Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As a result of the rapidly-spreading Omicron variant, this week saw the biggest spike in Covid case numbers since records began in ...

Editor's Note: Article updated with latest information on availability of tests. People faced problems getting hold of the tests last week after a huge surge in demand prompted the Government website ...

Unless you've been living on a deserted island with no access to the internet (which, tbh, sounds quite appealing right now) then you'll be familiar with the Omicron variant of coronavirus which has ...

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The UK government recently asked all secondary schools to provide on-site COVID-19 testing for pupils, and advised secondary, college and university students to continue twice weekly testing, in an ...

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Just as we thought we understood COVID testing, along came omicron and raised a whole new bunch of questions. We asked Dr Andrew Lee, a reader in global public health, to answer them. The UK ...

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Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester.View full profile Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester. As the coronavirus pandemic continues ...

As a result of the rapidly-spreading Omicron variant, last week saw the biggest spike in Covid case numbers since records began in March 2020, with 93,045 positive tests reported in the 24 hours to ...