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Universities in England may end their full-time studies early this semester so that any student who will have to self-isolate due to coronavirus can return home for Christmas, Education Minister Gavin Williamson said.more

Lower-than-normal testosterone levels in more than half of men hospitalized for COVID-19 may at least partially explain their worse prognosis compared to women, reports The Aging Male.more

The German federal government and federal state governments recommended yesterday to apply stricter rules in the fight against the coronovirus to prevent a massive increase in infections, reports dpa. The number of participants in the ceremony was limited to 50, and penalties were set for providing false personal data in restaurants.more

The Prime Minister is set to deliver an update to the public today as the number of coronavirus cases has reached its highest level since the start of the pandemic. more

In the Netherlands, 3,011 new cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed. This is a new daily record for the increase in the number of infections, the National Institute of Health (RIVM) reported.more

A Covid-19 vaccine will not be ready to inoculate the entire UK population until the end of 2021, Downing Street said.more

Sweden's limit on the number of people at public events will remain at 50 for now, but the government said it hoped to raise it by mid-October – and announced new exceptions for restaurants.more

New Liverpool signing Thiago Alcantara has tested positive for coronavirus, the club confirmed on Tuesday. more

High street bakery chain Greggs has said it is in talks with staff over cutting employee hours “to minimise the risk of job losses” when the furlough scheme ends next month.more

60 percent Poles are afraid of contracting the coronavirus, 39 percent does not share these concerns, according to the August CBOS poll. Over the course of almost six months, the level of declared fears changed only to a small extent, but the sphere of behavior in contact with other people changed.more

The UK has recorded 7,143 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, the highest daily total since the start of the pandemic. A further 71 people have also died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19, the highest daily death toll since June, according to Government figures.more

Children younger than 12 in England should be exempt from the ‘rule of six’ law on social gatherings, a new report has warned. more

Shadow justice secretary David Lammy has said that the introduction of a 22:00 curfew for pubs in England has led to people "bubbling out of pubs" at the same time.more

Poland has joined the quarantine watch list following a record daily increase in virus cases: its seven-day infection rate is now 16.4 per 100,000 people. Italy and Germany are also seeing rates above 15 per 100,000, alongside red-listed South Africa. more

Street prostitution in Brussels has been banned until further notice, and the venues dealing with this activity have been closed by the decision of the mayor of the city, Philippe Close, reports the Belgian news agency. The reason is the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic.more

Nearly 2 million people in north-east England face being fined up to £6,400 if they mix with other households indoors in a significant extension of the government’s lockdown powers.more

Many residents in the Netherlands will, for the first time, be advised to wear a face mask in shops as the country introduces a range of measures to control a second coronavirus wave.more

The United Kingdom reported 4,044 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, raising the total number of cases to 439,013, government data showed.more

A study conducted in Portugal found that antibodies against the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, remain in the body for up to five months after the infection.more

The Houses of Parliament has said it will not serve alcohol on its premises after 10pm despite not being subject to England's Covid-19 hospitality curfew.more

By this afternoon, restrictions on the use of public space due to the Covid-19 epidemic have been introduced by the authorities of 90 Spanish cities. The largest of these is the country's capital, Madrid.more

There are just four countries on the new travel green list issued this week and none of them are popular destinations for Irish travellers. With the virus soaring across the continent the number of countries on the green list has decreased with Germany, Iceland, Lithuania and Poland no longer on it.more

Large supermarket chains in the UK have taken new steps to ensure that merchandise is available to all customers. Shopping limits have been introduced in many places, and new employees have appeared before entering supermarkets - hired by the store to enforce epidemiological regulations by customers.more

Britain could face a third wave of coronavirus and lockdown restrictions will not solve the problem, a Government scientific advisor has warned.more

The Polish Ministry of Health has prepared a portal that gives every doctor access to the coronavirus test result of any person, if they know their PESEL number. Experts say it's a violation of the GDPR - the Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita" reports.more