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"The results that we are observing now are the effect of people returning to normal, everyday life; we do not currently have large outbreaks of infections" - said Wojciech Andrusiewicz, spokesman for the Ministry of Health, commenting on the highest daily coronavirus balance in Poland.more

Boris Johnson will spend the weekend considering whether to tighten Covid-19 measures in England, after saying the UK was "now seeing a second wave". The government is understood to be looking at a ban on households mixing, and reducing opening hours for pubs and restaurants.more

Iceland's pubs and entertainment venues will be closed for four days. This is to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the Icelandic government said yesterday.more

The number of coronavirus infections in the United Kingdom increased by 4,322 over the last 24 hours, the government's data showed on Friday. After the latest update, the total number of cases stood at 385,936.more

London's New Year's Eve fireworks have been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the mayor has revealed.more

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced the extension of restrictions to the entire country due to the increase in the number of new coronavirus cases. Restaurants from tomorrow will be closed at 22:00, and the limit of meeting participants will be reduced from 100 to 50 people.more

Workers felt pressure from employers to continue working while furloughed during the coronavirus lockdown and keep quiet to keep their jobsmore

From 1 to 15 September, there were 77.7 thousand. cases and suspicions of influenza; at that time, 7.7 thous. coronavirus infections - according to epidemiological reports and data from the Ministry of Health.more

New England-wide measures which could see hospitality businesses shut are being considered by the UK government to slow a surge of coronavirus cases.more

A National Institutes of Health-funded study found that people with substance use disorders (SUDs) are more susceptible to COVID-19 and its complications. more

Despite the epidemic, the procession of the Three Kings 2021 will take place. It will be carried out in four forms: a mini-procession, a procession walk, a caroling retinue or a Christmas carol challenge - said Piotr Giertych, chairman of the Three Kings Orszak foundation.more

Almost two million people in north-east England will be banned from mixing with other households and pubs will close early as coronavirus cases rise.more

Grocery chain the Co-op saw sales rise in the first half of the year as customers shopped closer to home and ate out less during the pandemic.more

The Bank of England said the economic recovery remained on track but warned the outlook remained “unusually uncertain” after voting to keep its main interest rate unchanged at 0.1%.more

The World Health Organization warned on Wednesday that COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, is spreading at a worrying pace in some parts of the northern hemisphere, a few months away from the winter influenza season.more

Popular among tourists regions of Spain yesterday announced restrictions on the use of public space. Among them is the Autonomous Community of Madrid, as well as the Balearic island of Ibiza and the main city of Majorca - Palma.more

Vaccination against influenza will be free for all residents in Vienna this season. From October 1, the city starts a free vaccination campaign, which covers up to 3,000 vaccinations per day.more

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said a second coronavirus lockdown would be "disastrous" for the British economy, even as residents of north-eastern England prepared for more stringent restrictions in response to an uptick in cases.more

The United Kingdom recorded nearly 4,000 new daily cases of COVID-19, government data showed on Wednesday, with the total number of daily cases at its highest level since May 8.more

A winter version of Eat Out to Help Out could be launched after the scheme's success this summer.more

Significant further restrictions on our freedom to mix with people, in social or work settings, could be introduced in a fortnight, if the “rule of six” does not lead to behavioural change and a flattening of the coronavirus infection rate.more

Football around the world will lose out on almost £11billion in revenue because of the coronavirus pandemic, world governing body FIFA estimates.more

Clinical trials for an inhaled COVID-19 vaccine, similar to asthma medications, will soon begin in the UK.more

In the UK, 27 deaths from Covid-19 have been registered in the last 24 hours and a further 3,105 coronavirus infections have been detected, the British government said.more

Ireland yesterday announced a new "green list" of countries from which arrival will not be covered by a 14-day pandemic quarantine. Countries with an infection rate of less than 25 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over the past two weeks have appeared on the list.more