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The threat level of coronavirus in the UK has been raised to four on a five-point scale due to the spread of the Omikron variant, it was reported yesterday.more

The problems of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, related to allegations of breaking covid restrictions last year, are deepening. The Sunday Mirror has posted a photo showing that he personally participated in the Downing Street Christmas quiz.more

"It is worth vaccinating children, because it is not true that children always go through COVID-19 gently" - said the president of Warsaw Family Physicians, Dr. Michał Sutkowski. He added that there are definitely more children in hospitals than there were in previous waves.more

Five months after taking the second dose of the vaccine, its effectiveness in preventing both symptomatic and asymptomatic infection drops from 74 to 39 percent, the latest findings from the Italian Health Institute, presented yesterday.more

During the holidays, traveling around Europe is facilitated by the EU vaccination certificate, the acquisition of immunity after an infection, or a coronavirus test result. However, additional restrictions await Poles going to Portugal, the Czech Republic, Germany, Switzerland, Greece, Norway and Malta.more

Another 633 cases of the Omikron variant have been confirmed in the UK, which means another day with a record increase, the British Health Safety Agency (UKHSA) reported yesterday. There are already 1,898 of them in total.more

The Omicron variant is spreading faster and faster in the Netherlands, and the process is difficult to control, alarms the National Institute of Public Health (RIVM), which has already confirmed nearly eighty infections with this coronavirus variant.more

COVID-19 cases are sweeping Europe once again — here is a breakdown of how each country has reacted to the surge. It comes amid the emergence of the new Omicron variant, first detected in South Africa.more

Omicron could cause between 25,000 and 75,000 deaths in England over the next five months without tougher Covid restrictions, experts have told the government.more

Poland’s health minister on Tuesday announced a spate of new coronavirus restrictions in response to a persistently high daily number of infections and the threat from the new, highly transmissible strain of the virus, omicron. more

Tottenham Hotspur's clash on Sunday with Brighton & Hove Albion has been postponed by the Premier League, it was announced on Thursday, following a severe coronavirus outbreak among Antonio Conte's squad, hours after the club's Europa Conference League tie against Stade Rennais was also called off.more

Having two doses of a Covid vaccine offers less defence against symptomatic infection from the Omicron variant than with Delta, experts have said, although a booster jab raises protection considerably.more

Polish children, aged 5-11, can receive their first Covid-19 vaccine shots from December 16, a Health Ministry spokesman has said.more

In Spain, the number of coronavirus infections has exceeded 305 per 100,000 citizens, putting the country today at a level of high health risk not seen since August this year.more

The UK has recorded the highest number of daily Covid-19 cases in almost a year. Cases have surged with a further 58,194 lab-confirmed cases of the virus as of 9am on Friday (December 10), the Government said.more

Reservations for Christmas Eve soirees are being cancelled in restaurants in the Netherlands, reports daily De Telegraaf. Until December 18, restaurants in the country must close at 5pm, but the government has repeatedly hinted that the evening lockdown will be extended.more

In Poland, the fight against the fourth wave of the pandemic is ongoing. From December 15, the limits of people in transport, restaurants, cinemas and theaters will change. In addition, every person who arrives in Poland from outside the Schengen area will have to undergo a test - regardless of whether they have been vaccinated or not.more

Over the course of the pandemic, we’ve written some headlines that we’d never have expected to write. more

Scotland is facing a "tsunami" of Omicron infections, which is likely to displace Delta as the dominant variant of the coronavirus within days, the local government's chief executive Nicola Sturgeon warned today. As a result, she announced new, stricter quarantine rules.more

The Government is already working on ‘Plan C’ restrictions that could be introduced in the New Year if Omicron cases continue to surge, according to reports. more

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the Länder prime ministers are not ruling out the possibility of adopting further tightened regulations before Christmas to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, but no new decisions were taken at yesterday's meeting.more

Another record of infections with the Omikron variant was recorded in Great Britain. In the last 24 hours, 249 of them were added, which means that there are already 817 of them, the British Health Safety Agency (UKHSA) reported yesterday.more

Three alleged Christmas parties last year while the UK was under covid restrictions will be investigated by civil service chief Simon Case, it was reported today.more

At its peak, the number of infections with the Omikron variant in the UK may be much higher than it was in January this year, when the second wave of the pandemic peaked, warned the UK government's SAGE Emergency Advisory Board.more

Brothels in the Dutch capital face a staff shortage and have to refuse 80% of services. customers - informs the AT5 television. The reason is the Covid-19 pandemic, during which many women have left the profession.more