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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

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

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

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

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

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'

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

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"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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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A new study on the long term effects on Covid has found that patients who were hospitalised still have a great increase risk of death even as far as two years after infection

The effects of Covid-19 are still being felt across the world in the form of mutated strains spreading through populations, the most recent mutation of the potentially deadly disease is a strain known as “Eris”

Three new mutated Covid variants have been detected in the UK - Eris, BA.2.86 or 'Pirola' and Omicron subvariant 'BA.6' - with the UK Health Security Agency warning cases are on the rise

The new Covid strain, also known as 'Pirola', has sparked alarm and put scientists on alert as its mutations could include dodging the body's immunity from prior infections or vaccination