Rapid coronavirus tests show increasingly accurate results in England
London (dpa) – Rapid coronavirus tests are showing increasingly accurate results, according to new data from England released on Thursday. Figures from England’s health body, Public Health England, showed 82 per cent of positive test results from lateral flow tests matched the results of the PCR tests, the British broadcaster BBC reported. Some 26 million…
UK equality watchdog warns of discrimination due to vaccine passports
London (dpa) – An equality watchdog has warned the British government that so-called vaccine passports could lead to unlawful discrimination. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (ECHR) told dpa on Thursday it had sent a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Cabinet stating it was «important to strike the right balance between individual liberty and…
Ukraine ponders nuclear arms if NATO membership not forthcoming
Berlin (dpa) – Ukraine is considering arming itself with nuclear weapons should the eastern European country not become a member of NATO, its ambassador to Germany said on Thursday. «Either we are part of an alliance like NATO and contribute in this way to making Europe stronger … or we are left with the other…
