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After resuming business in New York City, less than half of the estimated 400,000 employees, she returned to work. People are still worried about the threat of coronavirus infection, said Mayor Bill De Blasio.more

The UK's economy shrank by 20.4% in April - the largest monthly contraction on record - as the country spent its first full month in lockdown.more

The first wave of coronavirus infection has passed the summit in all EU countries except Poland and Sweden, according to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Today EU health ministers are talking about strengthening health systems.more

British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair today have filed a complaint in court against the 14-day self-isolation order for Monday for almost all people coming to the UK.more

Social distancing rules for the general public are to be scrapped on the Isle of Man from Monday. Howard Quayle said the decision had been taken to "get society back to normal".more

40 percent of active Canadians have such work that they can do at home. More often than women, men have a profession that allows them to work remotely, according to a Canadian statistical office report.more

Over 31 thousand contacts of people infected with coronavirus were detected during the first week of the NHS Test and Trace system in England, of which nearly 27,000 14-day isolation was recommended, according to the NHS British Public Health Service.more

Representatives of the aviation industry in a letter to Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki appealed for the abolition of the provision, which limits the number of available seats on the plane to 50 percent. They convince, among others that with the current legal status ticket prices may even double.more

Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli has been suspended for one match by the Football Association over a post on social media about coronavirus.more

German airline Lufthansa has said it will cut 22,000 jobs as it struggles to deal with the slump in air travel caused by the coronavirus pandemic.more

Edinburgh-based philanthropist James Anderson has agreed to donate 3.125 million pounds to Scottish football clubs and their communities in order to help ease the financial strain of the COVID-19 crisis.more

The European Union on Thursday announced plans to ease a ban on nonessential travel to the continent, with foreign students, non-EU nationals who normally live in Europe and certain highly skilled workers likely to be exempt from the coronavirus restrictions from July 1.more

The Duchess of Cambridge has recorded a new video message in support of her latest passion project, with one week to go until the deadline. Kate is encouraging people across the UK to play their part in her Hold Still photography project, which she launched last month in collaboration with her patronage, the National Portrait Gallery.more

The number of coronavirus deaths in the UK could have been halved if the government had introduced the lockdown a week earlier, according to damning testimony from one of the scientists who was advising the government at the time.more

Anthony Fauci says he's hopeful to have the vaccines ready by end of the year because development has been promising so far.more

The prime minister said single parents or adults living alone would be allowed to combine with one other household from midnight on Saturday. It means about 11 million people will be able to go inside one other household without the need for physical distancing.more

Germany will continue to advise against travel to Britain even after it lifts travel bans to much of Europe on June 15 because of London's requirement that new arrivals all enter two weeks of quarantine, a foreign ministry spokesman said.more

The UK coronavirus death toll has risen by 245 over 24 hours, according to the latest government figures. more

Coronavirus was brought into the UK on at least 1,300 separate occasions, a major analysis of the genetics of the virus shows.more

Waiting lists for NHS treatment could swell to 10 million by the end of the year, health bosses have warned.more

The Restaurant Group has confirmed that it will cut up to 3,000 jobs and close 125 Frankie & Benny's restaurants.more

Spain is not discussing a travel corridor with Britain, a Spanish foreign ministry source told Reuters on Tuesday, but it will allow nearly 11,000 German tourists to visit the Balearic Islands two weeks before officially reopening its borders.more

German Foreign Minister Horst Seehofer announced the lifting of border controls from June 15 at crossings with Switzerland, France, Austria and Denmark. In turn, controls at the border with Poland will be relaxed.more

Christian leaders have welcomed the government’s announcement that places of worship in England will be allowed to reopen for individual prayer from 15 June, but Muslim and Jewish leaders said the move was not appropriate for the way they practise their faith.more

The British government backed out of the plan for all primary school children in England to return to classes before the holidays. Schools have warned from the outset that it is not possible to comply with recommendations on how to prevent the spread of coronavirus in such a short time.more