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Coronavirus: Should I start taking vitamin D?
Some people might want to consider it during the pandemic. Here's why.
Coronavirus: Football crowd must isolate after outbreak
Up to 300 people who attended a football match are told to self-isolate after 28 tested positive.
Covid: Australia hopes to roll out almost 85 million vaccine doses
The government says it has made a deal to produce two Covid-19 vaccines, provided trials are successful.
Coronavirus: India overtakes Brazil in Covid-19 cases
India, which has been adding record daily totals, now has the world's second-highest tally.
Coronavirus: Further 2,988 cases confirmed in UK
The largest daily number of positive tests since 22 May is "concerning", the health secretary says.
Coronavirus: Class to self-isolate at Caerphilly school after positive test
A staff member has tested positive for Covid-19, prompting a class to self-isolate.
Coronavirus: 'Critical moment' as students return to university
Figures show the number of newly detected coronavirus infections is highest among young adults.
Coronavirus: Tests 'could be picking up dead virus'
Scientists say a positive coronavirus result does not guarantee that someone is infectious.
Coronavirus: Primary schools 'no greater risk than home' for pupils and staff
Other experts say more research is needed now all children are back at school in England and Wales.
Coronavirus: Portugal quarantine rules come into force
Those travellers arriving in Scotland from Portugal or French Polynesia must now self-isolate.
Coronavirus case numbers 'remain unchanged' in England
Despite local outbreaks, household tests suggest the level of the virus was stable during August.
Coronavirus: 'Add upset stomach in children to symptoms'
Researchers say it may be worth adding diarrhoea and vomiting to the list of symptoms.
Esketamine spray for treating depression 'not cost-effective'
It is also not clear how well the drug works long term, the healthcare watchdog says.
Gene-edited babies: Current techniques not safe, say experts
A committee to look into the issue was set up after the first gene-edited babies were born in 2018.
Coronavirus: Testing boss 'very sorry' for shortages
Some people are being asked to travel hundreds of miles for tests as labs struggle to keep up.
Coronavirus: Why have cases spiked in Corby?
Corby has the fifth highest rate of new cases per 100,000 people in English towns and cities.
Coronavirus: Charity seeks judicial review on care home visit guidance
Many care homes in England are still refusing regular face-to-face visits for dementia patients.
Coronavirus: Facebook, Twitter and YouTube 'fail to tackle anti-vaccination posts'
Campaigners claim Facebook, Twitter and YouTube failed to act on flagged 'clearly harmful posts'.
Rise in gonorrhoea cases in England prompts safe sex warning
Annual STI cases are up by 5%, with 70,936 new gonorrhoea diagnoses driving the increase.
Greater Manchester lockdown easing U-turn after cases rise
Plans to ease restrictions in Bolton and Trafford are scrapped following a spike in Covid-19 cases.
Coronavirus: Cheap steroids save lives from severe Covid
Eight lives would be saved for every 100 critically ill patients given steroids.
Coronavirus cure: What progress are we making on treatments?
Teams around the world are looking into medicines for Covid-19 and scientists are starting to discover what works.
Deaths at home higher than normal - ONS figures
People may be being discharged from hospital earlier or are choosing to die at home.
Coronavirus: Visiting restrictions reintroduced in Glasgow area
The move comes after 66 new cases of coronavirus were recorded in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area.
Coronavirus: Bolton and Trafford ask to continue restrictions
Bosses in Bolton and Trafford say local measures should remain in place after a rise in cases.
Coronavirus: Concern over virus cases in Glasgow area
Figures show that 66 of the 154 new cases reported in Scotland were in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area.
Tens of thousands of Scottish pupils absent from school
More than 100,000 pupils are not in class - mostly for non-Covid reasons, official figures show.
Shake diet offered on NHS to fight type 2 diabetes
Thousands more people in England will be encouraged to try the weight loss plan.
Hong Kong embarks on mass Covid testing amid criticism
Half a million people have signed up to be tested but there are doubts and distrust over the scheme.
She got ill when the pandemic hit - and still is, six months later
For some people Covid just will not go away. One woman who thinks she had it has made an Instagram diary.
Coronavirus: US passes six million Covid-19 cases
More than 183,000 people in the US have now died, almost a quarter of the world's Covid-19 tally.
Coronavirus: University return 'could spark Covid avalanche'
Lecturers say cases may soar as students move in, but ministers insist institutions are prepared.
Coronavirus: Schools could go part-time and year-group bubbles be sent home
Contingency plans include part-time secondaries and whole year-groups sent home where cases confirmed.
Coronavirus: Children's role in spread puzzles scientists
A study from South Korea gives among the clearest pictures yet of children as carriers of the virus.
Coronavirus: Winter plans revealed in leaked Sage report
A leaked government report suggests a “reasonable worst case scenario” of 85,000 Covid deaths this winter.
Coronavirus cases continue to level off in England - ONS
The figures are based on tests on people in their homes, whether they have symptoms or not.
Coronavirus: Health workers' army to be trained to deliver Covid vaccine
They would include midwives, physiotherapists and possibly even dentists, the government says.
Coronavirus: Wales has 'one of lowest' Covid-19 mortality rates
Figures also show 14 Welsh communities have not registered any deaths involving Covid-19.
Coronavirus: 'Reassuring' study of children's 'tiny' risk
Severe Covid-19 is rare and dying from it exceptionally rare, a study of UK hospital data finds.
Coronavirus loss of smell: 'Meat tastes like petrol'
A phenomenon called parosmia has left coronavirus survivors trapped in a world of distorted scents.
Coronavirus: Daily cases highest since mid-June
The number of new positive test results has risen to 1,522 in the past 24 hours.
Coronavirus: High-risk health workers 'may not be protected' in Wales
Guidance has changed but the Welsh government says that reflects low infection rates.
Coronavirus: Self-isolation payment for low-income workers
The benefit will be trialled in some parts of north-west England where coronavirus cases have risen.
Boris Johnson hires personal trainer Harry Jameson
The prime minister has previously said he was "too fat" when he was hospitalised with coronavirus.
Period poverty: Schools 'not aware' they can order free tampons
Charities say the scheme should be promoted after less than 40% of schools order free products.
UK flu jab rates prompt complacency warning
Experts fear the winter flu season could coincide with a rise in Covid-19 infections.
Coronavirus: Obesity 'increases risks from Covid-19'
Researchers also warn that a vaccine against coronavirus could be less effective among the obese.
First Scotland deaths after positive test for six weeks
Two deaths of people who tested positive in the last 28 days have been recorded - the first fatalities since 16 July.
Coronavirus: Face coverings U-turn for England’s secondary schools
Pupils must wear masks in corridors in local lockdown areas after the government reversed its guidance.
Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding diagnosed with breast cancer
The 38-year-old star says she is doing her best to stay positive after the "devastating" diagnosis.
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