The Aston Villa-Liverpool FA Cup 3-round game scheduled for today has come under a big question mark after the Birmingham team reported new cases of COVID-19 infection on their team. The pandemic is complicating the plans of many other teams as well.more
Spain's medical community says the third wave of coronavirus has begun with the Christmas and New Year period. Meanwhile, Pedro Sanchez's government announced that despite the escalating epidemic, it did not plan to announce another lockdown.more
On internet portals in Poland, there are more and more advertisements in which a negative result of the COVID-19 test is offered "on the spot" in twenty-four hours - announces today "Gazeta Wyborcza".more
The French border with Great Britain will remain closed until further notice, said French Prime Minister Jean Castex. He announced that the sanitary restrictions in force in the country in connection with the coronavirus pandemic will not be lifted in January.more
All international passengers will soon have to test negative for Covid-19 before travelling to the UK. People arriving by plane, train or boat, including UK nationals, will have to take a test up to 72 hours before leaving the country they are in.more
Ireland announced its strictest lockdown measures since early last year on Wednesday as a “tsunami” of infections caused by a new COVID-19 variant pushed hospitalisations to a record high and sparked fears the healthcare system could be overwhelmed.more
Almost 1.5 million people have been vaccinated against COVID-19, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday, vowing to quickly expand a programme to inoculate the most vulnerable in Britain by mid-February.more
The frequency of experiencing depression, helplessness and fatigue among the youngest respondents aged 18 to 24 has reached the highest level in the last two decades. CBOS study "Well-being of Poles in 2020".more
Cases have risen by 52,618 as the country remains in the grip of a devastating spike in infections -with the mass rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca launching today.more
Transport for London (TfL) has issued guidance on who can use the London Underground, trains or London buses during lockdown based on the Government rules and when is best to do so.more
Pupils in England who have no access to laptops are designated as “vulnerable children”, the Department for Education has said, meaning they can continue to turn up at school for face-to-face learning during lockdown.more
Portugal approved on Wednesday an extension of a state of emergency as the daily number of COVID-19 cases in the nation of around 10 million people reached a record high of 10,027, putting increasing pressure on the health system.more
A ban on flights from Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Poland will be extended to January 13, under a draft regulation being prepared by the Polish government.more
Ireland on Wednesday reported a record 7,836 COVID-19 cases, up from Monday’s previous high of 6,110, as the country’s chief medical officer said a highly transmissible strain first recorded in Britain had become more widespread.more
French doctors want compulsory vaccinations for health care workers and are also demanding an acceleration of the vaccination campaign, reports the French press today. For example, they vaccinate themselves in public.more
The roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine should be accelerated using the military, pharmacies, drive-in jabs, prizes for staff and even online vaccination kits, a new report says.more
The famous actor Cezary Pazura, will again encourage Poles to vaccinate against COVID-19 as an ambassador of the social campaign. The recording of the spot began yesterday, which will soon be broadcast on TV and the Internet, the Government Information Center informed on Wednesday.more
