The official list of Covid-19 symptoms has been expanded to include nine new signs of illness. The extension of the symptoms list to include ailments such as sore throat, fatigue
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Unions are warning that care workers are set to be plunged back into “sick pay poverty” because of the ending of a scheme set up during the pandemic. Under the
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The Government is being urged to extend a life assurance scheme for nursing staff who contract Covid at work. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said that after this week,
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Scotland has recorded more than more than 9,000 new cases of coronavirus and another 35 deaths as the number of people in hospital with the virus rose again. The latest
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A man in his 60s with a learning disability should have a Covid-19 vaccination despite objections from a relative, a judge has ruled. Mr Justice Poole has concluded that vaccination
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The Health Secretary has insisted people must “learn to live with Covid” as campaigners criticised the end of free testing for millions of people in England. Sajid Javid told reporters
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People in England who have a cough or cold are to be urged to “stay home and avoid contact with other people” under new Government guidance on Covid-19. Those who
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The number of coronavirus patients in Scotland’s hospitals has reached a new record high as figures rose for the fourth day in a row. Latest Scottish Government figures show there
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Care home residents, those aged 75 and over and people with weakened immune systems may still receive Covid booster jabs over the next six to 12 months, MPs have heard.
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The first 20 fines will be issued over alleged lockdown-busting parties in Downing Street and Whitehall in a move which will put Boris Johnson’s leadership under fresh pressure. The Metropolitan
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