Coronavirus

Image copyright Getty Images The UK could see a second spike in coronavirus cases if young people don’t follow social distancing rules, the health secretary says. A third of all cases in England last week were people aged between 20 and 29. “The numbers have been going up. And we’ve …

Image copyright Google Image caption The outbreak is linked to a charity match at Burnside Working Men’s Club Up to 300 people who attended a charity football match are being told to self-isolate after 28 people tested positive for Covid-19. The event at Burnside Working Men’s Club, in Fencehouses on …

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Almost one in five small businesses do not believe they would survive a new lockdown, a survey found.  A poll of more than 500 small companies by insurance group Simply Business found 17 per cent believe they would have to stop trading in that scenario.  ‘Living in fear’: Even if …

Image copyright Google Image caption St Gwladys Primary School will remain open despite the positive test A class of 21 pupils has been told to self-isolate for two weeks after a member of staff at their school tested positive for Covid-19. The pupils at St Gwladys Primary School in Bargoed, …

Now, more than ever, we need to change our eating and health habits to boost that all-important immune system. With COVID-19 cases back on the rise, it seems only sensible that we do all we can to get fit and healthy – and that means focussing on losing weight. Frightening …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Thousands of students are preparing to return to university after the coronavirus lockdown A leading epidemiologist has warned the country is at a “critical moment” in the coronavirus pandemic, as students prepare to return to universities. Dame Anne Johnson, of University College London, told …

Image copyright Getty Images Attending primary school puts children and staff at no greater risk of contracting coronavirus than staying at home, a study of 131 schools suggests. Tests to find out who had already had the virus found similar levels of antibodies in pupils and teachers. But the study, …

Image copyright Getty Images The main test used to diagnose coronavirus is so sensitive it could be picking up fragments of dead virus from old infections, scientists say. Most people are infectious only for about a week, but could test positive weeks afterwards. Researchers say this could be leading to …

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Portugal had previously been removed from the UK’s quarantine list on 20 August Travellers arriving in Scotland from Portugal will have to self-isolate for 14 days under new rules coming into force on Saturday. Scotland and Wales have added the country to their “quarantine list” …