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Vegetarians are 73 per cent less likely to get severe Covid-19 than their meat-eating peers, a new study claims. Self-declared pescetarians were also found to be at 59 per cent less at risk than someone who regularly consumes red meat or poultry.more

A temporary medical clinic was inaugurated at Barcelona airport yesterday, where staff will test Covid-19 among arriving tourists as well as city residents.more

On December 8 2020, Margaret Keenan became the first person in the UK – and the world – to receive a Covid-19 jab as part of a mass vaccination programme.more

The French Ministry of the Interior has recorded a 20% increase in domestic violence and a 137% increase in the number of assaults and other crimes, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Gerald Darmanin lists in a letter to the prefects of the police, demanding decisive action from the police.more

47 percent Poles want to spend their holidays in the country, according to the ARC Rynek i Opinia survey. It was added that every fourth Pole this year does not plan to go on vacation, but there are more of those who have such plans than last year.more

Britain ignored scientific advice and instead took a political decision when it failed to put Malta on its list of safe travel destinations, Malta Foreign Minister Evarist Bartolo said on Tuesday.more

People aged 25 to 29 hoping to book a coronavirus vaccine have reported being turned away by the NHS booking system on the first day they became eligible for the jab.more

Drugmaker Moderna Inc said on Monday it has submitted applications to the European and Canadian health regulators seeking authorization for the expanded use of its COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents.more

NHS and care staff in England are so burnt out that it has become an "emergency" and risks the future of the health service, MPs have warned.more

People in the UK should not travel overseas unless absolutely necessary, a UK Cabinet minister has said. Environment Secretary George Eustice said on Tuesday the British public should “holiday at home” and visit the “great places” in the UK.more

Glaring COVID-19 vaccine inequality has created a "two-track pandemic" with Western countries protected and poorer nations still exposed, World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday, renewing pleas for shot donations.more

Tens of thousands of British tourists have flocked to Portugal’s airports to return home before quarantine rules are re-imposed in the United Kingdom after the government removed the popular tourist destination from its safe travel list.more

Just 2 per cent of those hospitalised in England with the Delta variant of coronavirus first identified in India had received both doses of a vaccine, the government revealed on Monday.more

Police in the Malaysian state of Terengganu use drones borrowed from a private company to monitor residents, state agency Bernama reported. The devices are able to measure the body temperature of passersby even from a height of 20 meters.more

More and more Dutch are employed in the production of electric charging stations and the production of e-buses. The Dutch Enterprise Agency (RVO) forecasts that by 2025 the number of jobs in electric transport will double from 6,800 to 13,500 people.more

A former chief scientific adviser to the government has said the current COVID-19 figures are "evidence of another wave appearing".more

In Ireland, pubs, bars and restaurants may be opened for the first time since Christmas. As part of the next stage of lifting coronavirus restrictions, the limit of people who can meet was also raised.more

As of today, UK users of eight popular online dating apps can indicate on their profiles that they have already been vaccinated against Covid-19 or that they support vaccination.more

Spain’s preparations for the European Championship have been thrown into chaos after Sergio Busquets tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday morning, forcing the squad to go into isolation and to pull out of their final warm-up game against Lithuania on Tuesday night.more

Some firms are struggling to secure summer items like garden furniture, picnic baskets and outdoor toys, as consumers prepare to holiday in the UK. more

Scientists in South Africa have detected potentially dangerous coronavirus mutations in a woman with advanced HIV. The 36-year-old woman carried the COVID-19 virus for 216 days and during the said period, the virus collected over 30 mutations.more

Ponad cztery miesiące po pierwszej dawce szczepionki ryzyko śmierci z powodu Covid-19 spada o 95 procent, a hospitalizacji na intensywnej terapii o 90 procent - to najnowsze ustalenia włoskiego Instytutu Służby Zdrowia.more

The Government is "absolutely open" to delaying the June 21 unlocking, Matt Hancock said on Sunday in the strongest indication yet that the date for the next step in the roadmap could be put back.more

Poland will offer a first shot of the Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine to children aged 12-15 on Monday, June 7. A government regulation to this effect was published on Saturday.more

Hotel booking website Booking.com is paying back the €65m it received from the Dutch government to help pay wages in the first three months of the pandemic, following the public and political outcry over a €28m bonus package for three top executives.more