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For fear of a new variant of the Omikron coronavirus, from Monday, December 20, Germany is introducing a two-week quarantine obligation for people coming from the UK, including those vaccinated and cured of Covid-19, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported.more

Additional pandemic restrictions are inevitable due to the rapidly spreading Omikron, otherwise the NHS is in danger of collapsing, London Mayor Sadiq Khan said in an interview with the BBC today.more

In the face of soaring levels of infections with the Omikron coronavirus variant, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced the introduction of a hard nationwide lockdown from today.more

The UK's top civil servant has stepped aside from his role leading an inquiry into Downing Street lockdown parties, after it emerged an event was held in his own office. Simon Case had been due to report on claims Covid rules were broken at events for staff last year.more

Scientists consider a scratchy throat a typical symptom of the Omikron coronavirus variant, the British "Independent" reports on Friday.more

Seven people have already died in the UK from the Omikron coronavirus variant, and the number of detected cases has increased by more than 10,000 compared to the previous day's balance, the British Health Safety Agency (UKHSA) reported yesterday.more

The advice from England's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty comes after Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon "strongly advised" people to reduce contact with other households. more

93,045 coronavirus infections were detected in the UK in the past 24 hours, which is the third consecutive day with the highest daily balance of infections since the start of the pandemic, the report said. 3,201 new cases of the Omikron variant were foundmore

The Epidemic Management (OMT) team has recommended the government to immediately implement a complete lockdown due to the rapidly spreading variant of the coronavirus Omikron. An extraordinary cabinet meeting on this issue will be held today.more

The Swiss government announced on Friday that it is tightening pandemic restrictions and ordering a total of 14 million doses of Moderna and Pfizer / BioNTech vaccines for 2022. From Monday to January 24, a covid passport will be in force in many confined spaces.more

According to the latest data from the European Commission, Denmark and Portugal (over 80%) have the highest number of people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in the EU. Poland with almost 55 percent. vaccinated is in one of the last places.more

Dog owners are doing better mentally than others during a pandemic, according to the latest research from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This group has a much lower rate of depression than people without dogs.more

The rules for entering France from Great Britain change from midnight on Friday to Saturday and they also apply to Poles living permanently in Great Britain - reminds the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in London on social media.more

Austria suspends the lockdown for the unvaccinated during Christmas. This will enable them to meet in groups of up to 10 people on three days of Christmas (December 24-26), as well as on New Year's Eve, said Health Minister Wolfgang Mueckstein and Family Minister Susanne Raab.more

According to British experts, the Omikron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus may force the cancellation of up to 100,000 in their country this winter. optional surgical procedures. The reason is the occupied beds in hospitals.more

The number of people infected with the Omikron variant increased tenfold in Amsterdam in a few days. On Monday, 2.5 percent were infected with this variant of the coronavirus. of all infected people, and yesterday already 25 percent.more

There was another suspicion that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had broken or allowed a breach of the covid restrictions on Downing Street. This time it's about the first lockdown last spring.more

US President Joe Biden has warned that the Omikron coronavirus variant is now in the country and "will begin to circulate faster and faster throughout the United States." He also called on Americans to get vaccinated or boosted by those who are already vaccinated with two doses.more

Another record number of coronavirus infections have been reported in the UK. In the last 24 hours, 88,376 were detected - almost 10,000 more than the highest ever tally, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) reported yesterday.more

Molnupiravir, an oral drug for Covid-19 from Merck & Co. - was provided by the Danish health service. Thus, Denmark became the first country in the European Union to officially authorize the use of this drug.more

Since the beginning of December, protests against pandemic restrictions have increased significantly in Germany. In terms of the number of demonstrations and participants, almost all federal states have seen an increase of up to three times, the RND portal wrote yesterday.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was not "silently introducing a lockdown in England" and explained that he was not calling for the cancellation of Christmas meetings but for caution.more

Used by ancient Greek people, a drug derived from saffron can increase the effectiveness of treatment for patients with severe symptoms of Covid-19 disease and reduce mortality resulting from the condition by up to half, according to research by Prof Ami Schattner of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.more

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has decided to cancel a traditional pre-Christmas dinner with the wider family due to the rising number of coronavirus infections in the UK, media reported yesterday, citing sources in the royal court.more

Checks were stepped up today at Rome's Fiumicino airport following the entry into force of the requirement to show a negative coronavirus test result when entering from all European Union countries. This requirement also applies to those who have been fully vaccinated.more