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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a significant increase in the percentage of pregnant women suffering from depression and anxiety states, a study by British scientists published in the journal BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth revealed.more

Countries in Europe have a unique opportunity to take control of the coronavirus and this opportunity cannot be missed - said the regional director of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Europe, Dr. Hans Kluge.more

Two-thirds of the surveyed Poles admitted that in 2021 they performed, inter alia, morphology or verified blood sugar levels - according to the Nationale-Nederlanden survey. 42 percent of the respondents stated that they periodically examine their own breasts or testicles.more

In Italy, an important change to the regulations on the Covid-19 pass enters into force tomorrow for foreign tourists. Tourists, also from Poland, who, in the light of Italian regulations, have an invalid Green Pass, because more than six months have passed since the second dose of the vaccine or recovered, will be able to enter anywhere with the test result.more

The injunction to wear protective masks in the streets will no longer apply in Spain on Tuesday, the country's minister of health, Carolina Darias, announced today. This restriction was introduced in December 2021 due to the record number of daily coronavirus infections, exceeding 150,000.more

The UK yesterday approved for use a vaccine against Covid-19 developed by US company Novavax. It is the fifth formulation approved by the UK's drug regulator MHRA, but the first based on proteins.more

The Omicron BA.2 subvariant has already been detected in five African countries - Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Senegal and South Africa, World Health Organization (WHO) expert Dr Nicksy Gumede-Moeletsi reported yesterday. The new reports are very worrying because they indicate that the sub-variant is more difficult to detect than the "original" version of Omicron, BA.1, she added.more

Every hospital and medical centre in London is in an area classified by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as having toxic air pollution, data shows.more

The British government, as part of the Covid-19 life plan, intends to stop publishing daily statistics of infected, hospitalized and dead from coronavirus by Easter at the latest, the i reported, citing a government source.more

In many countries, the wave of infections caused by the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has not yet reached its peak and restrictions should not be lifted prematurely, WHO representatives warned today. The announcement of a victory over the Covid-19 pandemic is premature, added WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus himself.more

The sanitary services in Germany reported to the Institute of Robert Koch (RKI) 208,498 new cases of coronavirus infection - the highest number since the start of the pandemic. Nevertheless, Justice Minister Marco Buschmann maintains the prospect of easing pandemic restrictions in March.more

The Norwegian government has announced the lifting of most of the country's epidemic restrictions. However, it will still be recommended to wear masks in crowded places and in public transport.more

From today in French city centers, it will no longer be necessary to wear masks in open public spaces. The obligation to work remotely is also abolished, but will still be recommended. Seat limits during mass events will also cease to apply.more

Starting today, the validity of UE Covid Certificates (UCC) will be reduced to 270 days, both those issued after vaccination in the basic schedule and after booster and additional doses. The new guidelines have been prepared based on the position of the Medical Council.more

The British government yesterday backed away from a plan to introduce mandatory Covid-19 vaccination for health care workers in England. Health Minister Sajid Javid said the matter would be consulted again.more

Poles' spending on dietary supplements increased by half a billion in 2021. Efficient industry marketing and growing care for health will also stimulate sales this year - we read in today's Rzeczpospolita.more

The obligation to wear masks outdoors has been extended in Italy until February 10; discos will also continue to be closed until that day. The regulation was signed yesterday by Health Minister Roberto Speranza. In doing so, he extended the regulations that had been in place until the end of January.more

More Londoners pound the streets and hit the parks to keep fit - running more than anywhere else in the UK, a new study has found.more

There is a loneliness pandemic in Germany, and the Covid-19 epidemic and the associated isolation only exacerbate this phenomenon, warns the German Social Association (SoVD). The organization calls for a national summit on loneliness.more

Research on Covid-19 drugs for children is already underway - said Dr. Lidia Stopyra, head of the infectious diseases and paediatrics department at the Żeromski in Krakow. She added that "it may be possible to control the pandemic with vaccinations," and drugs may not be needed in children.more

The slogan of the 30th Grand Finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, which begins today, is "See through your eyes". This year's collection aims to ensure the highest standards of diagnostics and treatment of eyesight in children.more

The new draft covid legislation completely ignores vaccinations and instead relies on testing and questionable compensation claims, which will do nothing to reduce infections in workplaces, employer organizations said yesterday. They called for the possibility of verifying employee vaccinations.more

Yesterday's lifting of almost all covid restrictions in England is a symbolically important moment, but in practice little has changed. If one were unaware of this fact, one might not even notice the difference.more

Researchers at George Washington University have developed a rapid blood test that detects SARS-CoV-2 infection and predicts whether the course of the disease will be severe. The results of the study were published in the journal PLOS One.more

Germany's health ministry has confirmed that the discrepancy between the number of digital vaccination certificates and doses administered for Covid-19 is in the tens of millions. The reason for this is not false vaccination cards or unreported vaccinations, the ministry believes. The case was described yesterday by "Die Welt".more