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Some people hide behind windbreaks, walk around the hotel corridors wearing gloves and voluntarily present a vaccination certificate. Others need to be reminded to put on their masks in the queue for the smorgasbord. Poles on vacation in the face of the pandemic are almost divided in half, but they do not react as extreme as last year, according to the Noclegi.pl survey.more

For Ugur Sahin, vaccination is “individual responsibility”. And to advocate an approach based on transparency and education rather than obligation.more

England will move to the final stage of easing Covid restrictions on 19 July, ministers have confirmed. It means almost all legal restrictions on social contact will be removed.more

If you are less focused on climbing the corporate ladder since the coronavirus crisis forced more of us to work from home, you are not alone.more

The number of people infected with the coronavirus in Germany has increased by 53% during the last week - reported today the Berlin Institute of Robert Koch (RKI). This is the sixth consecutive week that the number of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 is increasing in the country.more

People should continue to work from home for the next four to six weeks if they are able to do so amid surging cases of coronavirus, a key figure at Public Health England has urged.more

Most Brits got wealthier during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research shows, boosted by increased savings and surging house prices. more

A pub chain has advised staff to delete the NHS Covid app over concerns they will be pinged and forced to self-isolate. more

Nearly three-quarters of Poles expect the fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, which will begin in autumn, according to the IBRiS survey for the Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita".more

The crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas cheered against COVID-19 vaccinations, drawing concern from Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert.more

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to confirm later the plan to lift almost all legal restrictions on social contact in England on 19 July.more

Rapid Dose Therapeutics has announced that it is testing a vaccine that resembles breath freshening leaves from one of the popular cosmetic brands. The vaccine is supposed to dissolve in the mouth in 11 seconds.more

We are halfway to achieving population resistance - said the former head of GIS, Dr. Andrzej Trybusz, MD, in an interview with PAP. The expert noted that immunity after COVID-19 infection is less stable than after vaccination.more

Delta, the most contagious variant of the coronavirus to date, is present in nearly one hundred countries around the world and is a serious threat to Europe. Scientists warn that the unvaccinated and partially vaccinated people are at greatest risk.more

People returning to England from abroad could face peak-time airport queues of up to six hours when travel measures are eased, a union has warned.more

Face masks will continue to be required by law in some settings in Wales as long as Covid remains a threat. The Welsh government has said face coverings in Wales would still be mandatory on public transport and in health and social care settings.more

Portugal received 6.5 million non-resident tourists in 2020, an “unprecedented” drop of 73.7 percent compared to the previous year (after an increase of 7.9 percent in 2019).more

At least 20 Belgian youngsters who this week became infected with the coronavirus have flown back to Belgium, although it was already known in Spain that they tested positivemore

People should continue using the NHS Covid contact tracing app in England and Wales and isolate when asked to do so, Downing Street has said. more

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has rejected suggestions that one day his country's population will be 100 percent vaccinated. "No country will reach 100 percent. We cannot fully eliminate the coronavirus, that is a myth," he stressed.more

In much of the Italian press the European Championship final is seen as a test of national resolve and character. Some Italians still feel looked down upon and patronised by the British and there is huge pride not only that Italy has gone through to the Euro 2020 final, but that the tennis player Matteo Berrettini is in the final of Wimbledon.more

A new study, published in Nature, has concluded that this variant of the coronavirus was barely sensitive to one dose of vaccine and can evade antibodies that target certain parts of the virus.more

British xxperts are almost evenly split on whether to administer coronavirus vaccinations to teenagers as alarm mounts on the continent about a possible fourth wave of infections. more

Kazunori Takishima's Olympic dream of setting a world record - a plan that had cost him almost $40,000 - ended this week when organisers said spectators would be banned for most of the Games events.more

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced a number of measures Friday to curb a rapid spike in coronavirus infections in the country, including closing discos and nightclubs and curbing restaurant hours.more