit keen’ and started handing out leaflets asking drivers ‘why are you here?’ as part of a crackdown on travel during lockdown.more
A “significant and foreseeable opportunity” to prepare the UK for a pandemic was missed by the government when it failed to anticipate that hundreds of thousands of people would need to be tested for a new and potentially deadly virus, a committee of MPs said on Friday.more
The European Commission announced a new contract with Pfizer and BioNTech for the supply of additional 300 million vaccines against Covid-19. Together with doses from Moderna, they are enough to vaccinate over 80 percent. of the EU population, announced the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.more
From January 15, people who are 70-years-old and more with e-referral will be able to make an appointment for a specific vaccination date, informed the head of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister and the government's plenipotentiary for vaccination, Michał Dworczyk.more
The vast majority of Germans want to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, and the willingness to undergo vaccination has increased especially among people under 65, reports ARD, citing the results of the Deutschlandtrend poll.more
The UK has recorded its deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic to date. Another 1,325 Covid-19 deaths were reported overnight – the highest single-day toll yet. It surpasses the previous record of 1,224 on April 21 by more than 100.more
The coronavirus outbreak in London has spiraled out of control and hospitals are under overburden, UK capital mayor Sadiq Khan warned today, announcing a "serious incident" across the city.more
On January 21, the President of the European Council Charles Michel will hold a videoconference with the EU's "27" on coordination in the fight against Covid-19, Michel spokesman Barend Leyts said.more
The UK Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved the Covid-19 vaccine developed by the US company Moderna. This is the third vaccine approved for use in the UK.more
