Tesco is selling lateral flow tests in 1,5oo stores, many without pharmacies, as a high street price war sees kits go on sale for less than the price of a takeaway coffee.more
Yesterday in Italy at midnight after two years and two months, the state of emergency due to the pandemic ended. The requirement for a sanitary pass has also been reduced, although it is still needed in many places.more
Britons should carry on wearing face masks because of the high number of Covid infections, one of the country’s leading medical advisers said on Thursday.more
Most Poles, 36 percent, said that as a result of the pandemic, they spend more time at home, and 19 percent. of respondents indicated that they devote more time to their family - according to a Kantar Public poll.more
Re-infection with the more infectious Omicron occurs more frequently than with other variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that are known to date. However, these are still rare situations - reports the BCC.more
Free Covid tests will still be available for some groups, including NHS staff caring directly for patients, the government has confirmed as it winds down the service for the public.more
A newly discovered small molecule administered to mice in the form of a nasal spray prevented SARS-CoV-2 infection and treated the disease after application shortly after infection. Scientists are already planning clinical trials involving humans.more
Since 28 March, pandemic restrictions have been lifted when crossing the Polish border. It is no longer compulsory to have vaccination certificates, to be tested for SARS-CoV-2 and to be in quarantine.more
In a large study, early administration of aspirin reduced the risk of death in hospitalised patients with moderately severe Covid-19. The elderly and those with comorbidities particularly benefited.more
Over 600,000 UK residents will be invited in the coming week to receive a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine. The decision is related to the growing number of infections in the UK and concerns about a decrease in immunity after the first booster.more
Fears of coronavirus infection have decreased over the past month. The percentage of respondents declaring such fears has clearly decreased (from 52% to 43%), while the percentage of those not afraid of infection has increased (from 48% to 55%). The current level of fears is the lowest since the beginning of the epidemic, according to the CBOS survey.more
Hopes that the pandemic was over may have been premature if the latest Covid figures are anything to go by. Overall coronavirus cases in the UK continue to rise, with more than 170,000 new cases reported on March 14 alone.more
European countries with rising coronavirus infections were too quick to lift restrictions, World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge assessed yesterday. The increase in infections caused by the BA.2 virus variant could bring a new wave of the pandemic to the US as well.more
The UK's Covid lockdown appears to have had a massive impact on stomach bugs, slashing outbreaks by more than half in England during the first six months of the pandemic. more
The lack of antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been found in the majority of unvaccinated children and adolescents after contracting COVID-19, the latest research by American specialists shows.more
In the most recent revision to England’s rules for combatting the coronavirus, Boris Johnson’s government has announced that those who test positive for Covid-19 are no longer legally required to self-isolate, although it is still recommended for the protection of others.more
One in three US mothers who gave birth in the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic were diagnosed with postpartum depression. This is almost a threefold increase from the time before the pandemic, scientists from the University of Michigan have found.more
Staff absences at NHS hospitals in England due to Covid-19 have jumped to their highest level for a month, with numbers climbing in all regions, new figures show.more
