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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

Face masks and hand sanitiser may be here to stay despite the arrival of a Covid vaccine, according to Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, the Deputy Chief Medical Officer.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

Bahrain’s approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine makes the Kingdom the second country in the world to grant an Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) for the vaccine.more

Swiss authorities announced yesterday new restrictions to limit the spread of the coronavirus. However, they ensured that the ski resorts would remain open as long as they complied with strict safety measures and received permission from local authorities.more

The coronavirus death toll in the UK passed the 60,000 mark, jumping to 60,113 after a further 414 fatalities were announced on Thursday.more

Record label Warner Bros. announced that each hit she has produced, scheduled for a release next year, will be released simultaneously on the HBO Max online platform. The studio's decision was considered to be another severe blow to the world cinema industry after the pandemic.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

Quarantine rules are set to be eased for business travellers in England. The rules will be relaxed for top bosses of foreign multinational firms visiting English branches and bosses at firms planning to invest.more

Flights from Manchester Airport, London Stansted Airport and East Midlands Airport now come with the ease of knowing covid testing is easily available. MAG (Manchester Airports Group) today launched COVID-19 testing facilities at all three of its airports.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

Poles are not afraid of the virus on banknotes, but still more often reach for cards and applications; this is how they plan to pay also after the pandemic - reports "Puls Biznesu" today.more

993 people died last day in Italy from Covid-19, the Ministry of Health reported yesterday. This is the highest daily death toll since the start of the pandemic in February. 23,225 new infections were recorded and 226,000 tests were performed.more

The grocers Sainsbury's and Aldi have said they will hand back a combined £540m of business rates relief they received as support in the pandemic.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

From today it will be possible to travel between Wales and the rest of the UK, but with the exception of areas where the highest levels of coronavirus restrictions apply, the Welsh Government announced.more

The Italian governent on Wednesday approved a law banning travel between regions over the Christmas period, and between towns on Christmas Day.more

The Premier League and the English Football League agreed a £250-million rescue package on Thursday, ending months of uncertainty for lower-league clubs struggling to survive during the coronavirus pandemic.more

There have been more than 1.6 million confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK and over 60,000 people have died, government figures show.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

Hundreds of diners braved near freezing winter conditions in central London last night as restaurants and pubs began serving for the first time in four weeks.more