A 106-year-old Slovenian was cured of Covid-19, the local agency STA said. He gave such encouraging news to the senior's home in Metlika, where the woman spends the last years of her life.more
Boris Johnson's government was probably slow in the initial reaction to the coronavirus, according to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. He also admitted that the epidemic was the most complex and difficult challenge he had seen in politics.more
Novak Djokovic says his opposition to vaccinations may get in the way of his return to competitive tennis. "Personally I am opposed to vaccination and I wouldn't want to be forced by someone to take a vaccine in order to be able to travel," the world No 1 said in a live Facebook chat with several fellow Serbian athletes on Sunday. more
Prince Philip today delivered a heartfelt thank you to key workers who are helping to make sure 'the infrastructure of our life continues' in the coronavirus pandemic.
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Spanish Consumption Minister Alberto Garzon called for "patience and caution" when planning holiday reservations this summer. These are measures currently being taken by the government to reduce the tourism sector and the associated uncertainty. This, of course, has to do with the coronavirus pandemic.more
The British government today published an unprecedented long and detailed response to an article in The Sunday Times, accusing it of downplaying the threat of coronavirus and being too slow in the first phase of the epidemic.
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The European Union's (EU) legislature rebuked nationalist-ruled members Poland and Hungary on Friday for flouting "European values" by pressing ahead with an election and assuming extra powers respectively during the coronavirus crisis.more
Spanish tennis player Garbine Muguruza, winner of two Grand Slam tournaments, admitted that although she is missing tennis in the era of the coronavirus pandemic, she does not complain about excess free time. She cooks and arranges puzzles.more
At the time of the coronavirus, the Swedish princess Zofia, wife of Prince Karol Filip, after completing a three-day medical course, began working in one of the hospitals in Stockholm. Her tasks include helping the sick and cleaning up.more
Prime Minister Edouard Philippe did not dispel the doubts of many French people about quarantine lifting related to the coronavirus epidemic - we read in the editorial commentary of today's issue of "Le Figaro", referring to Philippe's press conference.more
Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has been using some of his spare time in lockdown to teach British kids how to speak Spanish. The Argentina international has been signed up by the BBC as part of its home-schooling initiative while educational establishments are closed during the coronavirus pandemic.more
Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza confirmed today that the country will be entering the second phase of fighting the epidemic from May, i.e. the stage of easing restrictions. "But I want one thing to be clear; the battle is not yet won," he said in a radio interview.more
From today, passengers can enter London buses only through the middle door. This is to improve the protection of drivers against infection. This means that bus travel has become free, because the city card readers are located next to the drivers.more
More than 40,000 people in the U.S. have been killed by the coronavirus since the outbreak began, according to Johns Hopkins University. Nearly 800,000 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the U.S.more
No date can yet be set for re-opening schools in England, the Education Secretary has said, following reports children could be back in the classroom in just three weeks.more
Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan handed out meals to sick people in Los Angeles, in their first known public activity since moving to California at the start of the state's coronavirus lockdown.more
According to the Business Center Club survey, which covered 600 companies in mid-April, over 70% companies intend to take advantage of the government's assistance package in combating the pandemic crisis - writes Monday "Rzeczpospolita".more