The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

People who wake up with 2 telltale symptoms told to 'assume' they have Covid

A professor has outlined more about the latest variant

Nottingham Post · Jul 24, 2022

'Assume you have Covid' if you wake up with these two symptoms - says professor

Fatigue in the morning following a good night's sleep, as well as a sore throat are two warning signs that you might have Coronavirus. If so, you should probably take a test as soon as possible, says Professor Tim Spector.

Chronicle Live · Jul 23, 2022

More than 1,000 active COVID-19 outbreaks in Australia's aged care sector, with Queensland second highest, taking toll on staff and residents

Aged care providers warn of rising COVID-19 outbreaks in the sector, with active cases now numbering more than 9,500 among residents and staff.

ABC News · Jul 23, 2022

Everything we know about new Covid 'scariant' Centaurus BA.2.75

The concern around BA.2.75 is that is has picked up a number of mutations, which might indicate that this variant can evade immunity

Wales Online · Jul 23, 2022

There's a new COVID-19 Omicron subvariant, so what is BA.2.75 and why are some people calling it 'Centaurus'?

Since the COVID-19 pandemic first began, many have become desensitised to these next few words: There's a new Omicron subvariant in town. Here's what we know about BA.2.75 so far.

ABC News · Jul 22, 2022

Omicron BA.5 becomes dominant strain as Scotland has the highest UK Covid rate

One in 15 Scots currently have Covid, according to the latest Office of National Statistics figures.

Daily Record · Jul 22, 2022

Single covid strain now infecting four in five people with virus

The BA.5 variant is now the dominant variant of concern in the UK

Wales Online · Jul 22, 2022

New Omicron Covid variant now dominant in the UK as 3.8 million infections confirmed

Omicron BA.5 is now the dominant Covid strain, accounting for approximately 79% of cases as of 18 July as around 3.8m people - one in 17 of the UK population - has coronavirus

Daily Mirror · Jul 22, 2022

Why do the minority who haven’t had Covid account for most new infections?

About 15% of people in England have somehow never had Covid, yet 55% of new cases are from this group

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2022

New Zealand’s Covid-19 deaths hit record high as it battles Omicron sub-variant

Deaths from the virus reached 151 in one week, compared with 115 in the worst week of the previous wave

Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2022