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10.08.2023 / 17:45

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New Covid-19 variant spreads across UK as cases and hospitalisations rise

Health experts are warning of a rise in Covid-19 cases - and hospitalisations - as a new variant sweeps the UK.

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'Kraken' Covid variant and Omicron strain to dominate UK as 'most infectious' yet

A Covid variant has been named as the strain that could become dominant in the UK, experts have warned.

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Covid warning as two mutant strains emerge in UK with more than 700 cases

Health officials have warned about two mutant strains of coronavirus that have emerged in the UK.

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Covid-19: Two new variants of concern in UK

Two types of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 have been newly classified as variants of concern in the UK.

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12.04.2022 / 23:35

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Surge in hepatitis cases in children being investigated by UK health agency

Health officials are investigating 74 cases of hepatitis among children under the age of 10 across the UK as they urge parents to be alert to the signs of the illness. All of the youngsters were admitted to hospital where medics picked up the cases. The UK Health Security Agency said it is examining 49 cases in England, 13 in Scotland and 12 across both Wales and Northern Ireland, all of which have occurred since January.

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Health chiefs issue hepatitis alert to Scots parents after 13 children catch bug in mystery outbreak

Health officials investigating a hepatitis outbreak among young children have confirmed that the number of cases in Scotland has risen to 13.

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UK: Omicron sub-variant BA.2 ‘under investigation,’ detected in 40 countries

LONDON - Scientists believe they have detected a sub-variant of the omicron variant, which has already been blamed for the latest wave of COVID-19 cases across the globe. The UK Health Security Agency announced Friday that it was investigating an omicron sub-lineage known as BA.2. "There is still uncertainty around the significance of the changes to the viral genome, and further analyses will now be undertaken," the agency said in a news release. RELATED: US COVID-19 cases dropping despite spikes in some regions, CDC data showsScientists said early analysis seems to show that BA.2 is more transmissible than the first omicron strain, but they haven’t been able to spot any meaningful difference between the two strains. They add, as of Friday, there have been more than 400 confirmed cases of BA.

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More than 400 cases of Covid Omicron sub-variant identified in UK

More than 400 cases of a new Covid-19 sub-variant have been identified in the UK, as health chiefs describe it as a 'variant under investigation'.

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Cases of Covid variant first identified in India double in UK

#COVID19 #variants identified in UK. More: https://t.co/NxiBAaLVssCases of VOC-21APR-02 have risen by 2,111 since last week.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0