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Workers on low incomes in parts of England where there are high rates of coronavirus will be able to claim up to £182 if they have to self-isolate.more

France's prime minister said Wednesday that reopening schools is "one of the essential conditions" for a restart of the country's economy, which is hobbled like elsewhere by the coronavirus pandemic.more

Applying social distancing guidelines may not be enough to contain the spread of the coronavirus. This should be accompanied by other security measures, say British experts.more

Germany is set to be the next country to be added to Norway’s ‘red’ list of countries for which a 10-day quarantine requirement is applied. more

The United Kingdom recorded 1,048 new cases of COVID-19 in the latest daily statistics published on Wednesday, compared with 1,184 a day earlier, government figures showed.more

EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan has stepped down from his role over the Golfgate scandal. Reports emerged over the weekend that Hogan had travelled across Ireland without respecting COVID-19 restrictions.more

The meeting of business leaders and politicians at the annual World Economic Forum (WEF), which was scheduled to take place in January 2021, has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The organizers plan to organize the event in early next summer, the Reuters agency reported on Wednesday.more

The condition of former Ukrainian prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, who suffers from Covid-19, is critical, said Vadym Ivchenko, a deputy from her opposition parliamentary party, Batkivshchyna. He explained that the group leader was not connected to a respirator.more

Usain Bolt has tested positive for the coronavirus as Jamaica's Prime Minister says there will no special treatment if anyone has been found to break the rules stemming from a party held for the former sprinter's recent 34th birthday.more

The people of Rome stand in huge queues in their cars to drive-in points in severe heat to be tested for the presence of coronavirus. The study covers people who returned from holidays in Spain, Greece, Croatia, Malta and Sardinia.more

Researchers have identified the first person known to have contracted coronavirus in the UK, with the disease found on February 21 this year.more

Secondary pupils will have to wear masks in school corridors in local lockdown areas of England, after the government reversed its guidance.more

The daily "El Pais" estimates that the second wave of the coronavirus epidemic is already underway in Spain; the number of daily infections has increased tenfold since the beginning of June; then 400 infections were registered daily, in July - 2,000, and now - even over 6,000.more

Londoners and people from Stockholm have been infected with coronavirus at similar rates, a new study suggests.more

Wearing masks is compulsory in over 12,000 French municipalities. France "converted to the wearing of masks" even though authorities indicated at the start of the pandemic that it was not necessary, French media report.more

The Queen is set to stay at Windsor Castle for the rest of the year and will only return to London to carrying out engagements, it has been claimed.more

Individuals in Belgium and the Netherlands have been reinfected with the coronavirus, Dutch media have reported. Some experts believe it is a good sign.more

Global fast food giant KFC says it is halting its "Finger Lickin' Good" slogan given the current hygiene advice amid the coronavirus pandemic.more

Police in England will be able to fine organisers of illegal gatherings of more than 30 people such as raves up to £10,000 from Friday, ministers say.more

Polish tourists should take into account that the possibility of returning to the country may be limited, and a trip abroad may end with a two-week quarantine - said Deputy Health Minister Waldemar Kraska today.more

Sweden is likely to see local outbreaks but no big second wave of COVID-19 cases in the autumn, such as inundated hospitals a few months ago, the country’s top epidemiologist and architect if its unorthodox pandemic strategy said on Monday.more

In a statement released today, Jagiellonia Białystok apologized to Wisła Kraków for the incident as a result of which Jakub Błaszczykowski had to be separated from the team after the league football match and passed the coronavirus testmore

Bailiffs resuming operations in England and Wales are being told to keep their voices down to protect against coronavirus transmission.more

Scientists in Germany have held three pop concerts in a single day to investigate the risks posed by mass indoor events during the pandemic.more

It is one of the most important sites in the history of computing and of Britain's victory against Nazism. But now, for the second time in little more than a decade, the future of Bletchley Park hangs in the balance. Over the weekend, it emerged that the museum at the wartime code-breaking centre was facing a financial crisis because of the coronavirus.more