Around 2.3 million people are thought to have had Covid in the last week.
The coronavirus subvariant is spreading rapidly across the UK with case numbers rising
Special pay arrangements were offered to staff who were off work sick with either Covid or long Covid during the height of the pandemic
Cases jumped by 27 per cent from the previous week when there were 225,464
The unamed patient had Covid for more than one year and four months despite repeated antiviral treatment
‘Parents and students have got into the habit of firing off emails 24/7, with the banal, bizarre, and sometimes, more worryingly, aggressive and accusatory messages,’ the union warned
The drug was found to reduce hospitalisation or death by 88 per cent in clinical trials
It promises relief for some of the city’s 25 million residents, many of whom struggled to find food and medicine in the lockdown
‘It’s also clear this pandemic is not over and we’ve got very high infection rates at the moment,’ Sir Patrick added
The city will be locked down in two stages so testing can be carried out
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British Airways and Virgin Atlantic also announced an end to the mask requirement earlier this month
It comes as coronavirus restrictions north of the border are being eased, despite infection levels said to be at record highs
Researchers estimate more than 18.2 million people may have died because of the pandemic by the end of December last year
Researchers are hopeful that a variant-proof vaccine is within their grasp - to protect us from this pandemic and to prevent the next one
Kate Garraway said it was ‘wonderful’ to be able to care for her husband Derek Draper but it was also ‘tough’
Kate Garraway simply responded to the person, ‘If you watch the doc tonight you will see’
Covid rules are being scrapped as rates of the virus in nurseries soar
The survey called on the restrictions to continue amid Boris Johnson’s plan to scrap them next week
The terminal has been dormant since June 15 2020 to reduce costs during the coronavirus pandemic
The First Minister took a PCR test earlier in the week and received a positive test result on Friday
The protest began on Tuesday after more than 1,000 people driving cars and trucks converged on parliament in a convoy inspired by protests in Canada and elsewhere
The Standard asked some of Britain’s top epidemiological experts what ‘living with the virus’ could really look like.
As the UK mourns the second anniversary of the first known death due to Covid, a senior nurse remembers the fear and uncertainty of the early days of the pandemic - and how vaccines ‘changed the game’
