Sweden confirmed their first case of a contagious variant on Thursday. An infectious disease expert has warned that a deadly variant of mpox could already be in the UK. On Wednesday, the World Health Organisation declared the spread of a new strain of the contagious virus a ‘global emergency’. The WHO announced that the upsurge of […]

1 year ago

There is good news though! Covid is still very much present, and daily cases could soon exceed 300,000 a day thanks to the BA.5 strain, a leading study has suggested. According to the Zoe Health Study, there are 285,507 daily symptomatic cases in the UK, which is a 27 per cent increase from last week’s […]

4 years ago

Omicron’s got a little sister – and she’s sneakier There’s a new covid-19 variant in town which has been nicknamed “stealth Omicron”. Here’s everything we know about it so far… The UK Health Security Agency has dubbed BA.2 a “variant under investigation” after early research indicates it could be more transmissible than regular Omicron and […]

4 years ago

Mask wearing was announced on Sunday along with tighter restrictions on travel With cases of the new Omicron covid variant now confirmed in the UK and Christmas just around the corner, Brits are grappling with new restrictions and worries about their Christmas plans. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the return of specific restrictions on Sunday […]

4 years ago