Coronavirus

Covid symptoms: NHS list extended to include NINE new signs of coronavirus. (PA)

NHS add NINE new Covid symptoms you should look out for - the full list
Covid infection rates are currently at a record high in the UK with almost five million people estimated to be currently infected with the illness.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street, London (PA)

Boris Johnson leads national day of reflection, two years after first lockdown

Sajid Javid has confirmed people aged 75 and over, the immunosuppressed and those living in care homes will be offered a Covid-19 booster vaccine (PA)

Sajid Javid announces fourth Covid jab to be offered to highest risk groups

The MHRA approved the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for use in children aged five to 11 last year (PA)

Children aged 5 to 11 to be offered the Covid vaccine across whole of UK

Rachel Miranda, a medical laboratory assistant (MLA), prepares Covid-19 tests for analysis in the laboratory at Whiston Hospital in Merseyside. PA Photo. Picture date: Tuesday October 20, 2020. The team of scientists are working round the clock at the

Coronavirus in Shropshire: 4,000 more cases identified after reinfections assessed

Boris Johnson and his Cabinet will examine the latest Covid-19 data on Wednesday morning before making a statement in the Commons on Wednesday afternoon. (PA)

Boris Johnson announcement: Easing of Covid restrictions in England expected today

Mark Drakeford has set out a road map back to Alert evel Zero in Wales.

How and when Covid rules in Wales will be eased this month

Around half of the temporary workers Tesco employed over Christmas have been kept on (PA)

Tesco decision impacts thousands of jobs amid Omicron absences

The Prime Minister will take Commons questions following alleged gathering in No 10 garden in breach of lockdown rules. (PA)

Boris Johnson told to come clean over party scandal by furious MPs ahead of PMQs

Tory MPs are pushing for a vision for living with the virus. (PA)

Boris Johnson under pressure over Covid restrictions from MPs

The latest figures show that almost one in every 66 people in Shropshire tested positive for Covid in a seven-day period. (PA)

Shropshire Covid rates almost double over Christmas: See how it compares to everywhere else in the UK

These are the main reported side effects of a Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca Covid booster. Photo via PA.

Covid booster jab side effects for each vaccine approved in UK

People in England are unable to book PCR tests at walk-in and drive-in centres currently. (PA)

No PCR tests available in England says Government website - What we know

Is Boris Johnson doing a speech tonight? What we know on Covid latest

Is Boris Johnson doing a speech tonight? What we know on Covid latest

Case rates are rising across the UK, with new restrictions being introduced in many areas, as the Omicron variant spreads (PA)

How severe is Omicron Covid variant: what we know

Covid isolation period reduced to seven days with negative test

Covid isolation period reduced to seven days with negative test

PA file photo of a woman using a laptop on a dining room table set up as a remote office to work from home. Picture: Joe Giddens/PA Wire

£60 fines for anyone supposed to be working from home caught going into work

Step 2 Covid restrictions: Boris Johnson breaks silence (PA)

Step 2 Covid restrictions: Boris Johnson breaks silence on new Christmas rules

of revellers at the Circus Nightclub at Bramley-Moore Dock, Liverpool, during a Covid safety pilot event in October (PA). Inset: First Minister Mark Drakeford and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The new covid rules after Christmas in Wales - and how they compare to rest of UK

Boris Johnson is 'set to hold a press conference today' to announce Plan B measures in England, according to reports.

Covid press conference: When Boris Johnson could announce Plan B restrictions

People queuing to receive their COVID-19 vaccinations and booster injections at a vaccination site, as the Government accelerates the Covid booster programme to help slow down the spread of the new Omicron variant (PA)

Christmas not 'under threat' due to Omicron Covid variant, says health expert

Staff outside the Princess Royal Hospital.

Pioneering trial looking at impact of Covid vaccine on pregnant women to begin in Shropshire

Does the new Covid variant resist vaccines? What we know so far

Areas of Gwynedd, Cardiff, Caerphilly, Merthyr, Monmouthshire and Rhondda Cynon Taf make the list of the highest Covid case rates in Wales.

The ten areas of Wales with the worst Covid rates over the last seven days

Covid Passes will now be required to enter cinemas, concert venues, and theatres.

