There was a mixed reaction to the new coronavirus restrictions on London’s transport network this morning, the day after people were told to do their jobs from home if at all possible.more
After many months of testing and delays, a smartphone app from the NHS is now available across the UK, which will make it easier to track contacts and allow you to quickly fill out forms when going out to pubs and restaurants.more
The world heard about the hundred-year-old war hero Tom Moorze in April this year. Thanks to his charity campaign, an online fundraiser managed to raise nearly £ 39 million for the NHS. For his feat, Moore was awarded the title of Knight Knight by Queen Elizabeth II in July, and a biopic will now be made about him.more
oland reported 1,136 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, according to the Health Ministry's Twitter account, the highest daily increase since the pandemic began.more
The Netherlands has seen another record number of confirmed coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours - 2,357 - the National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) said yesterday.more
Contrary to what is believed, vaccination against tuberculosis (BCG) in infancy does not protect against COVID-19, scientists from the University of California. They described their conclusions in "Clinical Infectious Diseases".more
The British government withdrew a proposal to amend the Gender Recognition Act, which would allow it to be legally amended without prior medical testing. In return, however, the government announced that the process would be cheaper and simpler.more
Spain's Health Minister Salvador Illa announced yesterday that the government has struck an agreement with the authorities of 17 Autonomous Communities to cut Covid-19 forced isolation from 14 days to 10 days for those who have come into contact with infected people.more
Research from Public Health England looking at Covid-19 illness between January and April among nearly 20,000 hospital patients suggests risk of death is more than doubled for people who catch flu on top of coronavirus, compared to coronavirus alone.more
Britain on Tuesday reported 4,926 new cases of COVID-19, compared to 4,368 the day before, government data showed, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced rougher restrictions in light of a spike in cases.more
The Vatican has condemned euthanasia in its strongest language yet, calling it an "act of homicide" that can never be justified, in a document issued Tuesday.more
The UK is at a “perilous turning point” and must act, Boris Johnson has told MPs, announcing new restrictions for England including slashing the size of wedding celebrations and bans on indoor team sports, as well as a return to home working.more
A curfew on hospitality venues and mandatory face masks in more public spaces are among proposed new measures from London leaders, Sadiq Khan has said.more
According to CBOS estimates, 54 percent. Poles express the opinion that wearing the mask may lead to health problems. The analysts summarize the alarm that many people on the Vistula do not know for what purpose the mask is put on and wrongly think that its purpose is to protect against infection.more
The UK's Covid-19 alert level should be increased to level 4, meaning transmission of the virus is “high or rising exponentially”, the chief medical officers of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have said.more
The Russian prosecutor general’s office asked the German Ministry of Justice to allow the interrogation of Alexei Navalny, RT TV reported on Monday. The German ministry confirmed that it had received such a request.more
280 thousand parents do not pay alimony, and their arrears already reach almost PLN 11.5 billion - according to the BIG InfoMonitor Debtors Register. The average maintenance debt per person is PLN 40 686, and the most arrears are people from the Śląskie, Mazowieckie and Dolnośląskie voivodships.more
A man is in hospital with severe burns after a fire broke out at a flat in Reading. The man was rescued by firefighters from the home in Oxford Road in the early hours of Wednesday, September 9, and is now in a critical condition in hospital.
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