A nationwide lockdown for all residents has been in force in Austria since Monday due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The decision to introduce the blockade is explained by the government with record increases in the number of coronavirus infections. The lockdown will last at least 10 days, and may be extended to 20 if necessary.more
Over 30,000 People protested on the streets of Brussels yesterday against government-imposed restrictions to counter the rising tide of coronavirus infections. There were clashes with the police who used a water cannon.more
Regular lifestyle, regular hours of sleep, hobbies, exercise, avoiding the computer and bad news - such behaviors have so far helped Poles to maintain a good mood during the COVID-19 epidemic.more
Six months after being fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the vaccine's effectiveness in preventing infection drops from 95 to 82 percent, the Italian Institute of Healthcare said in a report. It also recorded a high percentage of hospitalizations and deaths among unvaccinated people.more
"What has really changed the situation in the UK is our booster program - our hugely successful booster program - which has already delivered nearly 15 million booster vaccinations, which is about a quarter of the population over the age of 12," he stressed .more
After the riots in Rotterdam on Friday, yesterday night there were further clashes between opponents of the pandemic restrictions with the police in several Dutch cities.more
During the last day in Spain, over 6.6 thousand were recorded. daily coronavirus infections, i.e. by over 2.5 thousand more than during the previous 24 hours, the country's regional medical service said.more
In the UK, the number of detected coronavirus infections has started to rise noticeably again, and with them the fear that reintroducing restrictions before winter - which the government has refrained from for the time being - may be inevitable.more
Many Dutch people deliberately contract the coronavirus in order to obtain a sanitary pass, reports the NOS portal. The police recently closed down over a dozen websites that offered the possibility of being infected with Covid-19.more
The authorities of Navarre and Galicia in northern Spain yesterday announced new sanitary restrictions as the pandemic escalates in these regions. Other communities to announce restrictions soon are Valencia, Catalonia and Murcia in the east of the country.more
The Danish and Norwegian governments yesterday announced tightening coronavirus restrictions. In both countries, record-high rates of Covid-19 cases have been recorded in recent days.more
Belgium national team and Manchester City player Kevin De Bruyne, one of the best midfielders in the world, has tested positive for COVID-19, the news was announced by English champions coach Josep Guardiola.more
EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has issued advice on the use of Lagevrio (also known as molnupiravir or MK 4482) for the treatment of COVID-19. The medicine, which is currently not authorised in the EU, can be used to treat adults with COVID-19 who do not require supplemental oxygen and who are at increased risk of developing severe COVID-19. more
Around midnight, the situation in the center of Rotterdam was calmed down after demonstrators against the pandemic restrictions attacked officers on Friday night. A police spokesman confirmed that "officers fired on protesters in self-defense."more
Between 10 and 14 Dutch tourists escaped from quarantine in Navas del Madrono in western Spain when six of them were diagnosed with Covid-19. Now they are wanted by the police.more
The UK's Health Safety Agency recommends that children 12-17 years old who are diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 should be vaccinated against COVID-19 twelve, not four weeks after being infected.more
Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announced that the nationwide lockdown will begin next Monday, which will last at least until December 12 and may be extended. In addition, it was announced that vaccination against Covid-19 will be mandatory from February 2022.more
Scientific data show that vaccines are extremely effective in countering the serious course of Covid-19, including hospitalizations and death, European Commission spokesman Stefan De Keersmaecker said in Brussels.more
The results of more than 30 independent studies from around the world have proven that wearing masks reduces the incidence of Covid-19 by 53 per cent and is the most effective non-pharmacological method to combat the coronavirus pandemic, The Guardian newspaper reported today.more
Upper Austria and Salzburg - the regions in Austria most affected by the pandemic - want to impose a lockdown on all inhabitants. This was announced today by the prime ministers of these federal states, informs the Kurier portal.more
According to AstraZeneca's six-month follow-up study, the antibody-containing drug developed by the company is 83 percent effective. in reducing the risk of developing symptomatic Covid-19, said the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company.more
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported that the number of deaths due to SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection in Europe has increased by 5 per cent over the past week. Thus, the Old Continent is the only region in the world where Covid-19-related deaths are increasing.more
The Delta variety sub-variant, known as AY.4.2, is currently responsible for 12 percent. infections detected in the UK are less symptomatic but easier to spread, according to a study by the Imperial College of London.more
