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A further 90 cases of the new Omicron COVID variant have been reported in Britain, taking the total to 336, British health authorities confirmed Monday. These include 64 new cases in England, 23 in Scotland and three in Wales. Northern Ireland has still not seen any confirmed Omicron cases. Professor Paul Hunter, an expert in infectious diseases from the University ...

The UK has recorded 43,992 daily infections and 54 deaths on Sunday, according to official figures. Some 42,848 positive cases and 127 deaths were reported on Saturday. More than 20 million people in the UK have now been given a booster jab, with a total of 448,975 third doses being administered in the latest 24-hour period. The Government is aiming ...

Britain will require all inbound travellers to take a pre-departure COVID-19 test, and arrivals from Nigeria will have to quarantine in hotels to slow the spread of the omicron variant, health minister Sajid Javid said on Saturday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that travel restrictions are necessary to slow the spread of omicron while scientists race to understand more ...

Britain registered 42,848 new COVID-19 infections bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 10,421,104, according to official figures released Saturday. The country also reported a further 127 coronavirus-related deaths. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 145,551, with 7,373 COVID-19 patients still in hospital. The latest data came as the UK Health ...

The UK faced a further 50,584 new Covid cases and 143 deaths on Friday. The latest figures come amid the Omicron variant spreading across the country as new cases are being identified in different places. In London, 15 residents are diagnosed with the Omicron variant and Richmond upon Thames was named as having the capital’s highest Covid infection rate, according ...

A further 53,945 cases have been reported today as Brits brace for more Omicron infections. Health chiefs have also recorded 141 more deaths in the past 24 hours as the country heads into the dark winter months. The last time cases were so high was on July 17, when 53,969 more positive tests were reported following the Euros. Case numbers ...

Another nine cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant have been detected in England and one in Scotland, bringing the total number of people with the strain identified in Britain to 32, British health authorities confirmed Wednesday. So far, 22 cases of the Omicron variant have been identified in England 10 in Scotland, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. ...

Britain recorded 39,716 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday and a further 159 deaths within 28 days of testing positive for the disease, official figures showed. The number of cases over the past week stands at 300,554 – 1% more than the week before – while 832 people died over the past week, 14.9% fewer than a week earlier.

Barbados formally declared itself the world’s newest republic at the stroke of midnight, as the Caribbean island nation removed Queen Elizabeth II as head of state in a solemn ceremony Tuesday attended by her son Prince Charles. Symbolizing the historic handover, the Royal Standard flag representing the queen was lowered during a ceremony inaugurating the current governor-general, Dame Sandra Mason, ...

The UK has recorded a further 42,583 cases in the past 24 hours as concerns over the Omicron variant grow. The Department of Health also confirmed today that 35 more deaths have been reported. On Monday last week, the Government logged 44,917 active Covid cases and 45 fatalities. This means today’s case data is a 5.19% decrease compared to last ...