The Irish Times

Confirmed monkeypox cases in UK more than double to 57

British health authorities offering smallpox vaccine to close contacts of those affected

Mon May 23 2022 - 07:53

Q&A: How dangerous is the fast-spreading BA.2 Omicron sub-variant?

‘No signals’ sub-variant is causing more severe illness or impacting hospitals

Mon Feb 07 2022 - 15:32

More than 4,500 flights cancelled globally over Christmas weekend

Surge in Covid-19 cases caused by Omicron variant creates uncertainty for travellers

Sat Dec 25 2021 - 12:58

Estimated 1.7m had Covid-19 in UK last week, official data indicates

Record 122,186 infections reported on Friday with London ‘epicentre’ of Omicron epidemic

Fri Dec 24 2021 - 19:54

Experts on Omicron severity: positive signs or still too early to say?

Early overseas evidence shows variant is not causing same level of severe disease

Thu Dec 23 2021 - 19:20

Q&A: What’s the story with Omicron and waning immunity?

Vaccines and previous infection with Covid-19 are no guarantee against reinfection

Wed Dec 22 2021 - 20:37

Northern Executive to meet to discuss further Covid-19 measures

Ministers expected to recommend shutdown sections of economy or fresh lockdown

Tue Dec 21 2021 - 19:16

Covid: Sajid Javid refuses to rule out further UK restrictions

Health minister says everything is under review amid ‘sobering’ expert advice

Sun Dec 19 2021 - 12:03

‘Major incident’ declared in London as Omicron cases surge in UK

Hundreds of thousands of daily infections not being picked up, says advisory group

Sat Dec 18 2021 - 23:02

Omicron surge in Denmark and UK sends warning to Ireland and rest of Europe

Epidemiologists say the two countries offer signs to how Covid variant will impact this winter

Tue Dec 14 2021 - 10:32

Daily Covid cases in South Africa quadruple as Omicron variant spreads

World wrap: Rio cancels NYE party, UK scientists warn about Omicron threat

Sat Dec 04 2021 - 10:56

Storm Arwen: ‘Coldest night of the season’ set to hit parts of UK

Temperatures will drop to as low as minus 10 degrees as yellow ice warnings issued

Sun Nov 28 2021 - 15:58

All adults aged over 40 in UK to be offered Covid vaccine booster

Broadening of booster campaign in UK to ‘help extend protection into 2022’

Mon Nov 15 2021 - 15:41

Vulnerable people urged to get vaccine booster as Covid deaths rise in UK

Effects of vaccines waning among older and vulnerable people, British health official says

Sun Nov 07 2021 - 12:41

Jabs do not reduce risk of passing Covid within households, study suggests

Research reveals fully vaccinated people are just as likely to pass virus on to those they share a home with

Fri Oct 29 2021 - 11:43

UK lab suspended after tens of thousands of false negative Covid-19 tests

Test centre in central England run by company with limited history in diagnostics

Fri Oct 15 2021 - 16:10

Delta variant accounts for more than 90% of English Covid cases

Nearly 30,000 more cases of the Indian variant confirmed in the UK in the last week

Fri Jun 11 2021 - 11:33