Photo: Credit The Independent, The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson. By Andrew Woodcock Scientists believe action now needed to save Christmas Expectations are mounting of a month-long second national lockdown to save Christmas, following the publication of chilling scientific papers predicting that coronavirus deaths this winter could outstrip the 85,000 envisaged in

EU to increase efforts for rapid, effective testing against ‘very alarming’ rise in COVID-19 infections in Europe The EU on Wednesday announced it was mobilizing €100 million ($117 million) for rapid and effective novel coronavirus testing across the continent amid the “very alarming” rise in infections. “To directly purchase rapid antigen tests and deliver them

Smoke billows as clashes broke out during a protest against the government restriction measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Turin, Italy, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. Protesters turned out by the hundreds in Italian several cities and towns on Monday to vent anger, sometimes violently, over the latest anti-COVID-19 rules, which force restaurants and

Photo: Credit Reuters/A general view of ambulances and staff outside the NHS Nightingale Hospital at the Excel Centre, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 5, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley By Jessica Murray Concerns are growing that long NHS waiting times caused by the coronavirus crisis are exacerbating pre-existing health inequalities and

A view of a quiet street in Cardiff, Wales, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. The Welsh government have imposed one of the U.K.’s strictest lockdowns, including a ban on non-essential travel. Under rules that took effect Friday evening, Wales also closed most businesses and restricted high schools to online instruction. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP) LONDON —

Photo: Credit The Independent, Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester, By Andrew Woodcock City’s leaders say £75m in business support needed to prevent poverty Boris Johnson has sparked fury in Greater Manchester by announcing support worth just £22m – £8 for each of the city’s 2.8 million residents – as he imposed the most stringent

As case numbers and fatalities rise across Europe in a second wave of the novel coronavirus, many countries are introducing more severe precautions agains the outbreak than when it first made its way to the continent at the beginning of the year. France France, which has seen daily infections skyrocket to between 22,000 and 32,000

As new virus numbers hit post-lockdown peak, Brigitte Macron in 7-day confinement after exposure to positive case France’s first lady has gone into isolation for seven days following her exposure to a person who tested positive for COVID-19, her office announced on Monday. Brigitte Macron, 67, will self-quarantine at the Elysee Palace on Monday, Oct.

A government spokesman said Monday, Oct. 19, 2020 that the stadium will have room for 500 patients and will be equipped with oxygen therapy for those who need it. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File) WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government is transforming the National Stadium in Warsaw into a field hospital to handle the surging number

Nightly curfew to be imposed in Paris, other major cities starting Saturday French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday announced that nightly curfew will be imposed in Paris and other cities, as a state of emergency has been declared in the country to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. In an interview broadcast on national