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UK Covid infections leap by 43% in a week, latest ONS survey reveals

Covid levels have risen in all four nations of the UK amid the spread of the Omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.

Evening Standard

Scotland experiencing another Covid wave 'caused by two Omicron variants'

Professor Linda Bauld says Covid boosters may be extended to a wider range of groups in autumn.

Daily Record

Scotland hit by Covid wave as cases of two Omicron variants increase

Latest data from the Office for National Statistics showed that around one in 40 people in Scotland had Covid-19, up from one in 50 the previous week.

Daily Record

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Omicron variant less likely to cause long Covid than Delta, says new study

Researchers found that Omicron has less than half the chances of causing lasting symptoms than Delta

Daily Record

Scotland experiencing another Covid wave as one in 30 have virus, expert warns

SCOTLAND is experiencing another wave of Covid-19 infections as cases of two Omicron variants increase, a public health expert has said.

The National (Scotland)

Nine Omicron symptoms affecting the fully vaccinated - and signs you may have it

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of variant, experts say

The Independent UK

Scotland experiencing 'another wave of Covid-19 infections' says public health expert

Professor Linda Bauld said the Omicron sub-lineages BA.4 and BA.5. are part of the reason for the increase in cases and a "small but not significant" rise in the number of people in hospital.

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Omicron less likely to cause long COVID - UK study

The Omicron variant of coronavirus is less likely to cause long COVID than previous variants, according to the first peer-reviewed study of its kind from the United Kingdom.

Reuters

New, 'sticky' Omicron variants will take over in NSW, concerns about reinfection

Two new Omicron variants are set to become the most prevalent in New South Wales as a result of their "growth advantage" over previous strains, according to NSW Health.

ABC News

Long Covid risk is lower from Omicron compared to Delta, research suggests

Researchers from King’s College London have found that the Omicron variant "appears substantially less likely to cause long Covid than other variants" in a new study

Daily Mirror

Why the kids' vaccine took so long

One and a half years after the adult COVID-19 vaccine, a kids' shot is here. This is why it took so much longer

Salon

Omicron sufferers less likely to end up dealing with long Covid, study reveals

Scientists say the variant has less than half the chance of Delta of causing lingering symptoms

Wales Online

Nagpur: Warning letters to those refusing isolation, testing

NAGPUR: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) health department is on high alert following detection of new Omicron variant BA.5 among two city patients. However, uncooperative Covid positive patients are posing a challenge before the zonal medical teams which are helpless due to lack of stringent provisions like those invoked during…

The Times of India

Omicron poses about half the risk of long COVID as delta, new research finds

Some scientists estimate that cases of long COVID from omicron will still rise, however, because of high transmissibility and the misconception that people don't have to worry about catching it.

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Evening Standard

Omicron is less likely to cause long Covid than Delta, research suggests

King’s College London found the odds of having long Covid were between 20 and 50 percent lower during the Omicron outbreak

Wales Online

Omicron less likely to cause long Covid than Delta variant, new research finds

One in 23 people still suffers from symptoms for more than four weeks

Chronicle Live

New research shows Omicron is less likely to cause long COVID than Delta variant

Analysis suggests that people are between 20% and 50% less likely to suffer from long Covid after contracting Omicron compared to Delta

The Independent UK

Long Covid risk ‘lower from Omicron compared to Delta’

Symptoms of the condition can include fatigue, shortness of breath, loss of concentration and joint pain.

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NZ labs need 'systemic' change after PCR testing debacle

“Confusion and mixed messaging” between health officials and labs contributed to the collapse of Covid testing earlier this year, and the sector says it's a sign of structural problems.

Manchester Evening News

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

Two new subvariants of the Omicron strand are believed to have become 'more dangerous' to people infected

Daily Mirror

Covid on the rise as hospitalisations climb 30% in a week - but where are the hotspots?

The number of Covid hospitalisations has shot up in the previous week amid fears two Omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5 could trigger a new wave of the virus

Irish Mirror

Is my holiday destination struggling with Covid? Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany and France latest

You may find some of the answers to your Covid questions for some of Ireland's favourite holiday destinations.

Daily Mirror

UK on verge of new Covid wave - and 2 new variants are to blame, experts warn

Covid cases are on the rise in the UK for the first time in two months, according to the latest data - fuelling fears "immune imprinting", which refers to how one's immune system reacts to variants differently depending on their specific infection and vaccine history, is to blame

Daily Record

Expert warns new Covid wave 'may have been caused by Jubilee bank holiday'

Dr Simon Clarke, Associate Professor in Cellular Microbiology, University of Reading, said any surge could have been boosted by the four-day weekend celebrations

Daily Record

New Covid infection wave 'likely' in Scotland due to BA.4 and BA.5 virus variants

The number of estimated infections in Scotland has gone up in the last week, according to the ONS Covid Infection Study.

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