What the extension of Covid Passes in Wales will mean for you from November 15

Cardiff Magistrates Court. Inset: Police in Wales during lockdown

Overton man fined for breaching lockdown rules in Cardiff

OBVIOUS CHOICE: Oxford Languages have declared their Word of the Year 2021 to be

Oxford Dictionary firm's Word of the Year 2021 revealed and it won't come as a surprise

The ten areas of Wales with the worst Covid rates over the last seven days

These 10 areas of Wales have the worst Covid rates over the last seven days

Whitchurch Community Hospital

Covid outbreak at Whitchurch Hospital, trust chief confirms

Judicial gavel and protective medical mask on a blue background.

Breaking Covid-19 rules costs Whitchurch woman £262 in court

Mark Drakeford has today confirmed the introduction of Covid passports in Wales.

BREAKING: Covid passports to be introduced in Wales next month

Covid antibody tests to launch across the UK this week - how to book yours. (PA)

Covid antibody tests to launch across the UK today - how to book yours

Doctors could detect Long Covid with simple check on your eye. (Canva)

Doctors could detect Long Covid with routine check on your eye

Amber Plus travel list explained with up to six million holidaymakers affected. (PA)

Amber Plus travel list explained - what countries could join France?

Mandatory Covid tests could be scrapped for the fully vaccinated on August 16. (PA)

Mandatory Covid tests set to be scrapped for the fully vaccinated on August 16

Weddings to be cancelled if bride or groom pinged by NHS Covid-19 app. (PA)

Weddings cancelled if bride or groom pinged by NHS Covid-19 app, government warn

8 lockdown rules ending as Boris Johnson confirms 'Freedom Day'. (PA)

Boris Johnson confirms 'Freedom Day' in England - 8 lockdown rules set to end

Urgent warning to parents as teens fake school Covid tests amid TikTok trend. (PA)

Urgent warning to parents as teens fake school Covid tests amid TikTok trend

New 'Delta Plus' Covid-19 variant detected in the UK. (PA)

New 'Delta Plus' Covid-19 variant detected in the UK officials confirm

Covid cases ‘increasing exponentially’ among young people, scientists warn. (Canva)

Covid cases ‘increasing exponentially’ among young people, scientists warn

1 per cent of hospital beds taken up by Covid-19 patients, NHS chief says.

NHS chief: All adults able to book Covid vaccine by end of this week

Boris Johnson announces changes to wedding and funeral as lockdown extended. (PA)

Boris Johnson reveals changes to weddings and funerals as lockdown extended

Doctors warn of 3 new Covid symptoms linked to Indian variant. (PA)

Doctors warn of three new Covid-19 symptoms linked to Delta variant

Doctors warn of 3 new Covid symptoms linked to Indian variant. (PA)

Doctors warn of 3 new Covid-19 symptoms linked to Indian variant

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Boost for Covid battle after common asthma inhaler found to treat disease

First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford

RECAP: Updates as Wales to remain on Alert Level 4 with national lockdown extended into February

LIVE: Coronavirus update as lockdown measures extended and 'strengthened'

RECAP: Coronavirus update as lockdown measures extended and 'strengthened'

Fans return for Shrewsbury Town's and Charlton Athletic's match during the Sky Bet League One match at the New Meadow, Shrewsbury.

Shrewsbury Town's FA Cup tie with Southampton off after club's Covid-19 outbreak

Undated handout file photo issued by Sean Elias of researchers at Oxford University whose coronavirus vaccine, developed in association with AstraZeneca, has now been approved for use in the UK by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine approved in UK for mass rollout

138,000 people have so far had the Covid vaccine. Picture: Medicspot

Almost 138,000 people vaccinated against Covid-19 so far, minister says

A common four-nation plan for the festive period has been agreed by Government's across the UK

Everything we know as four UK nations agree on new rules for Christmas period

Vaccine more than 90 per cent effective in preventing Covid-19

Vaccine more than 90 per cent effective in preventing Covid-19

How Wales will catch people from Herefordshire making cross-border pub visits

How Wales will catch people from England making cross-border pub visits

File photo dated 05/10/09 of a nurse preparing to give a patient a vaccine. GP surgeries are prioritising who gets the winter flu jab, with those aged 50 to 64 needing to wait, the head of the Royal College of GPs has said..

Could vaccine still be effective against Covid-19 if antibodies fall? Here's what scientists say...