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Until the end of July, Bar Fondamental with branches in Paris and Bordeaux offers customers a free mug of beer, provided they show proof of vaccination against Covid-19.more

Children aged 16 and 17 will be offered a Covid jab before they return for the new school year in September, reports claim. more

Italy becomes almost entirely a 'white zone' - the country's lowest-risk covid-19 category - with the nightly curfew no longer applying from Monday 21 June.more

Qatar will require spectators at the 2022 World Cup to have received coronavirus vaccines to get into games, the government has announcedmore

Burger giant McDonald's says it "is looking to fill 20,000 roles" across the UK and Ireland this year as part of plans to open 50 new outlets.more

Exposure to the rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of the common cold, can protect against infection by the virus which causes COVID-19, Yale researchers have found.more

Researchers from the Medical University of Warsaw examined selected elements of the diet and lifestyle of the adult Polish population before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Total fat consumption increased, smokers increased, but no increase in alcohol consumption was observed.more

The UK ‘may have to do further lockdowns this winter’, a top expert has warned. Dr Susan Hopkins from Public Health England said she hopes the current coronavirus wave ‘will not look the same as previous waves’, as the NHS continues to plough ahead with the vaccination programme.more

Let's not be afraid of COVID-19 vaccines. If we are to be afraid of something, it is only that, being unvaccinated, we will bring the risk of infection and serious consequences for another unvaccinated person to whom we transfer the virus - emphasizes the Polish epidemiologist, Piotr Rzymski.more

Deliveries of vaccine supplies under the WHO-backed Covax programme started in February, and most countries in Africa signed up and received vaccine doses. Only Tanzania, Burundi, Chad and Eritrea are yet to receive vaccines.more

Viral genome sequencing of wastewater can provide an early warning system of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants that is independent of investigations of identified clinical cases, according to a new study published in mSystems, an open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiologymore

The Norwegian government today announced a relaxation of epidemic restrictions from noon on Sunday on a larger scale than previously planned. From 5 July, Poland is to be recognized as a "green" country, which will allow visitors to avoid quarantine.more

The NHS app has gained an additional 2.7 million users since a new version of the app has allowed people to show whether they have received the coronavirus vaccine.more

From tomorrow - June 20 - the curfew will no longer apply in France. From Monday it will also be lifted in Italian regions where it has not already happened before. In France, Germany and Spain, the laws on wearing masks are also being relaxed.more

When people are introduced to the idea of introducing COVID-19 immunity passports, their willingness to maintain social distancing or cover their faces declines, a new study shows. However, the tendency to be cautious returns when adequate information on acquiring immunity is presented.more

From June 26, the Netherlands will lift almost all restrictions that were in force in connection with the Covid-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced yesterday. “We are opening the country, expectations have come true,” he emphasized. Meanwhile, Dutch health minister Hugo de Jonge warns that another wave of coronavirus infections is possible in the fall.more

Londoners and people from Scotland are the least positive about working from home (WFH), according to a new survey.more

Italy is to introduce a five-day Covid quarantine for travellers from the UK from Monday amid growing concerns about the spread of the Delta variant.more

Some form of working from home is set to continue for the long haul, offices could be required to install ventilation systems and a raft of other measures are likely to be needed even after England moves into “Step 4” of its coronavirus roadmap, a Whitehall document seen by Playbook reveals.more

Lockdown restrictions could reportedly end two weeks earlier than expected if Covid data continues to improve. Boris Johnson is said to have demanded a two-week ‘review point’ which could see freedoms finally return in England on July 5.more

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez today announced the lifting of the obligation to wear protective masks in the open air. This order will expire on June 26.more

The data available for May show that airlines in Europe increased the number of connections and hotels received more guests. Although occupancy rates remain low compared to 2019, the industry is blowing optimism, according to the French daily Le Figaro.more

Quite skeptical attitude towards vaccinations against Covid-19 is visible among Poles living in Great Britain, and given their number, this may be a serious threat to the vaccination program - reports the British weekly 'The Spectator. Meanwhile Polish citizens have been urged to disclose whether they have been vaccinated abroad after it emerged they have the lowest uptake of jabs in Scotland.more

The number of deaths related to the coronavirus worldwide has exceeded 4 million, according to Reuters calculations. Most people have died so far in the US, but the most dramatic right now is in Latin America and India.more

Notting Hill Carnival - Europe's biggest street party - has been taken off the streets for the second year running because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.more