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A government scheme offering £50 bike repair vouchers will launch in England on Tuesday as part of plans to boost cycling and walking.more

The British government has signed an agreement with the pharmaceutical companies Sanofi and GSK to purchase 60 million doses of a potential vaccine against the coronavirus jointly developed by them. This is the fourth such agreement, even though none of the vaccines have been tested yet.more

Tougher coronavirus restrictions are being introduced in Oldham to try and prevent a local lockdown after the borough saw a spike of more than 100 cases in a week. more

In Sweden, the coronavirus epidemic is retreating, we are going in the opposite direction from the rest of the world, where the number of infections is growing worryingly, the country's chief epidemiologist Anders Tegnell announced on Tuesday.more

Belgium's prime minister on Monday put the brakes on the country's coronavirus exit plan, unveiling a set of drastic social distancing measures aimed at avoiding a new general lockdown amid a surge of COVID-19 infections.more

Quarantine for people arriving from Spain or other countries with high coronavirus levels could reportedly be cut to ten days under plans being looked at by ministers. more

1.5 million flu vaccines will be sent to Poland, we are working on obtaining another 1.5 million doses - said the Deputy Minister of Health, Waldemar Kraska. He admitted that he is worried about whether people would be willing to get vaccinated.more

Ministers are considering requiring the public to wear gloves to combat coronavirus, as well as face coverings. During a debate in the House of Lords on coronavirus regulations health minister Lord Bethell said gloves are "an area we’re looking at" as the Government considers how best to protect the public.more

The coronavirus pandemic is undoubtedly the worst health crisis the World Health Organization (WHO) has faced, its boss Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said today. According to Reuters calculations, more than 16 million people have been infected with SARS-CoV-2.more

A raft of measures have been revealed as part of the government’s new obesity strategy to get the nation fit and healthy, protect themselves against COVID-19 and protect the NHS.more

In Italy, controls on the application of the sanitary regime and the penalties for breaking them have been tightened. The authorities want to introduce rapid tests for the presence of coronavirus at airports, and in Milan, a fine of 400 euros for the lack of a mask on the metro.more

Pregnant women infected with the virus occasionally develop symptoms of Covid-19, such as fever and cough. The fetus is also very rarely infected by the mother infected with coronavirus, according to the study.more

The case for action on obesity has “never been stronger”, according to Public Health England , who today publish a review of evidence which shows that being overweight remains one of the biggest risk factors in the battle against Covid-19.more

Covid-19 outbreaks are putting Spain back under pressure, but this time the focus is on younger people and the risk that they are unwittingly spreading the virus.more

The chief scientist at the World Health Organization estimates that about 50 per cent to 60 per cent of the population will need to be immune to the coronavirus, for there to be any protective “herd immunity” effect.more

The decline in COVID-19 infections in the UK has slowed in recent weeks and has now levelled off, the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported on Friday.more

Spain's epidemiologists demand no smoking on beaches and terraces in order to mitigate the risk of transmitting the coronavirus. The Spanish Society of Epidemiology demands that all terraces of bars and restaurants, beaches, outdoor shows and private cars be converted into smoke-free spaces.more

Boris Johnson has branded opponents of vaccines as ‘nuts’ as he predicted Britain will be ‘well on the way past’ coronavirus by the ‘middle of next year’.more

The World Health Organization is seeing intense transmission of the coronavirus in relatively few countries, its chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Thursday.more

Sweden, which has controversially taken a softer approach to the coronavirus pandemic, said Thursday that 16.7% people in Stockholm were believed to have developed antibodies to the virus.more

Registration with specialists via the Internet and SMS reminders about visits - this is the idea of the Ministry of Health to make life easier for millions of patients; the new system is to start in December 2021.more

The Wrocław-based company SensDX introduces the COVID-19 test, which gives the test result in six minutes. more

Last week, 987 more people tested positive for the coronavirus in the Netherlands. That's twice as much as the week before.more

The US government will pay $1.95 billion for 100 million doses of a future coronavirus vaccine, which two laboratories are working on in cooperation: German Biontech and American Pfizer - announced in a joint statement of both companies.more

The UK will be living with coronavirus for many years to come and even a vaccine is unlikely to eliminate it for good, experts are warningmore