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Britons have been urged to wear face masks on public transport amid the rapid spread of the Arcturus variant of Covid.

Five Brits have died from the Arcturus strain of Covid

Cases of the new Arcturus Covid variant, known as Omicron XBB.1.16, have tripled in Ireland. It comes amid growing concern worldwide about the strain's rapid spread.

Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week.

XBB.1.16 strain detected in 34 countries so far and is driving up infection rate in India

In El Fasher, in North Darfur, only one hospital remains functional, with bomb damage, power cuts and only weeks until lifesaving equipment and drugs run out

"We are failing to protect future generations from the health harms arising from toxic air"

Covid XBB.1.16, known commonly as Arcturus, was first detected in January of this year and has since spread across at least 34 countries - and it has a key infection symptom that everyone should be aware of

Health researchers say new Omicron variant is more transmissible but no evidence to suggest it is more severe

Fifteen Syrians were killed as a result of running clashes in Sudan, Sham FM, a radio and TV station, cited the chargé d’affaires of the Syrian Embassy in Sudan as saying on Wednesday. No injuries were reported among Syrian expats, said the diplomat, adding that all members of the diplomatic…

Subvariant XBB.1.16 is related to the XBB.1.5 subvariant, which was detected in Australia in January, and both are mutations from the Omicron variant. This is what we know about it.