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2 thousand Euro punishment was paid by a couple of German tourists in Rome for visiting the city, and after arriving in Italy did not give in to the obligatory quarantine required when crossing the country's borders. Now they must do it under supervision. more

The Polish Ministry of Health informed about 272 new cases of coronavirus in Poland - including 180 in Silesia - and about 10 people who died. In total, 18,529 people have been confirmed to have been infected, of which 925 have died and 7,451 patients have recovered.more

The inventor and entrepreneur James Dyson with a wealth of 16.2 billion pounds is the richest man in the UK, but because of the epidemic, the richest possession has diminished, according to an annual Sunday Times ranking published yesterday.more

Over the past 24 hours in the UK, the number of people who died on Covid-19 increased by 170, resulting in a total death rate of 34636 in the country, according to British business minister Alok Sharma this afternoon.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson today admitted that people may be frustrated by the complexity of the new guidelines introduced when lifting restrictions related to the coronavirus epidemic. He also announced that from July he would like to return to - as he put it - "almost normalcy".more

Extra funding has been pledged to support women involved in prostitution during the Covid-19 pandemic.more

Italian football leaders have asked the government to reconsider the medical protocol it has authorised as a condition for allowing Serie A to re-start after the coronavirus stoppage.more

About 420,000 people, mostly wealthy, left New York from Covid-19 from early March to late April, the New York Times reported today.more

In Ireland, 15 people died of coronavirus last day and 92 new infections were detected, the lowest number in almost two months, the Ministry of Health said yesterday afternoon.more

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas yesterday called on Poland and the Czech Republic to fully open the borders to allow free movement of people and goods. "Europe lives on being a Europe without borders," he noted on the occasion of the opening of the German-Luxembourg border.more

Nineteen people have been arrested during a protest against coronavirus lockdown measures in Hyde Park, the Metropolitan Police said. A further 10 people were issued with on-the-spot fines after a "relatively small group" of people gathered in the central London park on Saturday.more

During the deliberations of the Governmental Crisis Management Team, there have never been proposals to isolate Silesia due to coronavirus infections more numerous than in other parts of the country - assured Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. These are all kinds of fake news that are supposed to arouse anxiety - he added.more

The NHS is making preparations to roll out its Covid-19 contact-tracing app nationwide before the end of the month, the Guardian understands.more

Italy's government has signed a decree that will allow travel to and from the country from 3 June, as it moves to ease its coronavirus lockdown measures. It will also allow travel between the regions - which has so far been tightly restricted - from the same day.more

Norway will likely maintain travel restrictions it has imposed until Aug. 20, Prime Minister Erna Solberg said on Friday, as the Nordic country negotiates a path between restarting economic activity and preventing a new wave of coronavirus infections.more

A UK trial to see whether specialist medical sniffer dogs can detect coronavirus in humans is set to begin. The dogs are already trained to detect odours of certain cancers, malaria and Parkinson's disease by the charity Medical Detection Dogs.more

As people around the world adjust to wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the new coronavirus, a tell-tale symbol of the new normal has also emerged. Statues are always exposed to the elements, no matter the season. They endure rain, snow and blistering heat. more

Large areas of London are to be closed to cars and vans to allow people to walk and cycle safely as the coronavirus lockdown is eased, Sadiq Khan has announced.more

Although little is known about the new coronavirus, the first study suggests that Covid-19 may be associated with long-term health problems, reports Bloomberg. Experience with SARS indicates that the effects can last for years.more

The number of Covid-19 deaths in the UK has increased by 384 over the last day to 33,998, the country's health ministry said yesterday. The rate of virus reproduction is between 0.7 and 1, according to scientific government advisers.more

Calls have been made for an emergency fund to support sex workers whose earnings have fallen during the coronavirus crisis. more

Museums in Florence during the easing of restrictions in Italy will remain closed - mayor Dario Nardella decided. He explained that the proceeds from tickets in a city where there are no tourists would be less than the costs of opening branches in accordance with the new rules.more

According to the prime minister’s broadcast you are now – in England only, mind – allowed to drive your car to get to work and to go somewhere to take “unlimited exercise”.more

In the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira, the first beaches for holidaymakers were opened this morning. In the second half of May, similar decisions are also expected in the mainland of Portugal.more

The capital could be rid of coronavirus sooner than you think, as new modelling suggests the city is recording only 24 new cases a day.more