Spain: Court orders govt to compensate Doctors for PPE kits shortage
Spain court ordered the regional government to compensate doctors up to £41,000 each for working without personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic surge in the early months as the government of the Valencia region failed to provide preventive measures to their healthcare staff and doctors. When COVID-19 first hit in Spain, the healthcare system […]
Germany logs 80,430 new COVID-19 cases
Germany has reported a surge of COVID-19 pandemic due to the new infection strain called Omicron as a total of 80,430 people were exposed to the deadly virus on Wednesday. As per the Robert Koch Institute, the country’s national disease control agency, 384 people have lost their lives due to viral infection over the past […]
WHO warns Europe likely to face surge of Omicron in six to eight weeks
While urging Europe to strengthen and strictly follow mask rules, World Health Organisation said that the Covid-19 variant called Omicron likely to infect more than half of European nationals within just six to eight weeks. They also warned that there is not any solution to act frequently to stop the surging as every window was […]
Italian PM Draghi says reopening of schools is our priority amid COVID-19
Rome: After safeguarding the decision of mandating the vaccination for people of age 50 and over, Italian Prime Minister Maria Draghi emphasized that the main priority of the government of Italy in the COVID-19 pandemic is to keep schools open. While attending the joint press conference with health and education ministers, PM Draghi asserted that […]
France: Covid-19 protocols eases for students amid Omicron surge
Paris: In the wake of a surge in Covid-19 infections in France, now, Children in French schools are allowed to do self-tests instead of standard PCR tests if they find someone infected with the deadly virus. The decision was announced by Prime Minister of France Jean Castexe on Monday, January 10, 2022, after the country […]
UK: PM Johnson faces criticism over breach of COVID protocols
Prime Minister of UK Boris Johnson is facing colossal criticism after an email was leaked in which about 100 staff was being invited to bring drinks to a party during the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic last year. As per the leaked email, the staff of PM were invited to a “bring your own […]
COVID-19 outbreak: Italy reports 155,659 new cases, 157 deaths
A total of 155.659 individuals have been confirmed to the COVID-19 pandemic in the past twenty-four hours in Italy, while the daily toll of the infection fell from 1,97 552 as per the report of the Health Ministry. On Sunday, January 9, 2022, 157 people have succumbed to the virus. Since the pandemic has emerged […]
Deltacron: New COVID strain combines Delta and Omicron emerges in Cyprus
Cyprus has discovered a new variant of the COVID-19 pandemic called Deltacron. The new variant resembles the previous virus as it has a similar genetic background with the Delta variant, while the variant also consists of some mutations from Omicron. On this discovered variant, experts said that there is nothing to worry about that at […]
UK confirms 178,250 new COVID-19 cases, 229 deaths
According to Britain Health Ministry, a total of 178,250 individuals were diagnosed with the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday, January 7, 2022. On the other hand, 229 people have lost their lives due to the COVID-19 viral infection. The surge of infections came down on Friday as the number of COVID-19 cases was recorded on Thursday, […]