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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 UK government was not properly prepared for a pandemic like Covid-19, a new report has found.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

The US has signed a $ 1 billion contract to purchase an antibody cocktail called sotrowimab from GSK (GlaxoSmithKline) and Vir Biotechnology for the early treatment of Covid-19, the Reuters Agency said.more

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has started evaluating the application for a conditional marketing authorization for Novavax against Covid-19 - Nuvaxovid.more

55 percent Dutch people support restrictions on people who have not taken the vaccine to protect against Covid-19, according to an I&O Research poll. Almost the same number of people (57%) do not trust the government's policy to fight the pandemic.more

The chief medical advisor to the US president, immunologist Dr. Antony Fauci said that the standard in the face of the impending increase in the incidence of Covid-19 should be a dose similar to the vaccine, the US television station ABC News reported.more

The UK's National Cybersecurity Center (NCSC) said it faced a record 777 cyber attacks last year, most of which were targeted at research into the coronavirus vaccine.more

Crowds may again come to this year's New Year's Eve party in Times Square, which is coming back "in full force," announced New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. He stipulated that the participants of the event must be fully vaccinated.more

After nearly two years of closure, the Indian government opened the country's borders to fully vaccinated foreign tourists, including from Poland, earlier this week, CNN reported.more

The DUP has said it will await details around proposals for mandatory vaccine passports in Northern Ireland before deciding whether to support the move.more

Pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced that it has applied to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval to use its drug Paxlovid to treat Covid-19, which has been tested to reduce the number of deaths and hospitalizations among people infected with the coronavirus.more

With the number of coronavirus infections rising again, the Irish government has announced the reintroduction of certain restrictions. Even though 93 percent. adult residents are vaccinated, Ireland now has one of the highest infection rates in the world.more

Scotland's vaccine passport scheme could be rolled out to cinemas, theatres and more hospitality venues from 6 December, the first minister has confirmed. more

Booster vaccination against COVID-19 provides "solid" protection against severe infection with VOC variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, at least in the medium term, according to a study published by The Lancet.more

For the first time since September, the rate of coronavirus infections in France has increased from 50 to 100 people per 100,000. residents within 7 days, the medical authorities said. Health Minister Olivier Veran called for continued vaccination and a booster dose against the coronavirus.more

In Ukraine, a record 838 people died as a result of Covid-19 during the last 24 hours, the Ukrainian Ministry of Health reported. This is the most since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suggested that soon the third dose of the vaccine, the so-called booster will be needed to consider someone fully vaccinated against Covid-19. He added that how many people will accept it depends on avoiding the lockdown.more

Spanish medical services had vaccinated nearly 91 percent with at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine by Monday. citizens, the health ministry said, indicating that over 89 percent of the population has already completed the full vaccination process.more

Self-isolation for people who test positive for Covid will be scrapped by next Spring, leaked documents suggest.more