In Paris, from Friday, December 31, it will be mandatory to wear masks outside to counter the wave of infections with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, announced the police prefecture of the French capital.more
Avoid contact with unvaccinated people, do not clink glasses with toast, do not give yourself a phone to make wishes - here are tips on how to safely spend New Year's Eve in the age of Omikron. They are published in the Italian press.more
In the last 24 hours, 183,037 new coronavirus infections were detected in the UK, by nearly 50,000. more than the day before - state government statistics. For the second consecutive day, the number of infections in the UK is at its highest since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.more
Six of Spain's 17 Autonomous Communities have agreed to restrict the operating hours of catering and entertainment establishments. All these regions, located in the northern part of the country, have been fighting the escalating Covid-19 pandemic for several weeks.more
129,471 coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the highest number since the start of the pandemic in Great Britain, reported in London. The previous highest rate was recorded on Saturday, December 24, with 122,186 new infections.more
The Greek authorities announced that additional pandemic restrictions will apply from January 3 after the country's record daily increase in coronavirus infections was confirmed, which amounted to 9,284 cases. 66 more people from Covid-19 died.more
Stringent measures to combat the pandemic are once again in force in Austria since 27 December. The catering industry will be particularly affected by the restrictions, and the organizers of mass events, including New Year's events, will also be felt - informs the Puls24 portal. Meanwhile, in Vienna, Omikron is already responsible for most of the new infections.more
New Year’s Eve parties have been given the green light in England as ministers announced there will be no new coronavirus restrictions imposed before the end of 2021.more
Church limits, restrictions on the number of guests in houses, closed restaurants and canceled all events - this was what Christmas in the Netherlands looked like. The New Year is going to be similar.more
US scientists estimate that in the worst case scenario in the coming months there could be the deadliest wave of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, the US medical portal Stat News reported yesterday.more
In the face of the spread of the highly infectious variant of the coronavirus Omikron, the French government decided yesterday to introduce further restrictions for the next three weeks. However, it was not decided to have a curfew on New Year's Eve.more
A trial administration of a fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to 150 people has begun at a hospital in Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv. The study is designed to assess the efficacy and safety of a second booster dose and the overall need for a fourth injection.more
The medical services of Spain confirmed the presence in the country, mainly in its northern part, of simultaneous infection with two variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus: Delta and Omikron.more
Police in Germany, the police have so far detected over 11,000. cases of false Covid-19 vaccination passports; the number of frauds in this area has increased noticeably since November, informs "Tageszeitung", which collected data from the State Criminal Police Offices (LKA) of all federal states.more
The risk of treatment with Covid-19 in intensive care units is 85 times higher for unvaccinated people over 80 years of age than for those vaccinated with three doses, the Italian Institute of Healthcare presented yesterday. more
50 percent of Poles support the possibility of introducing mandatory vaccinations for all adult Poles. Opponents of mandatory vaccinations are 43 percent of Poles, according to the Kantar poll.more
Low-cost airline Ryanair has made changes to the communications network from Poland – from January 2022, the carrier will remove at least 70 routes, and they will be excluded from the schedule for about 3-4 weeks.more
Crystal Palace boss Patrick Viera has tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of this afternoon’s Boxing Day clash with Tottenham. Viera is self-isolating and will not be present in the dugout at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with assistant manager Osian Roberts to take charge.more
France and Italy logged the highest number of new coronavirus cases on Saturday. French health authorities say they confirmed 104,611 new cases on Saturday. Italy reported 54,762 new cases, also renewing the country's record for three days in a row.more
Aston Villa’s head coach, Steven Gerrard, will miss the club’s next two Premier League games after testing positive for Covid-19. Gerrard will not be in the dugout for the Boxing Day fixture at home to Chelsea or Tuesday’s trip to Leeds.more
More than 6,000 flights have been cancelled worldwide over the long Christmas weekend and thousands more were delayed, according to a tracking website, as the highly infectious Omicron variant brings holiday hurt to millions.more
