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Florida COVID-19 hospitalizations spike; new subvariant emerges

TAMPA, Fla. — COVID-19 hospitalizations are spiking in Florida, but there’s good news as the state weathers another winter uptick of the virus.

Tribune News Service

How long are you infectious with Covid?

Covid cases are rising and warnings about reducing contact are being issued

The Independent UK

10 most common Covid symptoms in last month as new variant spreads

Most common symptoms revealed as UKHSA warns Covid is currently ‘circulating at high levels’

The Independent UK

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Signs and symptoms of new XBB.1.5 covid variant

The sub-variant of Omicron accounts for one in 25 cases in the UK

Liverpool Echo

The new Greater Manchester covid hotspots as experts reveal what's worrying them

Around one in 20 people in England tested positive for coronavirus in the week ending December 28

Manchester Evening News

RSV recedes and flu peaks as a new COVID variant shoots 'up like a rocket'

RSV and the flu appear to be receding in the U.S., but COVID is on the rise, new data suggests, driven by holiday gatherings and an even more transmissible omicron subvariant that has become dominant.

WEKU

Covid cases surge in Scotland as figures reach highest level since summer

The latest figures show that there was a rise in cases in Scotland in the last week.

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‘Significant increase’ in Covid-19 infections in Northern Ireland

On January 5 there were 374 patients in hospital with confirmed Covid-19, up from 226 in December.

The Independent UK

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

Covid NI: Department of Health report 'significant increase' in infections since December

Both coronavirus and the flu are among factors contributing to pressures on the healthcare system

Belfast Live

Covid UK cases reach highest level since last summer as infections DOUBLE in one month

Figures from the festive season show the number of people with Covid in the UK over Christmas was at about three million; more than double than at the start of December

Daily Mirror

Expert warns new Covid subvariant could make vaccines 'less effective'

It comes after a new strain has started to spread

Nottingham Post

Wales records huge spike in Covid cases as people are told to stay home if they feel ill

Across the UK Covid-19 infections have jumped to their highest level since the summer

Wales Online

Christmas Covid infections spiked to highest level since summer

Nearly three million people in UK belived to have had Covid-19 in week to 28 December

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UK Covid-19 infections jump to highest level since summer

About one in 20 people in England are likely to have had coronavirus over the festive period.

Wales Online

Covid infections in UK double with 3million ill over Christmas

It comes as the number of flu patients in hospital rose 47% week on week

The Independent UK

10 most common Covid symptoms in last month as new variant spreads

Most common symptoms revealed as UKHSA warns Covid is currently ‘circulating at high levels’

Liverpool Echo

Merseyside area is a hotspot for new highly transmissible covid variant

Experts are concerned about the XBB.1.5 subvariant of Omicron

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Omicron BA.5 patients decreasing in Tokyo as new subvariants rise

The number of patients thought to be infected with the omicron BA.5 subvariant of the COVID-19 virus fell below 50% of all COVID-19 patients in Tokyo, indicating that BA.5 is being replaced by new omicron subvariants, according to materials released on Thursday by the Tokyo metropolitan government.

The Independent UK

How long can you test positive for Covid and when are you infectious?

As Christmas looms Covid cases are rising and warnings about reducing contact are being issued

The Independent UK

Nine Covid symptoms affecting the fully vaccinated — and signs you may have it

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of variant, experts say

Tribune News Service

Faye Flam: No, vaccines aren’t making new COVID variants worse

A new COVID-19 variant called XBB.1.5 is driving a new wave of infections. But susceptibility to it is not, as some contend, being fueled by vaccines. Still, the surges of ever more immune-evasive variants raise legitimate questions about whether vaccines and boosters are still protecting us from infection, or should…

Nottingham Post

Most common 'Kraken' Covid symptoms as new 'ultra transmissible' variant spreads across UK

World Health Organisation has expressed their concern over the new strain

Wales Online

Young people in China deliberately infecting themselves with Covid

It comes amid an explosion of cases in the country

Wales Online

Parents warned to keep children off school if they're unwell as flu, Covid and scarlet fever cases rise

Public Health Wales has also urged poorly adults to wear a face covering in public to protect others

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