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A number of pubs in England have shut after customers tested positive for coronavirus. At least three establishments announced they had shut their doors again just days after reopening at the weekend.more

Spain has registered more than 70 coronavirus outbreaks since the start of the ‘new normal’. At least 50 of these flare-ups are still active but ‘under control’, according to the country’s Health Ministry.more

A bus driver in France was declared brain dead on Monday after being attacked for refusing to let passengers on board without face masks, in line with rules imposed to combat coronavirus.more

More than half of those taking part in the election of the President of Poland are not afraid of the risk of developing Covid-19, according to the survey.more

Many children and adolescents in Germany have too many per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFAS) in their blood that can be harmful, according to the Federal Office for Environmental Protection (UBA) in a report published Monday. more

The coronavirus has reached Italy not directly from China but through Europe, probably from Germany, says a research team from the hospitals in Milan and Pavia in Lombardy. According to the researchers, the region was attacked by an epidemic because of the characteristics of its business. more

Food and Drug Administration Agency Commissioner (FDA) Stephen Hahn expressed concern about the results of the survey, which shows that 27 percent Americans wouldn't accept a free coronavirus vaccine. They approach her with fear.more

The prime minister will join a nationwide round of clapping later to pay tribute to NHS staff on the 72nd anniversary of the health service.more

The government of Catalonia has ordered an indefinite new lockdown for the Segria region of Spain due to outbreaks of Covid-19. The confinement came into effect at midday on Saturday and has no end date, regional president Quim Torra said.more

Dozens of landmarks across the country will be lit up blue later to mark 72 years since the founding of the NHS. Ahead of the health service's anniversary on Sunday, people are being encouraged to take part in a weekend of celebration and remembrance.more

A potential coronavirus vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac will be tested in Brazil by 12 research centers in six Brazilian states, the governor of Sao Paulo state, Joao Doria, said on Wednesday, adding the trials still need to be approved by local health vigilance agency Anvisa.more

A remarkably high number of Britons are open to the idea of another lockdown being imposed if Covid-19 cases surge again, a poll has revealed. Many are even afraid of going out and visiting public places that are about to reopen.more

Researchers at Sheffield University who have been tracking the spread of Covid-19 around the world have discovered that the virus has mutated into a new, more infectious variant that has now overtaken the original strain.more

Brits are being warned "not to overdo it" when pubs and restaurants reopen in England on what has been daubed "Super Saturday".more

The DHSC confirmed that another 576 people had tested positive for the virus, taking the total number of cases in the country to date to 283,757.more

Just 17 percent Spaniards believe government figures on the number of people dead on Covid-19, according to a DYM study. More than two-thirds of respondents do not believe government statistics.more

The United Kingdom’s death toll from confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus rose 176 on Wednesday to 43,906 from 43,730 the day before, government figures showed.more

37 percent of Poles would use the COVID-19 vaccine if it was available; 28 percent declares that it is not; 34% have no opinion - according to the latest study.more

Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the nation's top infectious diseases experts, told a Senate panel Tuesday that he "would not be surprised" to see the number of daily new coronavirus cases balloon to 100,000 per day if the country does not take action to stop the spread of new infections.more

A new strain of flu that has the potential to become a pandemic has been identified in China by scientists.more

The worst could be still to come in the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned, six months on from when the outbreak began.more

US states are pausing reopening plans amid a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalisations. Among the states stepping back is California, which reported a record surge in COVID-19 on Monday.more

Scientists have warned the country is ‘on a knife-edge’ and needs to remain vigilant to prevent a second wave of coronavirus cases in the winter.more

The British are far fatter than any other nation in Europe bar the Maltese so there needs to be a debate about how to tackle soaring rates of obesity which cost the country dearly, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday.more

Patients who have been admitted to hospital with severe COVID-19 symptoms may experience post-traumatic stress disorder over time - warn British psychiatrists. Patients in the intensive care unit are at greatest risk.more