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Covid-19: Can you catch the virus outside?
The risks of catching Covid indoors are well-known, but what are the chances of being infected outdoors?
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Covid-19: Early signs of lockdown restrictions working
The R number in the UK is officially estimated at 1.2-1.3 as a further 1,280 deaths are reported.
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Covid: Intensive care patients transferred from London to Newcastle
Seriously ill patients are moved almost 300 miles to ease pressure in over-stretched hospitals.
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'I might die because of surgery delays due to Covid'
As the coronavirus pandemic puts pressure on NHS resources, millions pf people remain on waiting lists for other treatments.
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Shopping: How to keep safe from Covid while shopping
From one way systems, to not touching everything on the shelves, the BBC's Laura Foster explains.
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Covid-19: Brazil virus already in UK ‘not variant of concern’, scientist says
A variant that is thought to be more infectious has not been found in the UK, scientist says.
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Covid: Fake news 'causing UK South Asians to reject jab'
The NHS fears some communities are being targeted with misinformation, a leading doctor says.
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Covid-19: 'One medic saw eight people die in a single shift'
A therapist who arranges free mental health help for NHS workers says many are at "breaking point".
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How worrying are the UK, South Africa, and Brazil Covid variants?
Scientists have discovered a new mutated version of the virus from Brazil, in addition to the ones from the UK and South Africa.
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Covid-19: North-east England leads race to vaccinate over-80s
More than 45% of this priority group has now been vaccinated, compared with about 30% in London.
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Patel: No new Covid rules 'today or tomorrow'
The home secretary says her focus is on enforcement but doesn't rule out tougher restrictions next week.
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Covid-19: Surge leaves key hospital services 'in crisis'
England's cancer, critical care, A&E and routine treatments all hit as hospitals accommodate virus patients.
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Covid: WHO team probing origin of virus arrives in China
The scientists investigating the origins of the coronavirus have landed in the city of Wuhan.
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Covid-19: Packed hospitals raised death risk by 20%
One in three trusts in England was running above safe levels of bed occupancy by the end of 2020.
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Past Covid-19 infection may provide 'months of immunity'
But researchers warn there is still a risk of catching and passing the virus on to others.
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Covid-19: High Street chemists start vaccinations in England
Six chemists have been chosen initially, with 200 more offering vaccinations in the next fortnight.
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Covid-19: BBC's Fergal Keane revisits St Mary’s and Charing Cross Hospital 10 months on
As the UK records its highest death toll, Fergal Keane has been to see the strain the NHS is under for the second time.
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Covid-19: 'More needs to be done to support people shielding'
A group of leading charities say more must be done this lockdown to support people who are shielding.
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Covid: UK reports record 1,564 daily deaths
The prime minister warns there is a "very substantial" risk of intensive care being "overtopped".
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Johnson: 24-7 Covid-vaccine hubs as soon as supply allows
The prime minister wants round-the-clock vaccination but adds supply is currently the limiting factor.
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