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UK weathered fifth wave of infections earlier this summer driven by new Omicron variants but coronavirus continues to linger this autumn

‘Even having had Omicron, we’re not well protected from further infections,’ said Prof Danny Altmann

The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that the number of coronavirus deaths worldwide last week was the lowest reported in the pandemic since March 2020, marking what could be a turning point in the years-long global outbreak. At a press briefing in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom…

"We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic," he said.

The country's Prime Minister has said it is 'time to safely turn the page' as mask and vaccine mandates are dropped.

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County resident has died from MPX — the nation’s first confirmed fatality linked to the disease, public health officials said Monday.

Re: "Doctors urge Covid jabs for young kids", (BP, Sept 13) and "Govt to procure updated jabs", (BP, Sept 7).

At least 500,000 people have permanently disappeared from the workforce, analysis says

Vaccination doesn’t only provide protection to the person being vaccinated, but also indirectly protects the population as a whole