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PHE

The winter vomiting bug is highly contagious and causes vomiting and diarrhoea (Photo: Shutterstock)

6 key norovirus symptoms to look for as cases of sickness bug surge

Covid jabs are highly effective against Indian variant, a study has found

Studies have already shown that both vaccines are highly effective at stopping people getting sick and ending up in hospital (Photo: Victoria Jones - Pool / Getty Images)

New Public Health England study suggests single dose of Covid vaccine ‘cuts tra...

Just one in five Britons are requesting a covid-19 test after experiencing symptoms (Getty Images)

Nearly half of people with Covid-19 symptoms are failing to self-isolate, study ...

Face masks and social distancing could still be needed ‘for a few years’ - according to an immunisation expert (Photo: Shutterstock)

Face masks and social distancing could still be needed ‘for a few years’ - accor...

Six people in the UK have tested positive for the Covid variant (Getty Images)

Everything we know about the Brazil Covid variant - after 6 UK people tested pos...

If further data confirms the findings, the 10 day self-isolation period may have to be extended (Photo: Shutterstock)

The UK Covid variant could stay in the body longer - and self-isolation times ma...

Here's how long coronavirus immunity lasts - and if it's safe to mix with other ...

Supermarkets are not the most likely place to catch coronavirus - recent claims ...

People with learning disabilities are up to 6 times more likely to die from coro...

A sample is checked at a Covid-19 testing centre. A nasal spray could be the new medicine in the fight against coronavirus. Picture: John Devlin

Nasal spray taken once a week could protect against Covid-19

While case numbers are rising, hospitalisations and deaths are down.

Covid deaths UK: why are fewer people dying with coronavirus?

Birmingham is now an “area of enhanced support”

Will Birmingham get a local lockdown? All areas on UK lockdown watchlist

Here's how the NHS Covid-19 antibody test works and which shops are selling thei...

The number of cases of coronavirus are continuing to rise, and those suffering with symptoms may be taking medication to help relieve symptoms.

Ibuprofen and coronavirus: is it safe to take anti-inflammatory drugs for sympto...

A fake news video about coronavirus deaths is being shared on WhatsApp - here’s ...

(Photo: Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)

The latest news on China coronavirus in the UK

The Scotsman Top Stories

Defeat for Labour in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West byelection would be a disaster for Keir Starmer and Anas Sarwar's hopes of removing the Conservative government with Scottish help (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

SNP could lose 23 seats to Scottish Labour at next general election - analysis

Figures, obtained by the British Medical Association (BMA) and given exclusively to The Scotsman, show Scotland has lost around 100 GP surgeries over the last decade. Pic: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire

GP crisis laid bare as one in ten surgeries refusing to accept new patients

Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson referred to police over new Covid rule breaking claims