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A total of 1,855 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Sweden last week, an increase of around 24 percent compared to the previous week.more

Scientists have recommended daily tests for students who come into contact with Covid cases at secondary schools and colleges after finding that it prevents the spread of infection as much as sending whole bubbles home to isolate.more

In the UK, the number of newly detected coronavirus infections has again - unexpectedly - decreased. As reported yesterday, 36,389 of them were detected in the last 24 hours, which is the third day in a row with a decline and the lowest balance in 10 days.more

According to the head of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Lothar Wieler, Germany's steady rise infections can be traced largely back to people in their 20s and 30s.more

Sydney's fast-growing coronavirus outbreak has become a "national emergency," state leaders said Friday, as Australia's largest city reported another record number of new infections.more

The proportion of people aged 20 to 29 testing positive for Covid in England has hit record levels, officials say. Public Health England's figures show, in the last week, 1,155 people in their 20s tested positive for every 100,000 in the population.more

Bartosz Kapustka has suffered a serious knee injury after celebrating a goal in a Champions League qualifier against Flora Talinn. more

In view of the rapidly growing number of cases in Germany, traders are calling on citizens to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. The appeal of the Retail Trade Association was supported by the largest German trading groups, incl. Edeka, Aldi and Otto.more

We have new evidence that the "superwariant" Delta is not only more infectious, but also multiplies more than 1,000 times faster, says Dr. Paweł Grzesiowski, MD, an expert of the Polish Medical Council. Research on this subject is published in the latest "Nature".more

W ciągu minionej doby w Wielkiej Brytanii potwierdzono 44 104 zakażenia koronawirusem i zarejestrowano 73 zgony z powodu Covid-19more

Reports of COVID-19 and deaths from it affect the public less and less. And people's behavior and safety depend on the response to such messages, the researchers emphasize.more

Supermarkets have warned the rising number of retail workers being forced to self-isolate is beginning to affect the availability of some products.more

More than one third of Londoners have not had their first vaccine dose making it the area with the lowest uptake in England, latest figures show.more

Research by scientists has shown that the Pfizer and AstraZeneki vaccines are almost as effective against the currently dominant Delta variant of the coronavirus as against the previously dominant Alpha variant.more

Over the past two weeks, the number of SARS-CoV-2 infections worldwide has increased by a quarter, now more than half a million infections are detected daily. Asia has the highest number of new cases, but the fastest growing numbers are in North America and Europe. The more contagious Delta has become the dominant variant of the coronavirus.more

NHS public health workers in England will receive a 3 percent pay increase in recognition of their role in fighting the coronavirus pandemic, the British government announced, raising its original proposal.more

Testing of an entire Italian town shows antibody levels remain high nine months after SARS-CoV-2 infection, whether symptomatic or asymptomatic.more

Coronavirus cases in Portugal jumped by 4,387 in the past 24 hours, the biggest increase since February, official data showed on Wednesday.more

The UK has recorded 44,104 new COVID-19 cases and 73 more coronavirus-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period, according to government data.more

The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine may not be as effective as those with mRNA technology, according to a new study.more

The EU Covid-19 pass should be used in the widest possible way, said EU Commissioner Stela of Kiriakidu. She added that the Delta variant will dominate the EU at the end of August. more

Government policy on “vaccine passports” was plunged deeper into confusion today after a minister said they would not be required for pubs - only for Downing Street to insist this has not been ruled out.more

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has urged the UK vaccines authority not to "rule out" offering all teenagers a Covid-19 jab.more

Covid cases are surging in 97% of places in England just as most of the remaining lockdown restrictions are lifted.more

Twitter has temporarily suspended Republican lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene for posting "misleading" information about coronavirus.more