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The UK has recorded a further 13,864 coronavirus cases overnight. This brings the total number of infections in the UK since the start of the pandemic to 575,679.more

The Mercedes has team found a second coronavirus case among its staff at the Eifel Grand Prix and flew in emergency replacements Friday (Oct 9) ahead of this weekend's Formula One race.more

British GDP increased by 2.1% in August. compared to the previous month, the Office for National Statistics announced yesterday. This is the fourth consecutive month with economic growth, but in August it was much below analysts' expectations.more

The employer should pay for the coffee, tea, toilet paper, gas, electricity and water used by employees while working at home, said NIBUD, a Dutch foundation funded primarily by the government and advising on household finances.more

Employees of companies that will have to suspend operations in the event of the introduction of new restrictions due to the coronavirus will receive two-thirds of their previous earnings from the state budget, announced the British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak.more

A local lockdown is unlikely to be introduced in London this week despite rising infection rates in nearly all boroughs, the mayor has said.more

Compulsory face masks in offices ‘will be taken into consideration’ by ministers in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has said.more

People who were asymptomatic accounted for 86% of the people who tested positive for COVID-19 in a UK sample population during lockdown, a study showed on Thursday, meaning the current policy of testing people with symptoms might miss many cases.more

Sweden will at this stage not raise the limit on the number of people allowed to attend public events as planned, the government announced on Thursday.more

Laboratory studies have confirmed coronavirus infection in another 4,739 people, and this is the highest daily balance since the beginning of the epidemic. 52 people died, the local Ministry of Health reported today.more

More people died of Covid in the year to August than have died annually from flu and pneumonia combined in any year since 2000.more

Chemicals in cannabis have shown promising results in the treatment of serious complications caused by Covid-19, researchers have revealed.more

The Irish government yesterday removed the last four countries from the "green list". No country meets the conditions to be considered epidemically safe anymore.more

From Saturday, the whole country will be in the yellow zone; in the red one with the most severe restrictions will be 32 poviats and six cities: Grudziądz, Sopot, Piotrków Trybunalski, Suwałki, Kielce and Koszalin. The obligation to cover the mouth and nose will be universal.more

Even an effective coronavirus vaccine will not return life to normal in spring, a group of leading scientists has warned. more

In Spain, during the Covid-19 pandemic, a growing number of people in favor of working outside the office. Eight out of ten citizens are now supportive of taking classes from their homes, according to a study by Madrid's Comillas University.more

The UK has recorded another 17,540 new coronavirus cases overnight. This marks an increase of 3,378 on the previous daily figure of 14,162. It takes the total number of lab-confirmed Covid-19 infections in Britain to 561,815.more

The Prime Minister has promised no social distancing measures will be in place in the UK by this time next year.more

For a week now, a new refund policy for a trip unrealized due to COVID-19 applies. Travelers have already submitted over 26,000 applications - the Polish daily "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" reports.more

EasyJet has warned it faces losses of more than £800m this year and that it expects to fly at just 25% of normal capacity into next year. The annual loss will be the first in EasyJet's 25-year history.more

French health authorities reported 18,746 new confirmed Covid-19 cases over 24 hours on Wednesday, a new all-time daily high, and almost double Tuesday's tally of 10,489.more

Pubs and restaurants could shut across parts of England within days as the Government prepares a tightening up of coronavirus restrictions, it is reported.more

Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious diseases expert, said Tuesday that as many as 400,000 Americans could die from COVID-19 if action isn’t taken in the fall and winter.more

A total of 611 new cases of Covid-19 have been diagnosed in the State and five further deaths associated with the disease have been reported to the Department of Health.more

Tammy Abraham, Ben Chilwell and Jadon Sancho will miss England's friendly against Wales on Thursday and could also be absent for Sunday's game with Belgium after breaking coronavirus rules, manager Gareth Southgate says.more