Government privately being urged by advisers to tell people to work from home as UK cases of variant hit 134UK ministers have been warned they cannot wait for new research on the Omicron variant and must act now to prevent a potentially “very significa…
Covid news live: Germany warned over ICU capacity; Nigeria identifies Omicron in sample from October
Germany warned it could have 6,000 people in intensive care by Christmas; Nigeria says retrospective sequencing of previous cases has found OmicronUS to require stricter Covid testing for all travellersWHO advises vulnerable, unvaccinated and over 60s,…
South African scientists explore vaccines’ effectiveness against Omicron
Crucial work will study how well current jabs work and whether they need to be updated to tackle new variantCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageScientists in South Africa have begun crucial work to assess how well Covid vaccines…
Covid live: UK reports 47,240 new cases; Merkel urges successor to impose more restrictions in Germany
UK also records 147 further deaths; outgoing German chancellor warns ‘every day counts’ as cases exceed 75,000 a day for first timePregnant women urged to take Covid jab as new data shows it’s safeEU moves to place booster vaccines at heart of travel r…
Covid patients in ICU now almost all unvaccinated, says Oxford scientist
Exclusive: Prof Sir Andrew Pollard says most of those infected who are fully vaccinated will experience only mild symptomsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCovid-19 is no longer a disease of the vaccinated, the head of the Oxf…
Austria is showing that vaccine mandates are no longer unthinkable | Liam Hoare
The rest of Europe will be watching closely as the country gets tough on unvaccinated peopleIn the past few weeks, Austria has hit many new Covid-19 records – none of them good. On 18 November there were 15,145 new cases recorded, the largest number s…
Covid live: Germany reports record 50,000 new cases; Dutch experts recommend lockdown amid record cases
Robert Koch Institute records 50,196 new cases of coronavirus in Germany; Netherlands would have western Europe’s first lockdown since the summerGerman chancellor-in-waiting pushes new measures to fight rising casesMorgues fill up in Romania and Bulgar…
Coronavirus live: Germany sees highest ever seven-day Covid incidence rate; Auckland lockdown set to end
Germany’s Robert Koch Institute records incidence rate of 201.1; Lockdown of New Zealand’s largest city likely to end this monthJapan records zero daily Covid deaths for first time in 15 monthsUS opens borders to some foreign tourists‘Get the vaccine’:…
NHS England staff should have Covid vaccine before winter, Hancock says
Former health secretary warns ministers against delaying mandatory jabs for health workersCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNHS workers in England must be legally required to get Covid vaccinations before the winter, Matt Hanc…
Those eligible for Covid boosters to be invited a month earlier in England
Pre-booking invitations to be sent out five months after second dose as part of effort to speed up programmeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBooster jabs will be available to book for those who need them a month earlier than …