UK Covid death toll passes 200,000 as infections surge again
A total of 200,247 deaths involving coronavirus have now been registered in the UK
Will there be another Covid booster jab as case numbers rise?
Around 2.3 million people are thought to have had Covid in the last week.
What is the new Covid BA.5 subvariant and what are the symptoms?
The coronavirus subvariant is spreading rapidly across the UK with case numbers rising
Covid hospital admissions likely to rise further, says health chief
Special sick pay for NHS staff with Covid to be scrapped
Special pay arrangements were offered to staff who were off work sick with either Covid or long Covid during the height of the pandemic
UK reports 14,030 Covid cases - the lowest since last June
It marked the lowest daily figure since June 22 last year when there were only 11,625 cases reported
UK patient suffers Covid for 505 days in longest ever case
The unamed patient had Covid for more than one year and four months despite repeated antiviral treatment
Parents flood teachers with ‘aggressive’ messages, union warns
‘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
UK expands access to second ‘cutting-edge’ antiviral Covid drug
The drug was found to reduce hospitalisation or death by 88 per cent in clinical trials
Shanghai starts to ease lockdown despite record 25,000 new Covid cases
It promises relief for some of the city’s 25 million residents, many of whom struggled to find food and medicine in the lockdown
Threat of next Covid variant remains large, warns Patrick Vallance
‘It’s also clear this pandemic is not over and we’ve got very high infection rates at the moment,’ Sir Patrick added
China to lockdown Shanghai after surge in Covid infections
The city will be locked down in two stages so testing can be carried out
What is Deltacron and what do we know about the new variant?
Everything you need to know about the confirmed new coronavirus - Deltacron
EasyJet to end mandatory masks for travellers
British Airways and Virgin Atlantic also announced an end to the mask requirement earlier this month
Number in Scotland in hospital with Covid-19 is now higher than ever
It comes as coronavirus restrictions north of the border are being eased, despite infection levels said to be at record highs
Global Covid death toll ‘may be three times higher than recorded’
Researchers estimate more than 18.2 million people may have died because of the pandemic by the end of December last year
One-stop shot – scientists work on a ‘universal’ coronavirus vaccine
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 says her family is paid with love caring for Derek
Kate Garraway said it was ‘wonderful’ to be able to care for her husband Derek Draper but it was also ‘tough’
Kate Garraway responds to claim she ‘paraded’ husband Derek Draper
Kate Garraway simply responded to the person, ‘If you watch the doc tonight you will see’
Scrapping virus curbs ‘may hit nurseries’
Covid rules are being scrapped as rates of the virus in nurseries soar
Keep isolation and free Covid tests, plead NHS bosses
The survey called on the restrictions to continue amid Boris Johnson’s plan to scrap them next week
Registered Covid deaths in England fall for second week in row
Gatwick to reopen south terminal next month as travel demand ramps up
The terminal has been dormant since June 15 2020 to reduce costs during the coronavirus pandemic
Mark Drakeford tests positive for Covid and is self-isolating
The First Minister took a PCR test earlier in the week and received a positive test result on Friday
New Zealand police arrest anti-lockdown protesters outside parliament
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
How could Covid become endemic in the UK? We speak to the experts
The Standard asked some of Britain’s top epidemiological experts what ‘living with the virus’ could really look like.
What is the levelling up strategy?
Culture Secretary was embarrassing in defence of PM, says festival boss
‘Anticipation & anxiety’: Frontline medic reflects on 2 years of Covid
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’