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Covid-19

Partygate: Johnson accepts he misled MPs but it was ‘in good faith’

Health chiefs say the rising cost of living is having significant consequences on health (Photo: Jakub - stock.adobe.com)
Health chiefs say the rising cost of living is having significant consequences on health (Photo: Jakub - stock.adobe.com)

Soaring living costs creates ‘second health emergency’ after Covid

Gary Glitter recalled to custody after breaching licence conditions

Around 1.5 million people in the UK had Covid at the end of February (Image: Adobe/NationalWorld/Kim Mogg)
Around 1.5 million people in the UK had Covid at the end of February (Image: Adobe/NationalWorld/Kim Mogg)

The 17 areas of the UK with the highest Covid infection rates

A Covid-19 booster jab will be offered to the elderly and most vulnerable people this spring (Photo: Getty Images)
A Covid-19 booster jab will be offered to the elderly and most vulnerable people this spring (Photo: Getty Images)

Spring Covid booster jab to be offered to elderly and vulnerable

Isabel Oakeshott has leaked over 100,000 WhatsApp messages which were entrusted to her by Matt Hancock (Images: PA/Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)
Isabel Oakeshott has leaked over 100,000 WhatsApp messages which were entrusted to her by Matt Hancock (Images: PA/Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Was Isabel Oakeshott right to leak Matt Hancock’s WhatsApp messages? Nick Mitchell

Matt Hancock was allegedly eager for police officers to get tough on people breaching Covid lockdown rules (Photo: Getty Images)
Matt Hancock was allegedly eager for police officers to get tough on people breaching Covid lockdown rules (Photo: Getty Images)

Matt Hancock wanted to ‘get heavy’ with police over Covid rules

Matt Hancock (left) and Gavin Williamson pictured in 2018 (Image: Getty)
Matt Hancock (left) and Gavin Williamson pictured in 2018 (Image: Getty)

Matt Hancock and Gavin Williamson 'argued over school return policy'

Isabel Oakenshot is a prominent right-wing journalist and political commentator. (Credit: Getty Images)
Isabel Oakenshot is a prominent right-wing journalist and political commentator. (Credit: Getty Images)

Explainer Isabel Oakeshott: her controversies and lockdown views explained

Matt Hancock has denied claims he rejected advice to give Covid tests to all residents going into English care homes (Photo: Getty Images)
Matt Hancock has denied claims he rejected advice to give Covid tests to all residents going into English care homes (Photo: Getty Images)

Matt Hancock disputes claims he ignored care home Covid advice

(Composite: Mark Hall / NationalWorld)
(Composite: Mark Hall / NationalWorld)

Regions with highest Covid rates as cases rise in most parts of UK

Covid infections have increased for the first time in five weeks in England (Composite: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld)
Covid infections have increased for the first time in five weeks in England (Composite: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld)

Top Covid symptoms as UK infections rise for first time in weeks

The JCVI is urging people to get their Covid boosters before it’s too late. Credit: Mark Hall
The JCVI is urging people to get their Covid boosters before it’s too late. Credit: Mark Hall

One week warning to book Covid jabs before universal rollout ends

ritish Airways and Virgin Atlantic will resume flights to mainland China (Photo: Getty Images)
ritish Airways and Virgin Atlantic will resume flights to mainland China (Photo: Getty Images)

British Airways and Virgin Atlantic to relaunch flights to China

Health chiefs across Malaga, Costa del Sol and Seville are advising people to wear face masks in crowded places (Photo: Getty Images)
Health chiefs across Malaga, Costa del Sol and Seville are advising people to wear face masks in crowded places (Photo: Getty Images)

Spain updates Covid jab rules as resort areas issue face mask advice

People who catch Covid are at a much greater risk of dying for at least 18 months, a study suggests (Composite: Mark Hall)
People who catch Covid are at a much greater risk of dying for at least 18 months, a study suggests (Composite: Mark Hall)

Covid death risk ‘five times higher’ up to 18 months post-infection

A US doctor said people are predominantly reporting “cold-like symptoms” (Composite: Mark Hall)
A US doctor said people are predominantly reporting “cold-like symptoms” (Composite: Mark Hall)

Top Kraken Covid symptoms so far - and the ones that are less likely

A Covid variant known as ‘Orthrus’ is spreading in the UK (Composite: Mark Hall)
A Covid variant known as ‘Orthrus’ is spreading in the UK (Composite: Mark Hall)

