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In addition to the family, an additional 5 people may appear at Christmas, but we encourage you to spend the holiday season in a small circle of the closest family - said the Minister of Health Adam Niedzielski today.more

Ten billion pounds - that’s how much the taxpayer laid out for over-priced PPE because the UK stockpile was inadequate, a watchdog has found.more

Britain's finance minister Rishi Sunak is outlining the UK government's spending plans for the next year, against the backdrop of huge damage to the public finances wrought by the coronavirus pandemic.more

The risk of catching COVID-19 through handling banknotes is low, research by the Bank of England has concluded. It carried out the study after noting a decline in cash use during the pandemic - which the Bank said may partly reflect "concerns about the risk of banknotes transmitting the virus".more

A website has been launched today, presenting daily reports of infections in the country, provinces and counties. The data comes from the electronic EWP system, on which the daily statistics of disease provided by the Ministry of Health are based.more

French President Emmanuel Macron has laid out a three-stage ending of the country's lockdown, beginning on Saturday with the reopening on non-essential shops.more

Poland on Wednesday reported a new daily record of 674 coronavirus-related deaths, while new daily coronavirus cases surpassed 15,000. The country reported 15,362 new daily coronavirus cases, amounting to a total of 924,422 confirmed cases and 14,988 deaths.more

Families will be granted five days of looser Covid-19 restrictions to enjoy Christmas with two other households, after a four-nation agreement was struck.more

The UK has recorded another 11,299 coronavirus cases and 608 related deaths in the past 24 hours - the highest daily total for deaths since 12 May. The number of cases are down on the 15,450 recorded on Monday but the number of deaths are up on 206 recorded on Monday.more

Deliveries of Christmas trees to the UK are at risk due to the difficult situation in Denmark and the situation on local breeding farms, MailOnline announced today. Journalists emphasized that currently importing any products from Denmark is "very difficult", and every year the United Kingdom buys over a million trees from this country.more

London appeared to be heading for a return to Tier 2 restrictions when lockdown ends. The change on December 3 is expected to mean that non-essential shops, restaurants, pubs and gyms can reopen in the capital.more

On one of the breeding farms in the province Pomeranian Voivodeship, 8 cases of coronavirus infection in mink were confirmed. The pathogen was detected by scientists from Gdańsk research donkeys in cooperation with veterinarians.more

The government and the federal states are preparing German citizens to extend the partial blockade that has been in progress since November 2 - and a tightening of regulations related to the pandemic is also expected. Exceptions to the rule can be expected at Christmas - informs ARD TV. more

The Premier League has confirmed eight positive coronavirus tests among players and staff in its latest round of testing.more

People arriving in England will be soon able to reduce their quarantine period by more than half if they pay for a Covid test after five days, the transport secretary has announced.more

In Paris and in the suburbs of the capital, despite the lockdown in force, illegal, secret events for several hundred people are organized - according to journalistic investigations of the French media.more

The vast majority of those most susceptible to coronavirus infection could be vaccinated against Covid-19 before Easter, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said yesterday evening.more

There has been a significant reduction in the country's five-day average number of cases. The Department of Health has been notified of 252 new cases of Covid-19. This is the lowest number of daily cases since September 27th.more

There are grounds to believe that vaccination against the coronavirus will provide at least one year of protection, believes Prof. Andrew Pollard, head of the team at the University of Oxford, who together with AstraZeneca created the British vaccine.more

The family of a British father left blind and paralysed after being bitten by a snake in India -while recovering from coronavirus - said they are hopeful they can bring him home.more

The United Kingdom reported 15,450 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total over the past seven days to 40,504, a 23% drop compared with the previous seven-day period.more

Stadiums in tier 1 will be permitted to hold up to 4,000 spectators; grounds in tier 2 can welcome up to 2,000 fans; grounds in tier 3 must continue to hold events behind closed doors; outdoor grassroots sport also allowed to resume in England.more

Boris Johnson has set out a three-tier system of Covid restrictions for England to run until spring, saying that rules in many areas will be tougher than before the lockdown but imploring the public to make what he called 'one final push' before the expected arrival of vaccines and mass testing.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson today called "fantastic news" that the Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford could be up to 90% effective.more

Britons could be given special 'freedom passes' if they test negative for coronavirus twice a week.more