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Figures show that less than half of pregnant women in the capital have received the jab

The World Health Organization has warned of a new "more infectious" Covid variant dubbed "Arcturus" which is spreading in 22 countries and has been described as "one to watch"

Every year, about 50,000 U.S. children visit the emergency room because they swallowed something potentially dangerous. The good news is that most of those children go home without having suffered any serious harm. The scary news is that about 9,000 children need to be hospitalized, and some die from poisoning.

Health officials said care home residents in England will be able to have the spring Covid booster from Monday with millions more people set to get the jab from Wednesday

Cases are at their highest level since the start of the year, according to last ever ONS survey

A total of 2,994 new Covid-19 infections were reported in India on Saturday, a slight dip from Friday's tally of 3095 coronavirus cases, according to Union heath ministry data. Read further on Dynamite News:

Care home residents will be first to receive spring top-up jab as infections in England hit 2023 high

Around five million UK residents are eligible for the booster until the end of June

Millions of people will be sent their initial invitations through the NHS app, where they can also book their appointment.