All news on the topic: Coronavirus

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Expert warns UK is facing 5 waves of Covid a year as Arcturus spreads
Virologist Dr Lennard Lee said Covid doesn't appear to be dying out and a new variant is hitting our shores every two months, with the latest being, Arcturus
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Brits warned they could miss out on Mr Whippy as ice cream vans face ruin
Katy Alston, a 20 year ice cream van veteran and president of the Ice Cream Alliance, has said the industry is under huge pressure as the cost of living crisis bumps up ingredient prices
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Watch the tearful moment Kate Garraway and husband Derek serenaded by Elton John
Kate Garraway and her husband Derek Draper recently went to see Sir Elton John live in concert, with the music icon serenading the couple on their rare night out
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First person dies with Arcturus Covid variant as more countries sound alarm
Dr Supakit Sirilak, director-general of the Medical Sciences Department in Thailand, reported that 27 cases had been detected in Thailand as of April 17 and one person had died
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New rapidly-spreading Covid variant has rare eye symptom not seen before
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
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BBC star's husband forced to tell son, 6, she had died after Covid jab
Lisa Shaw's husband Gareth Eve is suing AstraZeneca for answers after the death of the BBC presenter who became unwell from taking her first Covid jab as he says he wants "answers"
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TOWIE star 'heartbroken' after doorman dies breaking up fight at his restaurant
TOWIE's Elliot Wright has been forced to shut his restaurant after a doorman lost his life after intervening in an argument between customers
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Top scientists warn Brits ‘the next pandemic is coming and we’re not ready’
Experts say Britain is no more prepared for another pandemic as it was three years ago when Covid struck due to defunding of research and dismantling of key services
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NHS workers get King's Coronation invite - while Tories still snub them over pay
Nearly 4,000 medics and Armed Forces veterans have been invited to the King's Coronation - Professor Nola Ishmael is furious at the double standards the invitation exposes
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Sniffing an orange or coffee twice a day may reverse 'long Covid' loss of smell
A study has found for the first time that people with long anosmia have suffered a form of rewiring of the brain and could use a method called olfactory training to help beat the debilitating problem
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Woman emerges from underground cave after spending 500 days alone in the dark
On November 21, 2021, Beatriz Flamini set out to accomplish a challenge and live in a cave 230ft underground. Since then, she spent at least 500 days underground with an interruption of eight days
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POLL: Do you think face masks should be reintroduced over the new Covid variant
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?
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Dog meat chefs set for biggest pooch slaughter festival in years after lockdown
Dog meat chefs in China's Guangxi province are preparing for the first big Yulin Dog Meat Festival in years after China's notoriously stringent Covid lockdown measures have been lifted
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Rare symptom to look out for in new Covid variant as first UK cases found
A more infectious Covid variant has been surging in India, while cases have also been confirmed in the UK, and a doctor has revealed an unusual symptom that has been found
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New Covid Arcturus variant found in UK - as India forced to bring back mask laws
A new Covid variant has been confirmed to have reached the UK - the same strain that has forced India to run mock drills to prepare its hospitals for a surge in patients as it reintroduces some mask laws
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New Covid variant 'Arcturus' emerges with compulsory masks returning after surge
The troubling 'Arcturus' Covid variant is more formally known as the Omicron sub-variant XBB.1.16 with most cases coming from India which has seen a recent surge in infections
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New data shows one in three people from ethnic minorities have faced abuse
A major study said the UK has “strikingly high” levels of abuse after finding widespread discrimination in the workplace, education, housing and dealings with police
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'Embarrassing' moment Putin 'waits for applause' and is met with stony silence
The Kremlin held an awards ceremony for its new foreign ambassadors that saw Putin deliver a rambling speech which was met with silence in a moment described as "so embarrassing"
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Woman left with slurred speech and forced to quit job after being bitten by tick
Christine Sinclair contracted Lyme disease from a tick bite and has been left struggling to speak, leading her to quit her job as a call handler for a holiday firm
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Coronation Street actor looks unrecognisable since soap exit three years ago
Ian Bartholomew played domestic abuser Geoff Metcalfe in Coronation Street for three years between 2018 and 2020 but he looked nothing like his character at a recent appearance in Manchester
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EastEnders' Patsy Palmer teams up with rarely seen daughter for hair loss advert
Patsy Palmer is best known for playing mouthy Bianca Jackson in EastEnders - but these days she can be found living in sunny LA as she restyles herself as a lifestyle guru
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Man cries out in agony as he is nailed to cross in real Good Friday crucifixion
The real-life crucifixions in the farming village of San Pedro Cutud in Pampanga province north of Manila resumed after a three-year pause due to the coronavirus pandemic
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Face masks caused 'no change' to Covid spread rate in hospitals, study suggests
Infection rates were compared from December 2021 to June 2022, when masks were compulsory for all pa­­­tients and staff, and June to September 2022 when the policy was relaxed
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New ‘more infectious’ Covid strain spreading in 22 countries as cases rise in UK
The World Health Organization has warned of a new "more infectious" Covid variant dubbed "Arcturus" which is spreading in 22 countries and has been described as "one to watch"
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Two men charged with grisly Costa del Sol murder of wealthy Brit businessman
Dad-of-one Peter Andrew Williamson, 39, who reportedly had gangland links, was mown down as he waited in his two-seater Audi outside his luxury villa after a gym workour in the Costa del Sol