0 The Vaults Theatre in Waterloo London 01

London live performance festival cancelled after Covid cases surge in the UK

This week, VAULT Festival cancelled its programme of over 600 theatre, comedy and live performance shows just three weeks before opening, due to surging Coronavirus cases. The festival, which takes place in... Read more »
1 Coronavirus Wed Jul 14 2021

London Covid: Trafalgar Square New Year’s Eve party cancelled as Omicron cases surge

Trafalgar Square’s annual New Year’s Eve party has been cancelled for the second year in a row as Omicron cases are surging across the capital. Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced the event... Read more »
PRI215898454

Will the UK go into another lockdown as Omicron cases rise?

The emergence of the Omicron variant is causing concern around the world, not least because it is thought to be highly transmissible and because the 32 mutations of its spike protein suggest... Read more »
1 Dulwich Hamlet Junior School in Dulwich South London

Covid-19: South London school forced to close over Omicron cases

A South London school has been forced to close due to a Covid outbreak, including Omicron cases. Dulwich Hamlet Junior School in Dulwich has shut its doors to students because of a... Read more »
PRI216708420

Covid updates as UK cases hit record high on New Year’s Eve

Related video: ‘A tough year’ Keir Starmer reflects on 2021 in New Year’s message The UK has hit a new daily record of Covid-19 cases with 189,846 reported in the latest 24-hour... Read more »
covid 19 1 5718620 1640302318784

Third record-breaking day: 638 new COVID-19 cases in Middlesex-London

For the third day straight, the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is reporting a record number of lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases with 638 new infections. On Thursday there were 496 cases reported, and on... Read more »
mlhu covid 19 cases by reported date 1 5723417 1640885400386

New record: Nearly 500 new COVID-19 cases in Middlesex-London

For the second day in a row, the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is reporting a record number of lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 496 reported as well as one death. On Wednesday, there... Read more »
PA 58686497

Covid cases at east London hospitals on December 30 2021

Published: 2:51 PM December 30, 2021 With the Omicron variant spreading rapidly, here’s how many Covid-19 patients there are in east London hospitals currently. Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust... Read more »
lfp20200319mh012 77716982 e1584659416865

Omicron not showing up in wastewater like Delta, despite surging cases

Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Wastewater testing in London is showing unexpectedly lower levels of virus despite an Omicron surge that drove the local and provincial case counts to new single-day records... Read more »
covid testing 1 5068874 1628509120309

Middlesex-London sets new record with 378 COVID-19 cases

The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is reporting 378 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, a new record, as well as one new death. The previous record for daily lab-confirmed cases was 355 on Dec.... Read more »