Omicron

Symptoms of Arcturus as new Covid strain claims five lives

New highly-infectious covid strain Arcturus kills five Brits

New Covid variant Arcturus has been found in the UK

Arcturus: New Covid variant found in UK

Data reveals the top ten words and names Brits struggle to pronounce the most including Niamh, Omicron & Açaí

Data reveals the top ten words and names Brits struggle to pronounce

The new variant is set to be more transmissible than Omicron (Adobe)

New Covid variant nicknamed ‘The Kraken’ is ‘more transmissible’

UK approve COVID vaccine that targets original strain and Omicron

Liverpool City Region: case rate per 100,000 people for 7–day period ending on 1 July 2022. Image: gov.uk

Liverpool City Region areas where COVID infections are rising fastest

Liverpool’s Health Protection Board advice includes wearing a face covering in public. Image: carballo - stock.adobe.com

COVID: Liverpool health bosses issue urgent advice as cases surge

A medic wearing COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE). Image: Shannon - stock.adobe.com

COVID hospital admissions rise sharply but new wave ‘not peaked yet’

Royal Mail to hike stamp prices again despite cost of living crisis

Map of COVID spread in Liverpool, up to March 25. Image: Gov.uk

The Liverpool areas where COVID rates are rising the fastest

Map of COVID spread in Liverpool, up to March 10. Image: Gov.uk

The Liverpool areas where COVID rates are rising the fastest

Map of COVID spread in Liverpool. Image: Gov.uk

The Liverpool areas with highest Covid infections in the past week

Used car sales jump in ‘volatile’ year as EV demand rockets

Map of COVID hotspots in Liverpool.

COVID rates still on the rise in 14 Liverpool neighbourhoods

The Government is expected to announce a U-turn on mandatory Covid jabs for NHS staff (Photo: Getty Images)

Mandatory Covid jabs for NHS workers ‘to be scrapped’ amid staff shortage fears

NHS Fife has confirmed a cluster of COVID-19 cases amongst staff and residents at Chapel Level Care Home in Kirkcaldy.

‘Stealth’ Omicron: First case recorded in Liverpool City Region

Face masks will no longer be required by law in any setting in England from 27 January (Composite: Mark Hall / JPIMedia)

All the major COVID rules changing from today as Plan B ends

Babs talks Covid rules

We ask Liverpool: Do you know the changing COVID rules for England?

Sainsbury’s is still recommending that shoppers and staff wear face masks inside its stores (Photo: Getty Images)

Sainsbury’s issues face mask update ahead of Plan B rule changes

The WHO says the pandemic is approaching its “endgame” in Europe (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid pandemic reaching ‘endgame’ - but shouldn’t be treated like flu

A map of COVID hotspots in Wirral comparing data from successive weeks in January. Image: Gov.uk

Wirral’s main COVID hotspots as case rates plummet across the region

The new website will launch by the end of March 2022 (Photo: Getty Images)

Primark announces new website launch date - how online store will work

Primark, Church Street, Liverpool.

Primark staff face anxious wait with 400 jobs set to be cut

A map of COVID hotspots in Liverpool fro data up to 14 January. Image: Gov.uk

Liverpool’s main COVID hotspots as case rates plummet across the city

Face masks will no longer be mandatory anywhere in England from 27 January (Photo: Getty Images)

Boris Johnson confirms all Plan B restrictions to end in England

Vaccines are the best defence against severe disease and death, says the WHO (Photo: Getty Images)

Worst of Omicron wave ‘done with’ says WHO - but pandemic far from over

Boris Johnson is expected to confirm an easing of Plan B rules today (Photo: Getty Images)

Boris Johnson to give update on lifting Covid Plan B rules today

Some cancellations are already in place. Image: Shutterstock

Merseyrail operating reduced timetable from Monday as COVID hits staff

Around 40,000 teenagers in England will be eligible for their top-up dose from Monday (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid booster jabs to be offered to 16 and 17 year-olds from Monday

Covid passports are widely expected to be scrapped this month (Photo: Getty Images)

Plan B restrictions ‘to be scrapped this month’ as PM plots fightback

Wirral neighbourhoods where COVID-19 infections are rising fastest

Covid passports are reportedly set to be scrapped in England this month (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid passports to be scrapped ‘this month’ as Omicron wave eases

Commuters react to Merseyrail’s 30-minute timetable - starts Monday

Liverpool neighbourhoods where COVID-19 infections are rising fastest

New Covid-19 mobile vaccination site has arrived at the Wickbourne Centre in Littlehampton

Omicron now accounts for almost 100% of COVID cases in Liverpool

Cypriots wait in line to receive the third dose of a Covid-19 vaccine at a walk-in vaccination centre (Photo: Getty Images)

Experts dismiss claims of new ‘Deltacron’ Covid strain found in Cyprus

Travel restrictions between the UK and France have been eased slightly (Photo: Getty Images)

France eases restrictions for UK travellers after ‘supersonic’ rise in Covid cas...

(Composite: Mark Hall / JPIMedia)

The warning symptom of Omicron that appears on skin, lips and nails

Troops to be deployed in London to help NHS amid staff shortages (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Troops to be deployed in London to help NHS amid staff shortages

Map of COVID cases in Liverpool City Region comparing latest data from end of December 2021 (top image) to the end of November.

Liverpool City Region has some of the highest COVID rates in the UK