A study involving nearly 500 people found that low vitamin D levels favored coronavirus infection. Scientists explain that this vitamin supports the work of the immune system.more
There are already 26.68 million people in the world infected with the coronavirus, 874 218 people have died from Covid-19. Infections appeared in 210 countries and territories, reports Reuters today. The French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi has estimated that the coronavirus vaccine will cost nearly EUR 10.more
Authorities in parts of the UK did not agree on Thursday on which countries should be removed from the list of where to come without quarantine, confusing British overseas.more
In the UK, 10 people have died from Covid-19 over the past 24 hours and 1,940 new coronavirus infections have been detected, which is the highest number since May 30, the British government said yesterday afternoon.more
Obesity can cause the immune system to overreact to COVID-19 infection, making it difficult to fight the virus, according to a new study published in the scientific journal Endocrinology.more
British coronavirus testing laboratories are not keeping up with the increased demand, and as a result people are increasingly being sent to a collection point up to several hundred kilometers from home, the BBC said on Thursday.more
Poland will receive EUR 650 million under the credit line of the European Investment Bank to finance activities related to the pandemic, especially in the areas of healthcare and civil protection, the EIB announced today.more
Only 38% of Polish patients expressed their satisfaction with the healthcare system - according to the latest STADA Health Report 2020 - which puts Poland in the third last position among all 12 surveyed countries. Reluctance to new technologies and staff shortages were considered the biggest problems in the health system in Poland.
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The UK government is to trial routine weekly Covid testing of the population as part of preparations to head off a possible winter second wave, as the former health secretary Jeremy Hunt called for such tests to become the norm.more
The COVID-19 vaccine developed by the European pharmaceutical form AstraZeneca may be available on the market in late 2020, reports Reuters. Sanofi and GSK vaccines are being introduced to clinical trials.more
The European Commission criticizes Poland's flight bans in certain countries due to the coronavirus pandemic. There are other measures that are more appropriate to contain the spread of the disease, European Commission spokesman Christian Wigand said on Thursday.more
The United Kingdom recorded 1,508 daily confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to government data published on Wednesday, up from 1,295 a day earlier.more
It is not the test result that will decide about the end of the quarantine, but the doctor during the consultation over the phone - such a solution is assumed by the change in regulations prepared by the Ministry of Health in Poland.more
The United Kingdom recorded 1,295 daily confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to government data published on Tuesday, down from 1,406 a day earlier.more
A further 217 cases of Covid-19 have been reported today - the biggest 24-hour spike in cases since May. Ireland's case total has now risen to 29,025.more
Europe can combat the new coronavirus without full lockdowns now that authorities are better prepared and have gained knowledge about how to fight it in recent months, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday.more
As of today, it is obligatory to wear masks in the workplace throughout France, with the possibility of taking them off only temporarily. There are rare exceptions to this rule - for example, opera singers can work with their mouths and noses uncovered.more
The United Kingdom recorded 1,406 daily confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to government data published on Monday, down from 1,715 a day earlier.more
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in the world has exceeded 25 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, data released yesterday evening. About 845,000 people have died from Covid-19 to date.more
"British government will respond to the rise in anti-vaccine and anti-test topics in the public," Health Minister Matt Hancock announced on ITV News. The politician added that a specially prepared program will allow "to end harmful conspiracy theories once and for all".more