The United Kingdom recorded 17,272 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, up from 15,539 a day earlier and raising the total number of infections since the start of the pandemic to over 1.723 million, official data showed.more
The Covid vaccine will reach everyone in the UK who needs it - whatever the outcome of post-Brexit trade talks, the medicines regulator head has vowed.more
Pfizer is recruiting and already testing their COVID-19 vaccine in kids 12 years and older. It’s their latest effort to get the vaccine ready for children before school begins next year.more
By the end of the year, the assumptions of the package of cannabis bills, including the decriminalization of marijuana possession, will be presented, and we are starting consultations in January.more
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will receive the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine within weeks, after UK regulators granted emergency approval and the world’s first roll-out begins next week, reports late Saturday (Dec 5) said.more
Officials with the World Health Organization cautioned Friday that approval of a vaccine for use in Britain this week does not mean the COVID-19 pandemic is over.more
Britain reported 15,539 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday and 397 new deaths within 28 days of a positive test result, both falls on the previous day’s figures.more
Over the last 24 hours, Spain recorded a decline in the growth rate of Covid-19. The number of infections exceeded 8.7 thousand, the country's health ministry said. In turn, the CIS poll published yesterday shows that most Spaniards are skeptical about vaccinations.more
A public health chief warned today of the risk of London being plunged into Tier 3 restrictions as the squeeze on Covid-19 cases appears to be faltering.more
One in three respondents would be vaccinated against COVID-19 if a vaccine was available, and nearly half do not intend to do so. The attitude to vaccinations depends on the attitude to the disease and the age of the respondents. Many are also concerned about the side effects of the vaccine, according to a CBOS study.more
During the holiday season, controls at Italy's borders will be tightened, announced the Italian Interior Minister Lucian Lamorgese. In an interview with the daily "La Stampa" she informed that every 10th citizen in the country was inspected within three months.more
People who receive the coronavirus vaccine will not be exempt from isolation in the UK if they come into contact with an infected person, because it is not known whether or not they prevent transmission of the virus, the Daily Telegraph reported yesterday.more
Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are volunteering to get their Covid-19 vaccines on camera to promote public confidence in the vaccine's safety once the US Food and Drug Administration authorizes one.more
The 'invincible' woman is believed to be the oldest person to survive two bouts of the deadly virus. When she was a baby, she lived through 1918 flu. Throughout her life she survived cancer, internal bleeding and sepsismore
Lung lesions using magnetic resonance imaging can be detected in COVID-19 patients up to three months after infection, according to preliminary studies by British specialists. However, other methods showed no damage.more
The first doses of the approved coronavirus vaccine are due to arrive in the UK today as the country battles with logistical challenges in administering it to those at the top of the priority list.more
After hours of preparation and the intervention of about fifty people, Alain Panabière, who weighs nearly 250 kg, was evacuated Tuesday by air from his apartment in Perpignan where he had been living on the ground for months.more
Very common side effects of the coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech include headaches and fever. The jab is due to be rolled-out across the UK from next week, after it was approved for clinical use by regulators.more
The Prime Minister of Norway, Erna Solberg, announced yesterday a "corona dispensation" for the Christmas and New Year period. Norwegians will be able to invite up to 10 people to their homes twice, if the table manages to keep one meter spacing.more
More than half of Britons are eager to adopt the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, and more than half believe it should be mandatory, according to a Savanta ComRes survey published yesterday.more
The United Kingdom recorded 16,170 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday and 648 deaths within 28 days of a positive test for the virus, according to official data. Tuesday's data had shown 13,430 new coronavirus infections and 603 deaths.more
