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Woman in UK diagnosed with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever

Potentially fatal viral disease caused by ticks and livestock identified only twice before in Britain

The Guardian - UK

Woman in UK diagnosed with deadly Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever

Around 30% of patients die, usually in the second week of infection

Wales Online

Woman in the UK diagnosed with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever

A chief medic said the virus ‘does not spread easily between people and the overall risk to the public is very low’.

The Independent UK

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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.

Evening Standard

Woman in UK diagnosed with new Ebola-like disease with 40% fatality rate

The woman was diagnosed with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and is receiving specialist care at the Royal Free Hospital in London

Daily Mirror

London Covid cases rise by 28% in a week

Professor Tim Spector said there had ‘never been a riskier time to travel’ In London

Evening Standard

Covid hospital admission rate for over-75s at highest rate since early 2021

The hospitalisation rate for over-85s stood at 178.3 per 100,000 people last week, up from 137.0 the previous week, and for those aged 75 to 84 it was 74.3, up from 59.8

Daily Mirror

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Brits told not to dismiss coughs as covid after infectious disease spike

The national agency has issued the advice on World Tuberculosis Day

Liverpool Echo

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

People urged not to dismiss coughs and fever as Covid amid rise in TB cases

Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection spread through inhaling tiny droplets from the coughs or sneezes of an infected person.

The Independent UK

St Andrews-led study hails test success of light that could make hospitals Covid-safe

The new type of ultraviolet light has now been trialled under full-scale conditions

Insider UK

Free Covid tests scaled back as people scramble for free kits before they're scrapped

Brits are being discouraged from ordering packs of free NHS lateral flow tests - with authorities saying most tests are needed for people considered higher risk

Daily Mirror

Free Covid tests rationed as people try to get them ahead of April 1 change

“Tests should only be ordered after you have used up any kits you already have at home.”

Wales Online

Free Covid tests scaled back as deadline nears

Free testing for all comes to an end on April

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Manchester Evening News

Can you still get free lateral flow tests on the NHS?

The provision of free tests ends next month, but people are struggling to order them online

Edinburgh Live

Doctor explains why some people may test negative for Covid despite feeling ill

If you have been felling sick and just want to stay in bed, you may have panicked and taken a Covid test yet it came back as negative - so what does this mean and why are so many people feeling run down but not testing positive?

The Guardian - UK

Bless you! Meet the flu hunters trying to stop the next pandemic in its tracks

Remember flu? Despite lockdowns holding it at bay, a small group of scientists is searching the globe for deadly new strains – and to work out what to put in next winter’s vaccines

Evening Standard

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

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Daily Record

Deltacron, Omicron and Stealth Omicron Covid symptoms as cases skyrocket

Stealth Omicron now accounts for over 80 percent of Scottish Covid cases.

Wales Online

The Covid symptoms for Deltacron, Omicron and the BA.2 strains you should look out for

Infection rates are creeping up across many parts of the UK

The Independent UK

What is Stealth Omicron? Symptoms of the Covid variant responsible for 57% of cases in England

Sub-lineage more transmissable than parent and already England’s dominant strain, study warns

Daily Mirror

UK warned 'pandemic isn't over' as highly contagious Omicron 'stealth variant' spreads

The highly contagious sub-variant of Omicron, officially named Ba.2 and confirmed by the UKI Health Security Agency (UKHSA), is more difficult to differentiate from other variants using PCR tests

Bristol Post

'Stealth omicron' variant: symptoms, transmissibility, and everything else we know as cases rise

Experts have warned the coronavirus pandemic is not yet over, with cases rising among the elderly

Chronicle Live

650 jobs at risk as Government ends contracts with Newcastle and Gateshead's Integrated Covid Hub

Hundreds of people face redundancy as NHS bosses have been told Covid testing contract for the Lighthouse Lab in Gateshead will end on March 31

Bristol Post

Norovirus is spreading in England - six symptoms to watch out for

Dubbed the winter vomiting bug, Norovirus causes vomiting and diarrhoea, amongst other symptoms, and is incredibly contagious

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