Fears surging covid cases could ruin summer holidays with return of tests and rules
It comes as a number of NHS Trusts reintroduce mask-wearing There are growing fears that rising covid rates in the UK could disrupt the summer holiday plans of many. In particular, the concerns are that the soaring cases here could see other countries introduce measures for tourists coming from Britain. Last week, there were 285,507 […]
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UK patient suffers covid for 505 days in longest case ever recorded
The previous longest case was 335 days A British patient was found to have suffered from the longest case of covid, testing positive for the virus over 505 consecutive days before their eventual death. As published in a study by King’s College London, alongside Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trusts, the now-deceased individual – […]
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Covid case rates hit highest ever level in England, influential study finds
Covid case rates are rising in over-55s, those most at risk from the virus Covid case rates are at their highest ever level in England, with more than 6 percent of the population having the virus between March 8 and March 31. Two new variants of Omicron contributed to surges in cases since the start […]
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People with Omicron suffer unusual symptom linked to their toilet habits
Have you been nipping to the bog more frequently than usual? As coronavirus cases are still on the increase across the UK and Europe, information surrounding signs of infection are just as important as ever. Most poignantly, given the variant’s prevalence among the total number of cases across the globe, scientists, health experts and recent […]
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China orders city’s 13m population to stay indoors after 52 Covid cases reported
Local lockdown for the people of Xi’an A city in north China with a population of over 13 million people has been ordered to isolate and lockdown after an outbreak of 52 coronavirus cases was reported. According to the BBC, the city of Xi’an is now under strict containment rules, meaning that only one person […]
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UK daily Covid cases surpass 100,000 for first time
It surpasses the previous record by more than 13,000 The UK has recorded more than 100,000 Covid cases in a day for the first time since the pandemic began. The latest government figures show that the country recorded 106,122 cases in the last 24 hour period, breaking the previous record of 93,045 which was set […]
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