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Due to the pandemic, every ninth employee changed the form of employment with an employer. Most often, Poles switched from a mandate contract or a specific task to an employment contract - according to a survey commissioned by the Personnel Service. The oldest employees were the least likely to change.more

During the coronavirus pandemic, the number of European Union citizens applying for benefits in the UK has doubled, with concerns that some of them receive benefits from their countries of origin, reports the Daily Telegraph.more

To control the coronavirus, at least 90 percent of the population must be vaccinated, said Gianni Rezza, head of the prevention department at the Italian Ministry of Health. Italy is close to this ceiling; after two doses of the vaccine it is 82 percent. inhabitants of the country.more

Covid cases will plummet to just 5,000 a day by Christmas without ‘Plan B’ restrictions, according to new modelling seen by the Government.more

NHS staff have been warned they could face a mandatory requirement to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said he is “leaning towards” making the jabs compulsory for staff in England, with around 100,000 NHS workers not fully vaccinated.more

New rules allowing travellers returning to England to take lateral flow tests instead of more expensive PCR tests have come into force. Fully-vaccinated people arriving from a non-red list country can now use a lateral flow test on, or before, day two of their return.more

New coronavirus infections in the Netherlands jumped 44% in the week through Tuesday, forcing several hospitals in the country to cut back on regular care to deal with a rising number of COVID-19 cases.more

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said "strong investment in public services" will be at the heart of his plans for rebuilding the economy when he sets out his Budget next week.more

The amendment to the ordinance of the minister of health on the COVID-19 prevention method was published in the Journal of Laws on Friday. It shows that people who started vaccination against coronavirus outside Poland can take the second dose in our country and obtain the EU COVID-19 certificate.more

A team of researchers has launched a mobile phone app to listen to users’ voices and coughs in order to detect whether they are infected with the novel coronavirus.more

Unvaccinated people in Austria could face new lockdown restrictions if coronavirus case numbers continue to rise, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said.more

Although most adults agree measures such as social distancing and mask-wearing to slow the spread of Covid are important, fewer adults in Britain are still doing it, latest figures reveal. more

Family doctors secretly vaccinate against the coronavirus in the town of Staphorst in the Netherlands, located in the so-called Bible Belt. "Some residents want to take a drug against the coronavirus, but are afraid of the judgment of the religious community" - explains Dr. Reza Pezeshki Nia, quoted by RTL Nieuwmore

A decision on the possible EU approval of Russia's Covid-19 Sputnik V vaccine will not be made until the first quarter of 2022 at the earliest, Reuters reported yesterday, citing an anonymous source linked to the European Medicines Agency (EMA).more

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported that the Covid-19 pandemic will last a year longer than it could have if the world's poorer countries had received the necessary amount of vaccines. In addition, WHO estimates that between 80,000 and 180,000 medical workers from around the world have died from Covid-19 between January 2020 and May this year.more

"At the moment, there are absolutely no indications that a new lockdown will be needed in the UK in winter," said Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday. But he added that the government will do whatever it takes to protect people.more

With the end of free coronavirus testing and the introduction of paid testing, there is an increase in crimes related to the falsification of and trafficking in vaccination certificates in several states. Some of the forged certificates point to professional forgers, the North Rhine-Westphalia Criminal Police office reported.more

Australia's second largest city Melbourne and the state of Victoria are lifting the lockdown after 77 days, Reuters reported today. The city has been locked in lockdown six times since March last year; in total it lasted almost nine months - 262 days, a world record.more

A booster dose of Pfizer/BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine showed high efficacy against the virus, including the Delta variant, in a phase III trial, it was reported yesterday. The study was conducted on a sample of 10,000 participants over the age of 16, and the effectiveness was 95.6 per cent.more

At this stage of the pandemic, it is too early to shake hands, according to hygiene expert Carlo Signorelli of the University of Milan. In his opinion, collective immunity is still a long way off.more

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved boosters for those who received the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccines while authorising anyone eligible for an extra dose to receive a brand different from that used in their original inoculation.more

More than 50,000 Covid cases have been recorded in the UK for the first time since 17 July. Amid calls for more restrictions, Boris Johnson urged people to come forward for booster jabs when their time comes.more

From 24 October, travellers to the Netherlands from Poland must show a certificate of vaccination against Covid-19 or a negative coronavirus test, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs says.more

Households could be banned from mixing under a potential ‘Plan C’ for winter, it has been reported. Cabinet Office officials are said to be discussing proposals for a clamp down on socialising if booster jabs don’t bring the virus under control by Christmas.more

The health service in England has launched its annual recruitment drive after experiencing one of its busiest ever summers.more