Laboratory tests confirmed coronavirus infection in another 23,975 people in Poland. 637 patients have died, the most since the epidemic began, the Ministry of Health reported today. The regions with the highest number of infections are headed by Silesia, Mazowsze and Wielkopolska.more
The UK has recorded another 529 coronavirus deaths and 19,609 more cases in the latest 24-hour period. Both figures are a slight dip compared to Tuesday - with the number of new reported fatalities down by 69 and infections by 442.more
The Pfizer company announced that the final results of the final phase of research on its Covid-19 vaccine project, prepared with BioNTech SE, showed 95 percent. effectiveness. The company will seek rapid approval of the vaccine for use in the US.more
The healthcare system needs to be more open to patients, also in times of epidemics. Teleporada has many advantages, but it will not replace the patient's personal contact with the doctor, the visit should not be delayed - said Polish doctors and representatives of organizations working for patients.more
Laboratory tests confirmed coronavirus infection in another 19,883 people. 603 patients died, the most since the epidemic began, the Polish Ministry of Health reported today.more
Jodi Doering, a nurse from South Dakota, says some of her coronavirus patients often don't want to believe that Covid-19 is real, even in their dying moments.more
The UK has recorded another 598 coronavirus deaths in the latest 24-hour period - the highest daily number of fatalities since 6 May, government figures show.more
The impact of a new Covid vaccine will kick in significantly over summer and life should be back to normal by next winter, one of its creators has said.more
Reuters reports that France’s farm ministry confirmed the case on 16 November. Europe has been contending with multiple bird flu outbreaks in recent weeks.more
The World Health Organization director-general says the U.N. agency is “extremely concerned” by a surge of coronavirus cases particularly in Europe and North America, saying health workers and systems are “being pushed to the breaking point.”more
Preliminary results of clinical trials of the coronavirus vaccine from the US company Moderna showed an effectiveness of 94.5%. - the giant informed today. There were also no significant concerns regarding the safety of the measure.more
When used to treat depression, fluvoxamine appears to prevent severe COVID-19, which could reduce the burden on doctors and hospitals, reports the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).more
The American concern Johnson & Johnson has started new, large-scale clinical trials on the project of a vaccine against Covid-19. The tests are designed to explore the potential additional benefits of a two-dose vaccine administration schedule.more
Britain reported 24,962 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday, down from 26,860 on Saturday. The daily number of new deaths reported within 28 days of a positive test fell to 168 from 462 on Saturday, taking the cumulative total to 51,934.more
"Doctor, don't waste your time with me and let me go," asked the doctor, a 90-year-old Italian from Lombardy who had Covid-19. Doctors fought for his life and won - this story is described today in the daily Corriere della Sera.more
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk says he "most likely" has a "moderate case" of Covid-19 but has been "getting wildly different results from different labs".more
