Care homes could be forced to call on the families of their residents to help out voluntarily on reception and serving meals due to staff shortages caused by the Covid vaccine mandate for staff.
Denmark officials say remaining lockdown restrictions will be lifted next month as Covid no longer poses "a critical threat" to the country, but have warned they could be reintroduced if matters change for the worse.
Boris Johnson is said to have devised a cost-benefit analysis to determine whether he should plunge the country into another lockdown, with just under 1,000 Covid deaths a week enough to warrant further restrictions.
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus — and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.
Just seven countries have been added to the Government's 'Green List'. And one of them – Canada– currently has a ban on Britons entering the country anyway.
Hamburg businesses have been told they are allowed to bar unvaccinated residents from using their services. Those that don't will be forced to continue enforcing other restrictive policies.
The U.K. car industry produced fewer cars last month than in any other July since 1956 thanks to problems in global supply chains and to staff shortages caused by the 'pingdemic'.
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus — and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.
Days after Joe Biden urged firms to "require your employees to get vaccinated or face strict requirements", Delta Air Lines has told its 'unjabbed' staff they will be charged a $200 monthly health insurance surcharge.
Studying the origins of Covid could soon become "biologically impossible", scientists have warned. Yet at this crucial moment, it appears as though research efforts have stalled.
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