All news on the topic: Coronavirus

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'The PM partied the day after dad’s funeral - we were never in this together'
A new film, co-produced by the Labour MP Debbie Abrahams, examines how the poorest and most vulnerable people in the country bore the brunt of Covid-19 during the pandemic
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US schools bring back Covid face mask mandates as new cases soar
All students and employees at an Alabama high school have been instructed to don masks once more. Additionally, a Maryland school required students to wear N95 masks for ten days
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Urgent warning that Pirola variant could be next Covid wave in four weeks
Concerns are mounting about a new 'coronavirus wave' as the Pirola strain takes hold - with the number of people testing positive for coronavirus is now double that of early August
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Covid expert explains chances of winter lockdown as Pirola surges through UK
The new strain has more than 30 different variations and after originally being detected in Denmark, cases have arisen in several more countries including the UK, USA and France
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Scientists admit they 'know nothing' about new Covid strain as it rips across UK
Coronavirus variant Pirola has taken scientists into the 'unknown' due to the number of mutations it carries, with positive cases in England seeing a huge rise in recent weeks
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New Covid fears over return to school as daily infection numbers double in month
Cases are expected to rise as children go back to class after the summer holidays, and data shows there were 92,965 new daily cases of symptomatic infection on September 1
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Differences between a cold and new Covid variant Pirola as schools go back
With thousands of children returning to school this week as the summer holidays come to an end, some parents may be worried about the difference between a common cold and new Covid variant Pirola
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Covid cases double to 93,000 a day amid emergence of new variant
New data from the ZOE health study shows there were 92,965 new daily cases of symptomatic infection on September 1, nearly double the 50,000 we were seeing at the start of August
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New Pirola Covid cases detected in UK as mutated variant found in wastewater
Covid BA.2.86, since nicknamed Pirola, recently caught the attention of scientists due to the large number of mutations that the variant had and there are now three confirmed cases in the UK
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Covid variant BA.2.86 symptoms - 4 signs of new Pirola variant to look out for
Covid variant BA.2.86 has now been detected in four different US states and is noticeable for its high number of mutations. Experts are working to find out more about 'Pirola'
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'Strange' symptom of new Covid strain making people very uncomfortable at night
A new Covid strain called BA.5 has been dubbed the "sibling" of Omicron, which took the nation by storm in the winter of 2021 and was the dominant strain until it was overtaken
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4 key symptoms of rapidly-mutating Covid variant as more cases found in UK
The 'Pirola' Covid variant, which is is "potentially more transmissible and severe", has already been found in England, Sweden, Canada and America, and is said to be the "most striking variant since Omicron"
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Covid warning as UK cases rise with Eris variant - 15 areas with most cases
The latest update of the number of people per 100,000 of the population suffering with Covid has been updated, with the feared Eris variant running riot in the summer months
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More cases of rapidly-mutating 'Pirola' Covid variant found in UK
The Pirola Covid variant hasn't officially been confirmed as a 'variant of concern' by the UK's health watchdog, but it's caused concern among scientists over its number of mutations
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Hospital scandal exposed as hundreds of Covid Nightingale beds sold for just £6
The NHS has admitted that it lost £13million on unused emergency beds for up to seven of the temporary hospitals - it bought them for £2,500 each
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New Covid variant sparks urgent change to vaccines in UK
The “precautionary measure” is being taken after scientists from UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) examined the variant, known as BA.2.86, first detected in August
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New Eris Covid variant's key symptoms named by Dr as it becomes dominant in US
The variant, officially labelled EG.5, first emerged late last year and has now spread to be the dominant form of Covid in the US, most likely leading to the Summer uptick in hospitalisations
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'Tories want us to pretend Covid is normal - we must keep protecting each other'
While this variant doesn't seem as deadly, it has the potential to spread more than others, because of how little is stopping it - as though we’re doing our best to ignore it
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'Penny-pinching Tories scrap free jabs just in time for Covid comeback'
The Eris Covid strain is the latest cause for concern, Paul Routledge says, and with free booster jabs now ruled out for many aged 50-65, it looks like only the well-off will get protection this winter, when we all need access to a vaccine
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Americans told to wear face masks again as new Covid mutation sees cases surge
Americans at risk of Covid are being told to wear masks again as the virus sees a resurgence with a new variant - BA.2.86 spreading with cases surging and some schools shutting
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Warning as schools close and covid cases surge two weeks after term starts in US
One Kentucky district saw 200 students calling in sick after a surge of Covid cases. The new mutated variant is sparking the closure of multiple schools and colleges just weeks after classes started.
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Experts' urgent 'death' warning to anyone who has had Covid in the last 2 years
New research shows that anyone infected with Covid is at an increased risk of dying for up to two years after catching the bug, as cases are on the rise across the country
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Everything we know about highly-mutated Pirola Covid variant spreading across UK
A case of BA.2.86 was detected in London on Friday and health experts across the world are now monitoring this new coronavirus variant which carries numerous mutations
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Woman becomes second person in US to be infected with new Pirola Covid mutation
The latest case was detected in an asymptomatic patient who had returned to Virginia from Japan before returning a positive test on August 10 with experts fearing "many more" could be going undetected
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Tell-tale sign on your head that could be an early symptom of major health issue
Symptoms of a lack of vitamin D can include a sweaty scalp, muscle aches and weakness, waddling gait, chronic widespread pain or bone pain in lower back, pelvis and foot