A new University of Chicago study has found that the drug masitinib may be effective in treating COVID-19. The drug, which has undergone several clinical trials for human conditions but has not yet received approval to treat humans, inhibited the replication of SARS-CoV-2 in human cell cultures and in a mouse model, leading to much lower viral loads.more
Boris Johnson has decided not to travel abroad for his summer holidays and will instead take a “staycation” in the UK later this month, The Telegraph understands.more
Full vaccination for travel is probably going to feature ‘forever more’ and most countries will require it for entry, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps expects.more
As the vaccination campaign against Covid-19 progresses and despite the increase in infections caused by the Delta variant of the coronavirus, some European countries are loosening sanitary restrictions. They were completely abolished in England, abolition in Scotland and easing in Portugal announced.more
Older workers were on Tuesday encouraged to return to the workplace as they have an “obligation” to pass on their knowledge and skills to younger employees.more
UK experts are set to recommend all 16 and 17-year-olds should be offered a Covid vaccine, the BBC has been told. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation stopped short of making the move last month, saying it was still assessing the benefits and risks.more
Thousands of Italians who have vaccinated against Covid-19 outside the EU, where they work and study, have yet to receive a pass, which will be mandatory in Italy from tomorrow at many public places. The Italian authorities have promised to solve the problem.more
Britain recorded 29,312 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, up from 21,691 a day earlier, and 119 deaths, lower than the 138 reported on Tuesday, official data showed.more
Germans will be required to wear masks on public transport and in shops until next spring, including for vaccinated people, according to a leaked health ministry report.more
Fully-vaccinated people have an around 50 to 60% reduced risk of infection from the Delta coronavirus variant, including those who are asymptomatic, a large English coronavirus prevalence study found on Wednesday.more
W Hiszpanii przybywa regionów, w których wejście do placówek gastronomicznych wiąże się z koniecznością pokazania dokumentów potwierdzających zaszczepienie przeciw Covid-19 lub pokazania negatywnych wyników testów. W Portugalii zasada ta obowiązuje we wszystkich lokalach, ale jedynie w weekend.more
The Lambda variant of the coronavirus, first detected in Peru and now spreading in South America, is highly infectious and much more resistant to vaccines than the original version of the virus, Japanese scientists said.more
Most of the population will receive a third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in 2022. Earlier, this fall, an additional preparation will be offered to people at risk, the Swedish Public Health Authority announced.more
New York City is to require customers and staff of restaurants, gyms and other indoor businesses to have had Covid-19 vaccinations. The policy is to encourage more residents to get vaccinated as the Delta variant spreads in the city and across the US.more
Britain on Tuesday reported 138 deaths within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test, and another 21,691 infections. The reported deaths is higher than Monday's 24 but that figure has previously been elevated on Tuesdays, owing to reporting patterns in hospitals after the weekend.more
An Israeli scientist says Covid-19 can be treated for less than $ 1 a day. The so-called A double-blind study has shown that the cheap drug ivermectin shortens the duration of the disease and reduces the infectivity, reports the Israeli daily The Jerusalem Post on its website.more
In people vaccinated against Covid-19, the coronavirus will only stop for a few days in the nose and nasopharynx if it becomes infected, according to the daily Corriere della Sera. 12 percent are at risk of infection. people after the vaccine.more
A proposal to create an "amber watchlist" of countries at risk of moving to red in the travel traffic light system has been abandoned, government sources have told the BBC.more
