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How Covid testing, isolation and other rules and guidance changes from today

England moves ahead with Boris Johnson's 'Living with Covid' plan from Friday April 1, which means an end to free tests and new guidance

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Free Covid tests end for millions of people

While free testing ends in England, it will continue during April in Scotland and Northern Ireland, and until the summer in Wales

Evening Standard

‘Very high’ Covid cases not translating into hospitalisations or deaths, says Jenny Harries

Covid-19 infections are at “a very high level” but that they are not translating into hospital admissions and deaths, the chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency has said.

Evening Standard

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What is XE Covid? Two types of Omicron mutate into new strain as scientists monitor closely

Over 600 cases of the variant have been identified, according to the UK Health Security Agency.

Daily Record

Hospitals warn patients to stay away as Norovirus and Covid outbreaks hit

NHS hospital in Scotland forced to close four wards due to Norovirus ourbreaks

The Independent UK

Almost 50 per cent of pregnant women are yet to have a Covid Jab

Public health experts urge pregnant women to come forward for Covid jabs

The Independent UK

Case of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever detected in UK

A woman has been diagnosed in the UK with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever following travel to Central Asia, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said.

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Persistent cough and fever may be tuberculosis not Covid, top UK doctor warns

Dr Jenny Harries, chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency, said the Covid pandemic may have resulted in a delay to diagnosis and treatment for TB - which appears to be on the rise

Daily Mirror

Government’s ‘living with Covid’ plan to cost NHS £500 million

Covid infection rises ‘a reminder to us all that the pandemic is not over’, says UKHSA

The Independent UK

Public urged not to dismiss coughs as Covid after tuberculosis spike

The UK Health Security Agency said the decline in TB up to 2019 appears to have reversed,

Wales Online

Covid infections in London rocket by almost 50 per cent in a week

Kingston has one of the highest infection rates in the country, according to the UK Health Security Agency

Evening Standard

Rising number of norovirus cases in nurseries and care homes

People should stay at home and avoid visiting elderly relatives if they have symptoms, the UK Health Security Agency said.

The Independent UK

Stealth Covid now the most dominant variant in the UK, health experts say

The variant, which is a subtype of Omicron, is now responsible for 52% of cases of Covid across the country according to the UK Health Security Agency

Daily Mirror

UK reports 31,933 Covid cases and 120 deaths as weekend daily figures axed

The UK Health Security Agency announced there will be changes to the daily Covid updates

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UK reports 205 new coronavirus-related deaths and 41,130 cases; Ireland to drop most curbs – as it happened

Ireland will drop most restrictions, including mandatory face masks, on Monday

The Independent UK

Lassa fever patient who died in UK ‘was newborn baby’

The UK Health Security Agency confirmed on Friday that an individual with the Ebola-like disease had died in Bedfordshire

Daily Mirror

Lassa fever: UK patient who died from rare rat-borne virus was newborn baby

The baby was one of three confirmed cases from the same family who had recently returned from a trip to West Africa, where Lassa fever is known to be prevalent

Evening Standard

Patient who died with Lassa fever was a newborn baby, reports say

The UK Health Security Agency confirmed on Friday that an individual with the Ebola-like disease had died in Bedfordshire

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Daily Record

Vaccinated people less likely to develop long Covid symptoms, new studies find

The UK Health Security Agency pulled together findings from 15 studies that looked into the impacts that vaccination has on so-called long Covid.

The Independent UK

Lassa fever: Patient who died in UK ‘was newborn baby’

The UK Health Security Agency confirmed on Friday that an individual with the Ebola-like disease had died in Bedfordshire

Glasgow Live

UKHSA create covid testing app for people with visual impairments

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have teamed up with several organisations in a bid to create an app to help those who are blind and partially sited to safely take a covid test.

Daily Mirror

Long Covid is less common among fully vaccinated, UK Health Security Agency finds

The UK Health Security Agency's review found an estimated 2% of the UK population had reported symptoms of Long Covid which can last for more than four weeks after their initial infection

The Independent UK

Lassa fever UK: What are the symptoms and is it contagious?

The UK Health Security Agency has said the risk to the public from Lassa Virus is “very low”

Daily Record

Lassa fever explained after three cases of the virus are discovered in the UK

The UK Health Security Agency confirmed that one of the patients had sadly died after contracting the virus.

Edinburgh Live

Deltacron Covid hybrid variant detected in UK and is being tracked by health chiefs

Cases of the Deltacron hybrid variant of Covid-19 have been detected in the UK, and the UK Health Security Agency are now tracking the strain — though details about it remain scarce

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