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The highly transmissible delta variant is now the most dominant COVID-19 strain in New York City, soaring from about a quarter of tested positive samples to more than 40% in a week as the five boroughs' rolling seven-day case average surged 62%, according to new health department data out Friday. more

Serious organ damage after COVID-19 occurs in young people, as do hospitalized patients in their 50s, a UK study suggests. These observations, published by the medical journal Lancet, argue that young people should also be vaccinated against COVID-19.more

Coronavirus restrictions meant that many respiratory viruses were not able to spread last winter as they normally would, leading some virologists to fear population immunity to such illnesses might now be compromised. more

As many as 51,870 coronavirus infections were detected in the past 24 hours in Great Britain, which is the highest balance since January 15, the government announced yesterday. There have also been 49 deaths related to Covid-19.more

The price of everyday treats should increase in England as part of a plan to boost the nation’s health and save the NHS, a landmark new report says.more

More than a third of Londoners have yet to take a single day of annual leave this year as employees wait for certainty over holiday restrictions.more

In over 40 percent. People recovering from COVID-19 show symptoms three months after being infected with SARS-CoV-2, according to a study by Portuguese virologists at Sao Joao Hospital in Porto.more

Coronavirus outbreaks have already been detected on both British aircraft carriers. Two days after it was confirmed that there were about 100 infections on HMS Queen Elizabeth, it turned out that the coronavirus was present on HMS Prince of Wales, the Sun reported yesterday evening.more

Hundreds of thousands of people are being urged to bring forward their second coronavirus vaccine dose. It is part of an effort to get as many people fully-vaccinated as possible before restrictions are eased in England on 19 July.more

The highest numbers of new coronavirus detections - 48,553 - and Covid-19 deaths - 63 - have been recorded in the past 24 hours in the UK since the start of the third wave of the epidemic, authorities said on Thursday. This is another day with record balance sheets.more

More than half of the Dutch population believe the government has eased restrictions related to the coronavirus too quickly. "The government wasted the effects of a months-long blockade on two weekends," the opposition Labor Party (PvdA) believes and has announced that it will demand the dismissal of the health minister.more

Yesterday, the first draw as part of the weekly vaccine lottery prizes in Poland took place. Five prizes of 50,000 PLN were drawn and 60 electric scooters - it was reported on the government website Szczepimysie.gov.pl.more

One in five people have deleted the NHS Covid-19 app to avoid being pinged and being forced to self-isolate, a survey has found. People aged 18 to 34 were most likely to have deleted the app with one in three admitting they had got rid of it.more

In Greece, Portugal and France, restaurants, cinemas or discos can only be entered with a Covid-19 vaccination certificate or a current negative test result. As the number of infections increases, the Netherlands and some regions of Spain are restoring anti-epidemic restrictions.more

NHS England cancer chiefs say they intend to clear the backlog of patients waiting for cancer treatment caused by the pandemic by March 2022.more

According to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office, 76,462 people died in Germany in June 2021. This is 7%, or 5,309 cases, above the average of the years 2017 to 2020 for that month. In the middle of the month, the mortality figures increased substantially due to a heat wave that occurred at the time.more

Over 80 percent people who had mildly had Covid-19 infection in spring 2020 still have antibodies. Healers are immune to both variants of the coronavirus, Alpha and Delta, according to a study by Danderyd Hospital outside Stockholm.more

The Irish government has narrowly won a vote on its plan to allow people who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to eat and drink in indoor venues. New legislation to set up a vaccine verification system passed in the Dáil (Irish parliament) by 74 votes to 68.more

Roughly one-fifth of Americans were initially hesitant about or squarely against getting the Covid-19 vaccine but have since gotten their shots, according to polling released Tuesday by the Kaiser Family Foundation.more

The United Kingdom reported a further 42,302 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, the highest daily increase since Jan. 15, and 49 deaths, official data showed.more

Poles most often fear disease and death of their loved ones. They consider weather hazards to be more and more likely - according to the report of the Polish Insurance Association (PIU) and the consulting company Deloitte.more

Vaccines against COVID-19 are effective not only in clinical trials, but also in the so-called real world - analysis in the USA showed. Their real effectiveness was also assessed as very high.more

"The increase in infections is not necessarily the prelude to a new wave, as almost all of the new positives do not require hospitalization", is the calm synthesis of Francesco Le Foche, clinical immunologist of the Sapienza University, not led to catastrophism.more

People who are clinically extremely vulnerable are expected to be advised to avoid meeting indoors and to keep away from those who have not been vaccinated this summer.more

Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca are conducting early-stage research into whether potential modifications of their Covid-19 vaccines could reduce or eliminate the risk of rare, but serious, blood clots associated with the shots.more