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Ten lockdown lessons to learn for next time

Five years since Boris Johnson ordered the UK to stay home, steps to prepare for the next national emergency are clearer

The Guardian - UK

Bird flu strain found in US cows flown to UK lab for testing

Virus is sent to high-security lab so that experts can examine the potential risks to people and livestock

The Guardian - UK

Covid tests should be made free again amid new variant spread, infection expert says

COVID-19 lateral flow tests should be made free again amid the spread of a new variant of the virus, an infection expert has said.

The National (Scotland)

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New Covid variant causing concern among scientists detected in London

It is unclear whether BA.2.86 causes more severe disease but its detection in several countries has put scientists on alert

The Guardian - UK

UK almost ‘flying blind’ on Covid this autumn, experts say

As cases rise, scientists say country is mostly in the dark about how infections could play out in coming months

The Guardian - UK

Covid levels still rising in England and Scotland with 3.5m infected

Overall picture of cases across UK is mixed as infections plateau in Wales and fall in Northern Ireland

The Guardian - UK

Calls for return of Covid controls after UK death toll passes 200,000

‘Damning milestone’ means measures such as mask-wearing and better sick pay needed again, doctors and bereaved families say

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Highly infectious ‘New York’ Covid variant spikes in Scotland with 'new wave' fears

It comes days after several Edinburgh University experts warned that the country is experiencing a new wave of the virus, as well as it being said that it is impossible to judge just how many confirmed cases there are in the country

Edinburgh Live

UK scientists urge higher uptake of Covid boosters among elderly

Fifth of people over 75 in England have not had fourth vaccine, raising concern as case rate rises again

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh expert warns Covid cases are likely to be 'substantially higher' than reported

Professor Rowland Kao said the lack of surveillance monitoring meant infection levels were unknown. This comes just days after Professor Linda Bauld warned the country is experiencing a 'new wave' of the virus

Edinburgh Live

Levels of Covid infection potentially 'substantially higher' than one in 30

LEVELS of Covid infection in Scotland could be “substantially higher” than the one in 30 people who are estimated to have the virus, an expert…

The National (Scotland)

As UK Covid cases fall to lowest level for a year, what could the future look like?

With confirmed cases dropping as testing falls away, will the disease continue to remain in the background?

The Guardian - UK

Infectious diseases expert answers your big questions about monkeypox

PROFESSOR Rowland Kao is the chair of veterinary epidemiology and data science at Edinburgh University. The biologist has done extensive research…

The National (Scotland)

Covid cases at an all-time high, free testing scrapped... so what will happen now?

Analysis: Scientists think we may be reaching a peak, but many cases will go undiagnosed

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