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"Heart in a basket" - is the name of a collection of food run in Polish stores in Rome and the surrounding area for people in need; families and single mothers with children, whose financial situation worsened as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic and loss of job. more

More than 200,000 people have now died from the novel coronavirus in Europe, according to an AFP tally based on official sources as of 9:10 am (EST) Tuesday.more

The Spanish daily El Pais published conclusions from a study of British scientists that prove that some patients with Covid-19 have psychoses and delusions, and coronavirus infection can lead to changes in the nervous system.more

70,000 weddings were canceled in Italy due to the coronavirus pandemic from March to June this year, the losses of the floristry industry alone are 200 million euros - this is what the federation of the sector has presented today. She appealed to the government for help as soon as possible.more

Rishi Sunak has announced that every Brit will be given discount for restaurants in a "creative" new scheme to help save the hospitality industry. more

Hillingdon Hospital, in west London, has closed its doors to emergency admissions due to an outbreak of coronavirus.more

Ireland expects 1 million people to have downloaded a voluntary app to trace contacts of COVID-19 patients within 24 hours of its formal launch, which its health service operator said would make it the most successful launch in the world.more

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced that the coronavirus test was positive. Bolsonaro, 65, has repeatedly expressed skepticism about the threat to Covid-19 and has often diminished it.more

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce a £2bn "kickstart scheme" later to create more jobs for young people.more

The United States, the country hardest hit by the coronavirus, has recorded 60,209 new cases, a record for a 24-hour period, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University.more

A further 155 people have died in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the country's death toll to 44,391.more

All UK residents should wear masks when they leave home, 'said Sir Venki Ramakrishnan, head of the British Royal Society today. According to the expert, despite the position of Public Health England, there is undeniable scientific evidence that the masks protect against infection.more

Boris Johnson has been accused of trying to shift the blame for coronavirus deaths onto care homes.more

A number of pubs in England have shut after customers tested positive for coronavirus. At least three establishments announced they had shut their doors again just days after reopening at the weekend.more

Spain has registered more than 70 coronavirus outbreaks since the start of the ‘new normal’. At least 50 of these flare-ups are still active but ‘under control’, according to the country’s Health Ministry.more

A bus driver in France was declared brain dead on Monday after being attacked for refusing to let passengers on board without face masks, in line with rules imposed to combat coronavirus.more

More than half of those taking part in the election of the President of Poland are not afraid of the risk of developing Covid-19, according to the survey.more

Taoiseach Micheal Martin has said the full reopening of pubs on 20 July “could be delayed” if the rules are not adhered to.more

Deaths linked to the coronavirus have fallen in Sweden since the peak of the outbreak, but the government has told authorities to start preparing for a possible second wave in autumn.more

A foreign currency provider is offering “virus-free cash” to holidaymakers concerned about handling banknotes.more

Results from the final stage of a nationwide antibody study show some 5.2% of Spain’s population has been exposed to the new coronavirus, health officials said on Monday, confirming findings from earlier stages.more

A further 27,000 excess deaths are ‘likely’ between now and next April if the Government continues with its approach to coronavirus, a former chief scientific adviser has claimed. more

A new survey polling Japanese residents has found that 77 per cent of those questioned believe that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics "cannot be held" next year.more

The coronavirus has reached Italy not directly from China but through Europe, probably from Germany, says a research team from the hospitals in Milan and Pavia in Lombardy. According to the researchers, the region was attacked by an epidemic because of the characteristics of its business. more

Radical plans to give all adults £500 and children £250 in vouchers to spend in sectors of the economy worst hit by the Covid-19 crisis are being considered by the Treasury.more