Almost two-thirds of London boroughs have launched their own contact tracing platforms as confidence in the government’s Track and Trace app continues to plummet.
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The United Kingdom recorded 19,875 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday and 341 deaths of people who had tested positive for the virus within 28 days, official data showed.more
Lockdown and quarantine due to the pandemic changed the dream of Italians, and often worsened its quality as well - these are the results of research conducted at the University of Parma. There have been changes in the times of getting up and falling asleep. Many people also sleep longer during the day.
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The British government on Friday said it has asked its independent medicines regulator to study Pfizer/BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine with a view to an imminent roll-out.more
A 9-year-old girl infected with coronavirus died in Lublin, she had comorbidities - the Provincial Sanitary and Epidemiological Station in Lublin reported on Saturday.more
One in four people in Spain has symptoms of depression related to the coronavirus epidemic, according to a study by the Central Council of Psychology (COP) in Madrid. The survey was carried out on several thousand customers of Spanish shopping centers.more
With three words, Sweden’s King Carl Gustaf captured the panic engulfing his country as it backflips on a controversial herd immunity strategy and coronavirus case numbers explode.more
Supermarkets are the most common places that people have visited in the days leading up to a positive coronavirus test reported to the Test and Trace app in England, new data suggests.more
According to the latest official data from the United Kingdom, the number of new daily coronavirus cases in that country was reported at 20252 on Friday.more
Canada's border with the United States will remain closed until December 21, which is another month, said Canadian Public Security Minister Bill Blair.more
Wearing masks is not a panacea, but if 95 percent people did, lockdowns would not be necessary, said Dr. Henri Kluge, Regional Director of the World Health Organization in Europe. Lockdown should be the "last resort" for governments, he added.more
Former president Bronisław Komorowski infected with the coronavirus will go to a hospital in Warsaw. His condition is stable, he has been hospitalized in Sejny so far, he is currently being transported to the capital by ambulance, informed the head of the ex-president's office, Anna Kulikowska.more
After a week of easing restrictions in Northern Ireland next Friday, November 27, another two-week lockdown will begin, the Northern Irish government announced on Thursday evening. The new restrictions will be more severe than the existing ones.more
Before the pandemic, only five regional airports were profitable. It is not certain whether all airport owners will decide to maintain them next year, informs Artur Tomasik, president of the Association of Regional Airports, quoted by today's "Wyborcza".more
As the Minister of Health, who is responsible for ensuring the health of Poles, I will recommend that we spend Christmas at home with the immediate family, but without any other friends - said health minister Adam Niedzielski in an interview for Super Express.more
Criminals and violent extremists are exploiting the pandemic to build their support networks, undermine trust in government and even weaponize the virus, according to a research report published on Wednesday by the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI). more
A nasal spray purportedly capable of preventing infection from coronavirus, as well as stopping people from infecting others, has been developed by researchers at the University of Birmingham.more
Mixing households at Christmas could pose "substantial risks", particularly for older people more vulnerable to coronavirus, a scientist advising the government has warned.more
40 percent of French people consider vaccinating against Covid-19; this is 5 percentage points less than in October - according to the Elabe Institute poll.more
31 percent of professionally active women in Poland admitted that care less about themselves and that they feel worse, according to a study commissioned by a large clothing company in Krakow.more
England will need five extra days of lockdown measures to stop COVID-19 infections spreading for each day they are relaxed over the Christmas period to allow people to see their families, a senior government health adviser has warnedmore
