Hundreds of cases of a new Omicron sub-variant have been identified in England, it has been revealed. The authorities say 426 Omicron BA.2 infections have been confirmed by Whole Genome Sequencing in... Read more »
The UK’s FTSE 100 led European equities higher after survey data indicated China’s manufacturing industry had not been significantly derailed by the Omicron coronavirus variant. The blue-chip UK share index, which is... Read more »
Coronavirus cases are “plateauing” in areas first hit by Omicron, with hospital admissions “slowing” in other parts of the country, experts have said. Dr Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser at the UK... Read more »
New Covid-19 cases in Southwark were down by more than twenty per cent for the second week in a row this week. New infections dropped by 23.7 per cent to 4,501 in... Read more »
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Britain’s daily Covid figures fell for the third day in a row today, official data showed in a sign the worst of the Omicron wave may be over in the country. UK... Read more »
Leading scientists have announced that Covid-19 case rates are ‘slowing down’ in London as the ‘first ray of light’ suggests coronavirus will become easier to live with – but he says nothing... Read more »
The Middlesex-London Health Unit is reporting 1,472 new cases of COVID-19 over the past three days and no new deaths. Of the new cases, 450 are from Saturday, 536 are from Sunday... Read more »
N early two thirds of London boroughs have seen Covid rates fall amid hope that the capital’s wave of Omicron infections has peaked. An Evening Standard analysis of the latest data shows... Read more »
The UK has reported a further 179,756 Covid cases, as the number of people infected with the Omicron variant continues to surge. The latest figures – which reflect infections picked up by... Read more »
