The second wave of coronavirus can be avoided, and now doctors have all the necessary tools for this. This assessment was given by Ranieri Guerra, Assistant Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Strategic Initiatives, in an interview with the Corriere della Sera newspaper.more
Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and is in serious condition with a fever, her party's spokeswoman said on Sunday.more
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued guidance saying children over the age of 12 should wear masks, in line with recommended practice for adults in their country or area.more
Several hundred complaints have been received by trade unions and the Office for Personal Data Protection (CNPD) in Portugal over spying on people working remotely by their employers.more
A series of anti-lockdown and anti-mask are taking place in Dublin yesterday. Demonstrations are being put together by several groups unhappy with the current Covid-19 measures in place across Ireland which are designed to halt the spread of the virus.more
Singapore specialists have discovered a mutation in the coronavirus that causes a milder course of COVID-19 disease. The altered pathogen also causes a stronger reaction of the immune system of the attacked person.more
Italian fishermen find huge amounts of masks and gloves in their nets, the national federation of this professional group is alarming. It is emphasized that the protective measures applied in connection with the epidemic have become dangerous to the littering the sea.more
Two further deaths have been recorded in the UK as another 1,033 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed. A total of 41,405 people have died in the UK within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19, according to the Department of Health.more
Laboratory tests have confirmed coronavirus infection in another 900 people, 13 patients have died, the Ministry of Health reported today. The number of diagnosed cases rose to 61,181, and deaths up to 1,951.more
We hope that the pandemic will end within two years, said the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. He recalled that the Spanish flu epidemic that broke out in 1918 lasted two years.more
Polish government plans to expand the list of countries banned from passenger air traffic with Poland to 63. China and Russia are to disappear from the list of bans, while Belgium, Spain, Romania and India will appear.more
An announcement is expected later amid growing concerns about a rise in coronavirus cases in Birmingham. It comes a week after statistics showed the rate of infection had more than doubled.
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Thirteen more people died from COVID-19, and the highest number of daily infections has been confirmed since the outbreak of daily infections - 903 - the Ministry of Health announced today. The number of diagnosed cases increased to 60,000. 281 and deaths up to 1,938.more
Low air humidity may contribute to the increase in the number of SARS-CoV-2 virus infections and COVID-19 cases, argue Australian scientists in the pages of the journal "Transboundary and Emerging Diseases". In their opinion, this is another reason to wear masks.more
Another 1,182 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the United Kingdom over the last 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 322,280, the Department of Health Social Care reported on Thursday.more
If there are no health contraindications for the child or other family members, detaining a student at home from September 1 for fear of infection is a violation of compulsory schooling - reports today's Rzeczpospolita, citing the Ministry of National Education.more
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the number of crimes committed in Spain has dropped by 25%. Surprisingly, however, despite less frequent interactions between the country's inhabitants, the number of murders did not decrease.more
People returning from Austria, Croatia and Trinidad and Tobago will have to quarantine for 14 days after the countries were dropped from the UK’s list of safe travel corridors. more
