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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had a birthday party during the first coronavirus lockdown, in June 2020, when indoor socializing was banned, ITV News reported yesterday.more

Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization's (WHO) regional director for Europe, conceded yesterday that it was "likely" that a coronavirus pandemic was nearing an end on the continent, AFP reported.more

The Constitutional Council approved on Friday a law introducing a vaccine passport to replace the sanitary passport. Starting today, the document will be valid in public places for anyone over the age of 16. The law makes an exception for medical facilities and political rallies, where a negative test is still sufficient.more

Mandatory Covid jabs for NHS staff could be pushed back by six months amid nationwide protests over the measure, it has been reported.more

The annually administered vaccine against Covid-19 would be a better solution than the more frequently administered booster dose, assessed Albert Bourla, the head of the pharmaceutical concern of the Israeli television N12 News.more

Several thousand NHS public health workers demonstrated in London's Trafalgar Square yesterday against mandatory vaccination against Covid-19.more

A new pill to combat Covid, made by American pharmaceutical company Pfizer, will be available in French pharmacies by the end of January, France’s health minister has said. more

From 1 February in Italy, entry to most non-food stores, banks and post offices will only be possible with a Covid-19 pass. A decree to further tighten anti-epidemic regulations was signed yesterday by Prime Minister Mario Draghi.more

The third dose of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines offers strong protection against the Omikron variant, according to reports published yesterday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Data from the Delta and Omicron wave periods show 90%. effectiveness in preventing hospitalization.more

Ireland removes almost all covid restrictions, including all those introduced in connection with the Omikron variant. With the peak of this wave past and vaccination rates high, the government has decided that it is not necessary to maintain them anymore.more

An American Airlines plane turned back halfway from Miami to London because a female passenger refused to wear a facemask. They are a mandatory protective measure against Covid-19 on U.S. airlines, the CNN news service reported yesterday.more

Governments are unable to implement travel restrictions quickly enough to limit the spread of new coronavirus strains, research found.more

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has today identified the BA.2 version of the Omikron coronavirus variant as an under surveillance variant, although it has noted that the number of detected cases in the UK is very low.more

Residents of Northern Ireland from Wednesday will no longer have to use covid certificates to enter a pub or restaurant. The government of this British province announced yesterday the lifting of restrictions introduced because of the Omikron variant.more

The British government offered Elizabeth II to lift covid restrictions for the funeral of her husband, Prince Philip, so that more people could attend. The Queen refused because it would be unfair to others, Private Eye magazine revealed yesterday.more

"This is a historic decision," - write Austrian media. Last night, the parliamentarians of the National Council voted a law on universal mandatory vaccination against Covid-19. The legislation will cover Austrian residents over the age of 18.more

Starting Monday, a vaccine passport will take effect in public places in France, replacing the sanitary passport used until now, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced at a press conference yesterday. He announced a gradual easing of restrictions from February.more

The prime minister cancelled a public appearance last week after Downing Street confirmed an unidentified family member tested positive for coronavirus. more

Passengers must continue to wear masks on London's buses, trains and trams, mayor Sadiq Khan has said.more

The Omikron variant of the coronavirus is in retreat and England is in the next chapter to tackle the pandemic, said UK Health Minister Sajid Javid. He estimated that now you have to learn to live with the coronavirus as with the flu.more

Scientists from Harvard University estimated that more than two-thirds of adverse reactions reported after taking the Covid-19 vaccine, such as headache and fatigue, may be due to the patient's negative attitude to the procedure, and not to the effects of the preparation itself - estimates the British daily "The Guardian ".more

Famed Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic owns 80 percent of the shares in Danish biotech company QuantBioRes, which is developing a drug for COVID-19, among other things, its CEO Ivan Loncarevic said.more

The effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna was 94.5 percent, respectively. and 95.9 percent two months after vaccination and it fell to 66.6 percent. for Pfizer and 80.3 percent. for Moderna after seven months - research conducted in the USA showed.more

All restrictions introduced in England in connection with the emergence of the Omikron coronavirus variant - i.e. covid certificates, the obligation to wear masks and the recommendation to work from home - will be lifted from 27 January - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced today.more

Mild Covid infection can cause attention and memory problems for months after recovery, new research suggests.more