Will there be a lockdown in January 2022 as Omicron cases rise?
Prior to Christmas, prime minister Boris Johnson said that no further restrictions would be introduced ahead of the …
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NHS in new booster jab drive sending 650,000 text messages
The NHS is sending around 650,000 text messages and 50,000 letters to those who have …
Restaurateurs Welcome Changes To CDC Quarantine Guidelines
Many restaurants have been battling the same staffing shortages as other industries amid the pandemic. …
Covid announcement: When is Boris Johnson’s next update?
The prime minister also said he will “reserve the possibility” of a tighter clampdown and …
UK health chiefs believed pandemic was ‘imminent’ in 1997, recommended reducing non-essential travel
The plans were revealed in archived papers that were released on Tuesday. Archived files show …
Is the new US five-day Covid isolation rule less safe than in UK?
Irene Petersen, professor of Epidemiology and Health Informatics at University College London, said that, at …
Mass Covid deaths and full intensive care units are likely ‘now history’ in UK
Professor Sir John Bell, regius professor of medicine at Oxford University, told The Independent that vaccines based on …
Covid hospital admissions rise in every region in England
Hospitals in the east of England and the Midlands saw a 48 and 47 per …
UK’s mismatched rules risk spreading Covid over new year, warns virologist
University of Brighton microbiology lecturer Dr Sarah Pitt said it did not make sense for …
Covid vaccine ‘the most expensive in history’ for poorer countries
World Health Organisation (WHO) data analysed by The Independent shows that governments of lower-income countries are paying …
Testing Lines Last Hours As Omicron Variant Spreads
After several community sites in the metro area reached capacity Sunday, the demand continued to …
Does exercise affect our alcohol consumption?
Many people, and some researchers, might be surprised to learn how much physically active people …
UK reports 98,515 new cases and 143 deaths
A further 143 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19, the …
London Covid patients up by 50 per cent as hospital admissions rise nationally
Alongside admission rates, Downing Street is continuing to examine the length of stay for those hospitalised with …
UK prevented from donating ‘tens of millions’ of PPE items to poorer nations due to Whitehall red tape
Britain has an excess of personal protective equipment in its stockpile, which has been acquired at …