Government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said Mr Scholz has mild symptoms and immediately entered isolation.

NORTHERN Ireland has the lowest adoption rate for hybrid working the UK, a new survey suggests.

A CO Down principal has claimed some schools are flouting Covid guidance to keep classroom windows open due to "frightening" heating costs.

The DUP’s Edwin Poots said his party’s ministers would be writing to Robin Swann to oppose the extension of the powers.

The measures will come into effect from Monday.

The country banned mink farming in November 2020 to contain a mutated version of the coronavirus that could spread to people.

Queen Margrethe II previously tested positive for the virus in February.

YOUNG people are being overlooked in plans for long-term recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, the north's children's commissioner has warned.

At least 17 million people in the European Union may have experienced long Covid-19 symptoms during the first two years of the coronavirus pandemic – with women more likely than men to suffer from the condition, research suggests.

The 50-year-old man shot a petrol station worker in the head after being refused service for not wearing a mask.

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Case numbers in New Zealand are at the lowest point since February.

The Public Health Agency said the winter vaccination drive would help protect those most at risk from respiratory illnesses.