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Italy has become the first European country to make COVID-19 health passes mandatory for all workers. The Italian government approved a new measure on Thursday that makes digital vaccine certificates compulsory for both public and private sectors.more

Research on the efficacy of vaccination against COVID-19 does not support the idea of giving a third dose to the general public at this point. Vaccination is a powerful protection against severe disease for all major variants of the virus, the researchers say in The Lancet.more

People who are not fully-vaccinated will be barred from indoor events with crowds of 500 or more, under a ‘Plan B’ if there is a Covid surge this winter.more

Unvaccinated travellers face having to take two PCR tests after arriving in the UK from any other country, according to reports.more

Most people believe that employees will not return to the office full-time after the coronavirus pandemic, a study commissioned by the BBC showed.more

Portugal has the highest percentage of the population fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in the world. To date, more than 80 percent have completed vaccinations. residents of the country - informed the General Directorate of Health (DGS) in Lisbon, which is part of the health ministry.more

Wagamama owner The Restaurant Group (TRG) hailed “good progress” over the past half-year as it said very strong trading since reopening venues has seen it upgrade its earnings targets. more

Sadiq Khan has called on the Government to introduce emergency visas to solve labour shortages in London. A combination of factors including post-Brexit immigration rules, the Covid-19 pandemic and an ageing workforce has put “a huge strain” on certain industries, Mr Khan said in a speech on Tuesday.more

If no action is taken, the number of hospitalizations for Covid-19 could rise to between 2,000 and as much as 7,000 a day in England, warned the UK government's scientific crisis advisory board SAGE.more

The Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, announced yesterday about the lifting of the 1.5-meter requirement, which was introduced in connection with the Covid-19 pandemic. From September 25, you will need to show your coronavirus vaccination certificate or negative test result in your country before entering a restaurant, cinema or theater.more

Health Secretary Sajid Javid has issued a fresh appeal to people in the public eye not to spread “untruths” about the Covid vaccines. Mr Javid said the vaccine were saving lives and that it was important not to undermine public confidence in the programme.more

From today, the obligation to vaccinate health care workers against the coronavirus comes into force. Unvaccinated persons may be suspended from duties. Yesterday, opponents of the order staged demonstrations against compulsory vaccinations.more

Less than 3.5 percent of 1.5 billion Africans have been vaccinated against Covid-19, far below the official 60% target. warned John Nkengasong, director of the African Center for Disease Control.more

More than a third of workers in Germany would like to continue working from home even after the pandemic ends. This is a big increase compared to the study at the beginning of the quarantine, informs the RND portal.more

Brexit controls on food and animal products that were due to come into effect in January are being postponed until July 2022 because of the potential impact on businesses, the British government has announced.more

Average house price growth was more than twice as high in advanced economies than in developing countries, according to Knight Frank.more

Johnson was setting out plan for tackling Covid over winter in a briefing with Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance. PM adds he can't 'rule out completely' the possibility of mandating vaccine passports.more

The third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine will begin next week in the UK, Health Minister Sajid Javid announced. He added that it is possible to restore some restrictions if the epidemic situation worsens in autumn and winter.more

The British government terminated the contract with the French company Valneva for the supply of 100 million vaccines against Covid-19, the company said. Small vaccines to be produced at her facility in Scotland.more

A third booster shot for the general population is not required as COVID-19 vaccines are effective enough at preventing severe illness, according to a report published by The Lancet on Monday.more

Children aged 12 to 15 can be offered Covid vaccinations, the UK’s four chief medical officers have decided, saying the likely impact in reducing disruption to schools meant such a plan could be clinically justified.more

During the Covid-19 pandemic, employers in Spain refrain from concluding long-term employment contracts with employees, according to data published yesterday by the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy in Madrid.more

The lockdown of Australia's capital Canberra has been extended for another month and will last at least until mid-October. "This is the safest solution. It will allow us to celebrate Christmas without risk" - said the head of the government of the capital Andrew Barr.more

Guidance to work from home and the mandatory use of face masks are likely to be retained as options in the Covid winter plan due to be set out by Boris Johnson. more

Fully vaccinated people accounted for just over 1%. of all those who died from Covid-19 in England in the first half of the year, with most contracting the infection before they were fully immune, the National Statistics Office reported.more