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Keir Starmer has issued his angriest denunciation yet of Boris Johnson over lockdown parties in No.10. The Labour leader said Mr Johnson "broke the law" and then "lied about what had happened".more

Restaurants in one Dutch city reopened on Friday and others said they would open on Saturday regardless of whether they are included in plans by the government to ease the country’s COVID-19 lockdown.more

Tottenham Hotspur have said they are "extremely surprised" their North London Derby clash against Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday has been postponed, and said they do not believe their rivals suffered a COVID-19 outbreak to warrant calling off the fixture.more

Novak Djokovic is set to be deported from Australia after losing a last-ditch court bid to stay in the country. Judges rejected his challenge to the government's decision to cancel the unvaccinated player's visa on "health and good order" grounds.more

Due to the high risk of coronavirus infection, students in the canteen should remain silent during lunch - this was the recommendation of the principal of an elementary school in Lombardy in northern Italy. more

Boris Johnson is drawing up a list of officials to offer resignations over Partygate in a bid to salvage his premiership, the British media have learned.more

The UK has recorded 81,713 COVID cases and 287 coronavirus-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period. It follows 99,652 positive cases and 270 deaths (of people within 28 days of first testing positive for COVID-19) reported yesterday.more

At least 600,000 passengers scrapped plans to fly from Heathrow Airport last month as the Omicron coronavirus strain sparked tougher travel restrictions.more

British Health Minister Sajid Javid announced to Conservative MPs that covid certificates and the recommendation to work from home will be abolished in England at the end of January, The Times reported yesterday. A gradual easing of restrictions has also been announced by the Welsh government.more

French health authority HAS said on Friday that Novavax's (NVAX.O) Nuvaxovid and Janssen's (JNJ.N) COVID-19 vaccine offered an efficient alternative for people hesitant about RNA-based vaccines or who cannot take these for medical reasons.more

In Great Britain, for the first time in 24 days, the daily balance of detected coronavirus infections dropped below 100,000 - it was announced yesterday. But 99.6 thousand in new cases was enough for the number of infections detected since the beginning of the pandemic to exceed 15 million.more

There is debate in Spain over Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's disclosure earlier this week that the government is working on a new way to monitor the health crisis and advocates treating and treating Covid-19 like the flu.more

The UK economy surpassed pre-Covid levels for the first time in November after recording stronger-than-expected growth. The Office for National Statistics said gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 0.9% between October and November.more

The Paris administrative court suspended a prefecture decree that made wearing masks outside in Paris due to the escalation of the Covid-19 pandemic. The court's decision was published today.more

The Australian government has revoked Serb Novak Djokovic's visa for the second time, said immigration minister Alex Hawke. He added that the leader of the world ranking, who is not vaccinated against COVID-19, preparing for the Austalian Open tournament, could pose a threat to society.more

Starting Monday, the isolation period for fully vaccinated English residents who test positive for coronavirus will be reduced from seven to five full days, British Health Minister Sajid Javid announced.more

The test that the Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic was infected with the coronavirus could have been manipulated, Der Spiegel suggested. The world leader flew to Melbourne for the Australian Open, but the government is still considering deportation.more

A south east London hospital chief has warned it could be on track to lose 1,000 staff if they refuse to have the coronavirus vaccination before it becomes mandatory for health service workers come April.more

People vaccinated against Covid-19 will be able to travel from the United Kingdom to France without providing and documenting a valid reason for travel, the office of French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced today.more

Rather, when the Covid-19 surge currently fueled by Omicron wanes, far fewer cases will occur. The coronavirus will likely be treated as a seasonal flu, assessed Microsoft co-founder, billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates. This was reported yesterday by CNBC television.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's apology yesterday for attending a social gathering in the garden of his Downing Street residence is unlikely to convince his own Conservative Party MPs. And it is now up to them whether he remains in office.more

There have been 398 deaths from Covid-19 in the UK in the past 24 hours, another day with the highest number since late February, but infection data increasingly suggest that the peak of the wave caused by the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has passed.more

The Swiss government has announced that it has reduced the quarantine period in connection with coronavirus infections from 10 to five days. The new rules will take effect from today.more

For 77 percent all deaths from coronavirus in Poland correspond to unvaccinated people - said the spokesman of the Ministry of Health Wojciech Andrusiewicz. He added that 80 percent. people reported as deceased are people over 65 years of age. The average age of the deceased is 75 years.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has officially apologized for meeting in the garden of his mansion on Downing Street during the lockdown. To the suggestions of resignation, he consistently replied that it was necessary to wait for the results of the ongoing investigation into this matter.more