All news on the topic: Omicron variant

Experts have warned the most dominant Covid strain on the planet is now the new JN.1 variant; itself a mutation of Omicron which caused nightmares for people in Christmas 2021

With a new Covid variant JN.1 sweeping the US, many states or big cities are reporting high or very high levels of respiratory illness with more people reporting anxiety as a symptom

The ‘Pirola’ Covid variant has been doing the rounds since July - but has not provided any cause for concern. It’s still best to stay up-to-date with the symptoms, so here’s the latest you need to know

Professor Stephen Griffin admitted that Pirola could result in potentially worse versions of Covid and said people were overly concerned about their 'individual risk'

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

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'

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

A new Covid strain dubbed Pirola has hit British shores, it was confirmed today, and the variant may be easily spread due to a huge number of mutations - possibly up to 30

Covid Arcturus, a new omicron coronavirus subvariant, was first detected in January of this year but has since spread to dozens of countries, and five Brits have now died with the strain

Covid XBB.1.16, known commonly as Arcturus, was first detected in January of this year and has since spread across at least 34 countries - and it has a key infection symptom that everyone should be aware of

Covid Arcturus, the new Omicron subvariant, has spread across the globe and already five Brits have died with the strain as it drives case increases abroad

The Arcturus variant is widespread in India and has been found in 29 countries - including the United States. Officials are keeping a close eye on the new variant which is said to be more transmissible

Cases of new Covid subvariant EG.5 have been identified in the UK, and experts have warned it could be the most contagious variant yet. But do you think prevention measures should be reintroduced?

Virus experts have said they 'expect' the Omicron variant XBB.1.5 to emerge in UK. The sub-variant already makes up about four per cent of cases in the UK, but has caused concern in the US where figures are at 40 per cent