New Covid variant Orthrus spreading alongside Kraken in UK

Pregnant women who catch Covid are seven times more likely to die, researchers warn (Composite: Mark Hall)
Pregnant women who catch Covid are seven times more likely to die, researchers warn (Composite: Mark Hall)

Pregnant women who catch Covid ‘seven times more likely to die’

Long Covid symptoms should resolve within a year for most people after a mild illness, researchers say (Composite: Kim Mogg)
Long Covid symptoms should resolve within a year for most people after a mild illness, researchers say (Composite: Kim Mogg)

Long Covid symptoms ‘resolve in a year’ for most if infection is mild

A new Covid variant dubbed “the kraken” could become the dominant in the UK (Composite: Kim Mogg)
A new Covid variant dubbed “the kraken” could become the dominant in the UK (Composite: Kim Mogg)

‘Kraken’ Covid variant could become dominant in UK, experts warn

Conservative MP loses whip over ‘wholly irresponsible’ Covid tweet

(Composite: Mark Hall / NationalWorld)
(Composite: Mark Hall / NationalWorld)

Top Covid symptoms as UK infections hit highest level since summer

Thousands of NHS 111 calls were abandoned over the Christmas period.
Thousands of NHS 111 calls were abandoned over the Christmas period.

Hundreds of thousands of NHS 111 calls abandoned over Christmas period

(Composite: Kim Mogg)
(Composite: Kim Mogg)

4 main warning signs you have long Covid - the symptoms to know

Millions of people were estimated to have Covid over Christmas in the UK.
Millions of people were estimated to have Covid over Christmas in the UK.

Covid: the UK regions and nations with the highest infection rates

The XBB.1.5 variant is a mutated version of Omicron XBB (Image: Kim Mogg)
The XBB.1.5 variant is a mutated version of Omicron XBB (Image: Kim Mogg)

New Covid Omicron variant is ‘most transmissible yet’, WHO warns

Millions of people in the UK are estimated to have self-reported long Covid.
Millions of people in the UK are estimated to have self-reported long Covid.

Long Covid: the worst affected regions across the UK

Thousands of hospital beds in England are occupied by Covid patients.
Thousands of hospital beds in England are occupied by Covid patients.

The 15 hospitals with the most Covid patients in England

People are being urged to stay at home when feeling unwell amid rising Covid, flu and Strep A cases (Composite: Mark Hall)
People are being urged to stay at home when feeling unwell amid rising Covid, flu and Strep A cases (Composite: Mark Hall)

UKHSA warns ‘stay at home’ if ill as Covid, flu and Strep A cases rise

The NHS is facing pressure “equivalent” to that of the early stage of the Covid-19 pandemic, a leading health chief has warned (Composite: Mark Hall)
The NHS is facing pressure “equivalent” to that of the early stage of the Covid-19 pandemic, a leading health chief has warned (Composite: Mark Hall)

NHS facing pressure ‘equivalent’ to early stages of Covid pandemic

China has announced it will scrap quarantine for travellers from 8 January
China has announced it will scrap quarantine for travellers from 8 January

UK to ‘review’ whether to impose Covid tests on Chinese visitors

Covid cases have reportedly exploded across China following easing of Zero-Covid restrictions (Image: NationalWorld/Kim Mogg)
Covid cases have reportedly exploded across China following easing of Zero-Covid restrictions (Image: NationalWorld/Kim Mogg)

Covid in China: cases and deaths explained in 5 charts

Covid infection rates have continued to increase in England and Scotland.
Covid infection rates have continued to increase in England and Scotland.

The areas of the UK with the highest Covid infection rates

Health chiefs say anyone with Covid or flu symptoms should stay at home this Christmas (Composite: Kim Mogg)
Health chiefs say anyone with Covid or flu symptoms should stay at home this Christmas (Composite: Kim Mogg)

‘Stay at home alone’ if you have Covid or flu symptoms, UKHSA warns

A sore throat is the number one symptom of Covid right now, according to the ZOE Health Study (Composite: Kim Mogg)
A sore throat is the number one symptom of Covid right now, according to the ZOE Health Study (Composite: Kim Mogg)

Top Covid symptom right now - and one sign that means it’s not flu

Covid tests are no longer free for most people (Composite: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld)
Covid tests are no longer free for most people (Composite: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld)

