Prime Minister Jean Castex announced the introduction of a curfew throughout France. It will be in force from December 15th between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. "We have not yet won the battle with the coronavirus," Castex said at a press conference.more
During the first year of operation, Abortion Without Borders received over 7,000. calls from 5.2 thousand people looking for information and support in terminating a pregnancy - informed Justyna Wydrzyńska from the organization Women on the Net. Almost half of the people contacted after the judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal on abortion.more
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has set out the next steps in the UK's vaccination programme - and revealed "tens of thousands of people" have already had the jab. But speaking in a Downing Street press conference, he warned that coronavirus would still be a threat "for the next few months" and urged everyone to continue obeying restrictions designed to stop the spread of Covid.more
Hopes have been raised after this week’s rollout of a coronavirus vaccine, but don’t ditch your face masks just yet, the Government’s chief scientific officer says.more
Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Soeder wants to take more stringent national measures to combat the Covid-19 pandemic after Christmas. He calls for a "complete blockade" in Germany. The head of the German Hospital Society is also in favor of a "hard" lockdown - the BR24 portal informs on Thursday.more
From Tuesday, UK coronavirus vaccinations, which are currently only taking place in designated 70 hospitals, will be extended to some clinics, it said Wednesday.more
The United Kingdom recorded 16,578 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday and 533 deaths within 28 days of a positive test for the virus, according to official data.more
UK scientists are planning trials to see if giving people two different types of Covid vaccine, one after the other, might give better protection than two doses of one jab.more
People with a history of significant allergic reactions should not have the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid jab, regulators say. It came after two NHS workers had allergic reactions on Tuesday.more
"It's a terrible thing to tell people as the World Health Organization: don't hug. It's terrible. But it's a harsh reality in places like the United States right now," said WHO Crisis Director Dr. Mike Ryan at a press conference.more
The most difficult issues in the Covid-19 immunization program launched today are transporting the vaccines as they require a very low temperature and distributing them to priority groups.more
Almost every second person employed in Germany now works from home. Only in this way can companies protect their employees from the virus. More than one in two employees rate their productivity in the home office as higher, according to research by Bitkom - reports the daily "Welt" and notes that less contact with superiors is a problem for only one in five German.more
Millions of free-range hens and other birds will have to be kept indoors from 14 December, in a national government crackdown to try to limit the spread of a virulent strain of avian flu across Great Britain.more
British politicians across the board said they were delighted to start vaccinating against Covid-19 on Tuesday morning. Britain became the first country in the world to vaccinate against this disease.more
The more time adults have to stay indoors during a pandemic, the greater the problem of alcohol abuse becomes. Scientists report about the problem in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.more
The Ministry of Health announced 8,312 new cases of coronavirus infection on Tuesday. The ministry also said that 94 people died due to COVID-19, and 317 patients died due to the coexistence of COVID-19 with other diseases.more
Wales is the only part of the UK where the number of new coronavirus infections is not declining, the Welsh government admitted, adding that it did not rule out a new nationwide lockdown after Christmas.more
The UK has recorded 189 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the lowest number since mid-November, and 14,718 coronavirus infections have been detected, the British government reported yesterday afternoon.more
The Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Milan has launched free psychological assistance for Poles in Italy struggling with problems due to the pandemic.more
If you are planning a holiday in a country in the European Union (EU) in 2021 you might be wondering whether your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) will still be valid.more
