Restrictions to people's lives have changed again after Wales' "firebreak" lockdown was lifted. There are no travel restrictions in Wales and two households are now able to form a bubble.more
The United Kingdom may receive 10 million doses of the new vaccine from the American company Pfizer before Christmas. Wakcin, which Pfizer CEO Dr. Albert Bourla called "groundbreaking" has already been hailed as a remedy that will enable the world to return to normal.more
28.7 percent of Polish respondents intend to get vaccinated against COVID19 if such a vaccine appears and is approved for use. 33.2 percent do not intend to vaccinate, and 38.1 percent has not made a decision on this matter, according to a survey conducted by SW Research for rp.pl.more
"Great challenges, and such is the COVID-19 pandemic, require special solutions; our response to them is the PGE National Hospital - built at an express pace thanks to the efforts of thousands of officials, doctors and specialists" - Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said today.more
In Ukraine, a weekend quarantine will be introduced, only grocery stores, pharmacies, transport, gas stations, and veterinary pharmacies will work, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said during a press briefing in Kyiv on Nov. 9.more
"Put on the masks, please, this virus is a terrible devil," said a 109-year-old resident of the Perugia area in central Italy on her birthday. The appeal was spread by the media yesterday.more
Britain reported 20,572 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday and 156 deaths from the virus, both lower than figures from a day before, government data showed.more
A team of MedUni Vienna scientists showed that there are seven "forms of disease" in COVID-19 with mild disease course and that the disease leaves behind significant changes in the immune system, even after 10 weeks.more
With the pandemic, we have a growing infodemant of news about Covid-19, especially on social media. False information is dangerous, it can even "kill" - warns Tomasz Dzieciatkowski from the Medical University of Warsaw.more
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has worn a mask for the first time while appearing in public during the pandemic. The 94-year-old monarch wore the mask during a commemorative ceremony in London earlier this week.more
Britain reported 24,957 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday and 413 deaths from the virus, both up on figures from the day before, government data showed.more
The 97-year-old patient was cured of the Covid-19 disease caused by the coronavirus and was discharged home after a ten-day stay at a clinic in Berlin, the German daily Bild reported yesterday.more
A Suffolk environmental activist has called on residents to avoid using disposable face masks if possible after a study revealed the “concerning” amount of PPE litter on beaches. The Marine Conservation Society has found that PPE waste was found on one third of beaches in the country by volunteers taking part in September’s Great British Beach Clean.more
The Spanish government will launch procedures to punish doctors who publicly deny the existence of the Covid-19 pandemic, Health Minister Salvador Illa announced yesterday.more
Coronavirus patients in British hospitals will be given aspirin in a new trial to find out whether the cheap drug could prevent deadly blood clotting in the lungs.more
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa declared a state of emergency yesterday evening in connection with the escalating Covid-19 epidemic. The new restrictions will take effect from Monday.more
More than half of Poles are afraid of the possibility of contracting COVID-19, but as many as every third of us do not see the raging pandemic as a reason to fear - writes "Super Express" today, informing about the results of a poll conducted by the Pollster Research Institute.more
In Sweden and Denmark, the highest daily increases in coronavirus infections were confirmed yesterday - 4,697 and 1,427, respectively. While the Swedish authorities still mainly apply the recommendations, the Danish government is tightening the restrictions.more
Laboratory tests have confirmed coronavirus infection in another 27,875 people, the Ministry of Health reported today. This is the highest number of new cases since the epidemic began. The ministry informed that 349 patients had died. Since the beginning of the pandemic, over 500,000 people have fallen ill. more
