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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Ryan Merrifield & Kit Vickery

Warning that UK could be on the brink of new Covid wave with virus becoming 'more dangerous'

People across the UK might see a new surge of Covid infections driven by Omicron subvariants if infection rate trends continue.

Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) until June 2 shows England and Northern Ireland are starting to see a rise in cases, although trends remain unclear for Wales and Scotland.

Infection rates are thought to have risen in several parts of the UK, with infections on the rise in London, the north west, and the south east of the country.

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