The French city of Bordeaux will fast-track vaccinations for residents in one neighbourhood after nearly 50 people tested positive for a "very rare" variant of COVID-19, health authorities told AFP on Friday.more
Singapore authorities have provisionally approved a COVID-19 breathalyser test that aims to show whether someone is infected with the coronavirus in under a minute, according to the local startup that developed the product.more
More and more vaccination points are resigning from ordering AstraZeneka because there are no people willing to do so. Until the end of June, there are over a million free dates for vaccination against COVID-19 with this preparation - today's Gazeta Wyborcza reports.more
According to the virologist Fabrizio Pregliasco herd immunity “we will never reach it". He explained that this is impossible because Covid-19 will become an endemic disease, which means that it will last for many years and it is only possible to reduce its spread.more
Covid certification in the European Union will be a great convenience facilitating travel, and above all, it will increase safety - assessed the geneticist and biologist Prof. Marek Sanak from the Jagiellonian University in Krakow.more
More than 1.3 million people have registered with the NHS app since it was announced users will be able to show if they have received the Covid-19 vaccine.
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People who catch the Covid-19 virus will retain antibodies for up to 13 months after infection and be 96.7% less likely to be reinfected, a new study supported by Strasbourg University Hospitals has found.more
Covid-19 vaccines are transparent. It is known how they are constructed, how they work and, contrary to popular belief, they were not created within a year - assessed the geneticist and biologist prof. Marek Sanak from the Jagiellonian University in Krakow.more
The German health institute of Robert Koch yesterday named Britain a "zone for mutating coronavirus variants". As a result, all travelers arriving from the UK to Germany will be subject to a two-week quarantine period from tomorrow.more
Leaders of the G20 committed to a series of actions to accelerate the end of the COVID-19 crisis everywhere and better prepare for future pandemics, at a summit co-hosted by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, as G20 chair.more
Following an agreement between the negotiators of the EU Council and the European Parliament, the European Commission has ensured that "EU digital Covid certificates" will generally be available to citizens from 1 July.more
A German doctor says he has developed his own vaccine against the coronavirus, but has not yet obtained approval for its use. Nevertheless, some clinics have already started vaccinating with this preparation, and the demand is growing. The prosecutor's office and the police initiated an investigation into this matter.more
Spain holidays will go ahead for Britons as of Monday, despite new and confusing warnings from the UK Government not to travel to "amber countries".more
Britain could already be at the start of a third wave of coronavirus infections, a scientific adviser to the Government has warned. Professor Andrew Hayward, a professor from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), said he was ‘very concerned’ about the Indian variant’s ability to spread so quickly. more
Two doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine may be around 85% to 90% effective against symptomatic disease, Public Health England (PHE) said on Thursday, while cautioning that it did not yet have enough data to be conclusive.more
An army of internet trolls operating in the Netherlands is spreading false information about the coronavirus on social media. However, the police are helpless, explaining that they "cannot punish people for disinformation," inform the Dutch media.more
European Union legislators and member countries found a compromise Thursday for launching COVID-19 certificates before the height of the summer holiday season, a move aimed at boosting travel and tourism following the restrictions of the coronavirus pandemic.more
UK holidaymakers heading to Portugal who fail to wear a face mask on the beach, do not comply with social distancing, or play sport on busy sands could face a fine of up to €100 (£86), it has been reported.more
In May 2021, the world saw a reassuring decline in new cases of coronavirus infection, but the number of cases is still very high overall, with global statistics masking huge differences between countries and regions, reports The Conversation.more
Demand is returning fast in Britain for apartments and other city-centre property, which buyers had avoided during the coronavirus pandemic in favour of big houses in rural locations, a survey showed on Thursday.more
New York State adopts federal guidelines for people fully vaccinated against Covid-19. However, City Health Commissioner Dr. David Chokshi still recommends wearing face masks indoors.more
Several Italian regions insist on vaccinating tourists against Covid-19 with a second dose in locations where they will be on vacation, local press reports. The regional authorities want to do so despite the opposition of the pandemic commissioner, General Francesco Figliuolo.more
