A record number of 1 205 coronavirus infections were detected in the last 24 hours in Ireland, the country's health ministry said yesterday. Another three deaths due to Covid-19 were also recorded.more
In the UK, 18,980 new cases of coronavirus infection have been detected in the last 24 hours and 138 more deaths from Covid-19 have been reported, the British government said yesterday afternoon.more
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls for the avoidance of unnecessary foreign travel. When making a decision to leave, one should take into account possible difficulties in returning to the country, air traffic restrictions, the obligation to undergo quarantine or self-isolation, the MFA Press Office said.more
The state of epidemic threat will be introduced in France at midnight from Friday to Saturday, said Prime Minister Jean Castex, presenting details of the new restrictions related to this.more
The Queen is carrying out her first public engagement outside of palace grounds since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, visiting the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory at Porton Down near Salisbury with the Duke of Cambridge.more
Laboratory tests confirmed coronavirus infection in another 8,099 people - the most since the start of the pandemic. Also 91 died, the health ministry said today. The most infections were recorded in the province. Mazowieckie - 1,306 and in Lesser Poland - 1,303.more
The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe, Hans Kluge, said today that the time has come to tighten measures to combat the pandemic. However, he called for the restrictions to be proportionate and for the closure of schools to be the last resort.more
We can get a fine for eating a waffle or smoking a cigarette in the street. Reason? There is no derogation from the obligation to wear a mask - and with the face mask it is difficult to eat, drink or smoke - writes today's Rzeczpospolita.more
Facebook will ban ads that discourage people from getting vaccinated, the social media company announced on Tuesday, as it launches a new public health campaign aimed at spreading flu vaccine information.more
People in parts of the UK with high rates of Covid-19 will be banned from travelling to Wales under plans announced by Wales' first minister. Mark Drakeford said he would go ahead if the prime minister did not impose travel restrictions in England.more
A record number of 1,095 coronavirus infections were detected in the last 24 hours in the Republic of Ireland, the country's health ministry said yesterday. Another five deaths from Covid-19 were also recorded.more
During the Covid-19 epidemic in the Iberian Peninsula, there are more and more initiatives in the province that has been deserted so far: here and there are opening schools and cultural centers closed years ago, and the number of people willing to live in the interior is growing.more
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa declared Wednesday a "state of calamity" in his country due to the "serious evolution" of the COVID-19 pandemic.more
Nearly 20,000 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the UK, while 137 more people have died after contracting the virus. The Government said that, as of 9am on Wednesday, there had been a further 19,724 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus.more
A four-week "circuit breaker" lockdown will come into force in Northern Ireland on Friday in an attempt to stall the rise in coronavirus infections.more
Laboratory tests confirmed coronavirus infection in another 6,526 people. Also, 116 patients died. This is the largest number of daily infections and deaths since the beginning of the epidemic, the Polish health ministry said today. more
Spain's medical services have announced that the country has seen a decline in the rate of coronavirus infections since Monday. In Portugal, the situation is unchanged.more
