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If there are no health contraindications for the child or other family members, detaining a student at home from September 1 for fear of infection is a violation of compulsory schooling - reports today's Rzeczpospolita, citing the Ministry of National Education.more

People have no reason not to go back to workplaces as there is scant evidence that this is where coronavirus is passed on, Matt Hancock has insisted.more

The head of Germany’s vaccines regulator said some groups of people living in Germany could be vaccinated early next year against the coronavirus that has killed almost 800,000 worldwide and wreaked havoc on the global economy.more

A local lockdown in Aberdeen will be extended for another week, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced. more

Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny is unconscious in hospital with suspected poisoning, his spokeswoman has said.more

The United Kingdom recorded 812 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, down from 1089 on Tuesday, government figures showed.more

The number of daily coronavirus cases and deaths have fallen since the peak of the pandemic in the UK, but the virus hasn't been wiped out. Sky News has put together a series of indicators to help you gauge how bad it's been, how bad it is right now and the risk to you personally.more

Britain is unlikely to follow in France's footsteps by introducing a masking order in workplaces as most infections now occur in homes, said British Health Minister Matt Hancockmore

Former professional cyclist Jens Voigt sees the serious impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the number of serious accidents in racing. "In fact, cycling is more dangerous than Formula 1," he says.more

The Republic of Ireland's cabinet has reversed some of its lockdown relaxation measures as it attempts to deal with rising Covid-19 case numbers.more

Twice as many adults in Britain are reporting symptoms of depression now compared with this time last year, Office for National Statistics figures suggest. more

Bulgarian public television reported a significant increase in the number of signals about salmonella-infected poultry imported from Poland. The head of the Polish veterinary services believes that this is not confirmed in reality.more

On Friday there were 832 confirmed new cases of Covid-19 in Poland, up from 267 on 14 July. While Poland is on the list of countries exempt from quarantine measures, the Foreign Office has generally advised against all non-essential international travel.more

It is widely believed that there was no lockdown in Sweden due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, it is not true: the lockdown was voluntary, emphasize experts from Sweden and Denmark, quoted by the weekly New Scientist.more

If cases of coronavirus continue to rise in Hounslow the borough could “risk a local lockdown”, its public health boss has warned.more

Ministers have been accused of trying to cover up the findings from investigations into hundreds of health and social care worker deaths linked to coronavirus after it emerged the results will not be made public. more

Last year, 1,110 abortions were performed in hospitals, the vast majority of them due to fetal disability or disease, informed the Ministry of Health. Most abortions were performed in Mazovia, and for another year in a row no surgery was performed in Podkarpacie.more

According to medical services in France, up to 25 percent of coronavirus infections occur in companies. The Minister of Labor, Elisabeth Borne, proposed that entrepreneurs introduce the obligation to wear masks in the workplace. Public consultations on this issue are ongoing.more

The United Kingdom recorded 713 new daily confirmed cases of COVID-19, official data showed on Monday, the first time it has dropped below 1,000 in six days. Three more people have died within 28 days of testing positive for the coronavirus.more

France's health ministry on Sunday reported 3,015 new coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours, the second day in a row in which new cases have surpassed the 3,000 mark.more

The number of people waiting longer than 18 weeks for routine hospital treatment in England is at the highest level since records began. New figures show numbers rose to more than 1.85 million people in June, topping the 1.79 million recorded in August 2007.more

The United Kingdom recorded 1,040 new positive tests for COVID-19, the government said on Sunday, the sixth day in a row there have been more than 1,000 infections in daily figures.more

The public are being warned about a dangerously high-strength batch of ecstasy pills shaped like Donald Trump.more

A further three people who tested positive for coronavirus in the last 28 days have died, bringing the UK’s total death toll to 41,361.more

Ireland reported 200 new Covid-19 cases arising from multiple clusters across the country on Saturday, the highest daily amount since the beginning of May. The country’s chief medical officer described this as “deeply concerning”.more