All the people still eligible for free Covid tests and where to buy

The Government has issued civil legal proceedings against PPE Medpro, a firm at the centre of a row over the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the Covid pandemic
The Government has issued civil legal proceedings against PPE Medpro, a firm at the centre of a row over the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the Covid pandemic

Government sues controversial PPE firm over gowns contract

A lateral flow test result is interpreted by the two letters on the device (Photo: Shutterstock)
A lateral flow test result is interpreted by the two letters on the device (Photo: Shutterstock)

What it means if Covid lateral flow test result shows a faint red line

Economic inactivity: UK areas that have lost the most workers

Covid infection rates are continuing to drop across most of the UK, new data from the ONS shows.
Covid infection rates are continuing to drop across most of the UK, new data from the ONS shows.

Regions in the UK with the highest Covid infection rates

An epidemic control worker wears a protective suit as he watches workers erect a metal barrier fence outside a community under lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Beijing, China (Getty Images)
An epidemic control worker wears a protective suit as he watches workers erect a metal barrier fence outside a community under lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Beijing, China (Getty Images)

Explainer China expands lockdowns amid ‘zero-Covid’ policy as outbreaks persist

Large-scale protests have broken out in Foxconn Technology’s plant in China that produces Apple’s iPhones (Twitter / NationalWorld)
Large-scale protests have broken out in Foxconn Technology’s plant in China that produces Apple’s iPhones (Twitter / NationalWorld)

Apple iPhone factory workers clash with police in China

The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou has locked down its largest district as it tries to control a major outbreak of Covid (Photo: STR/AFP via Getty Images)
The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou has locked down its largest district as it tries to control a major outbreak of Covid (Photo: STR/AFP via Getty Images)

Covid outbreak and lockdown in Chinese city of Guangzhou explained

Covid infection rates have dropped across the UK.
Covid infection rates have dropped across the UK.

15 areas in the UK with the highest Covid infection rates

Matt Hancock arrives in Downing Street in May 2020 (Photo: TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)
Matt Hancock arrives in Downing Street in May 2020 (Photo: TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Why ‘the Matt Hancock app’ is mopping up ‘Twitter refugees’

Thousands of excess deaths have been recorded in England this year.
Thousands of excess deaths have been recorded in England this year.

Why thousands more people than expected are dying in England

14 areas with the highest Covid infection rates in England

Total Covid infections have risen 31% in the UK (Composite: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld)
Total Covid infections have risen 31% in the UK (Composite: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld)

Telltale symptoms of Covid not to ignore as UK cases jump 31%

Eligibility to receive to Covid booster differs across the UK
Eligibility to receive to Covid booster differs across the UK

Eligibility and how to book a Covid booster jab - explained

Stephen Mulhern collects the Best TV Presenter award on behalf of Ant & Dec, in the winners' room at the National Television Awards 2022 at OVO Arena Wembley on October 13, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
Stephen Mulhern collects the Best TV Presenter award on behalf of Ant & Dec, in the winners' room at the National Television Awards 2022 at OVO Arena Wembley on October 13, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

NTAs: Stephen Mulhern wants to keep Ant and Dec’s TV Presenter award

Researchers said their findings, published in the journal Nature Medicine, could improve vaccines and help prevent infection in the future
Researchers said their findings, published in the journal Nature Medicine, could improve vaccines and help prevent infection in the future

Gene associated with strong immune response to Covid jab found

Around 33 million people in England are eligible for a flu vaccine this year (Photo: Getty Images)
Around 33 million people in England are eligible for a flu vaccine this year (Photo: Getty Images)

Online booking for flu jabs opens on NHS for first time

Billions awarded as part of Covid employment support schemes were lost in ‘error and fraud’ (Photo: Getty Images)
Billions awarded as part of Covid employment support schemes were lost in ‘error and fraud’ (Photo: Getty Images)

Billions awarded through Covid job schemes lost in ‘error and fraud’

BQ.X is currently being monitored in the UK
BQ.X is currently being monitored in the UK

Covid BQ.X Omicron variant and symptoms - explained

David Jason has opened up about his experience with Covid-19 (Getty Images)
David Jason has opened up about his experience with Covid-19 (Getty Images)

David Jason has opened up about his battle with Covid