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NewsYahoo News UKThe UK's 10 COVID hotspots – as daily infections rise for first time in 7 days
While UK-wide patterns remain promising, case rates are high in a number of areas.
NewsYahoo News UKCare home workers given deadline to get fully vaccinated – or get sacked
57% of respondents to a consultation said they were against mandatory vaccines.
NewsYahoo News UKBoris Johnson to open England's borders to fully vaccinated travellers from EU and US
The change means double-jabbed people from the EU and the US will be able to enter without having to quarantine for 10 days.
NewsYahoo News UKHave your say: Will the worst of the pandemic be over by October?
Professor Neil Ferguson said caution is still needed, but offered a hopeful outlook for autumn.
NewsYahoo News UKNHS bosses warn Boris Johnson this winter could be 'one of worst ever'
NHS bosses have urged Boris Johnson to take action now ahead of 'one of the most difficult winters ever'.
CelebrityYahoo Celebrity UKLizzo asks fans: 'Give me 6ft space until COVID is over'
As rates of the Delta variant of coronavirus rise in the US the 'Good As Hell' singer says: 'People being real sloppy with personal space.'
NewsYahoo News UKVaccine sceptic, 34, who died of COVID 'wished he could turn back time'
Football coach Matthew Keenan was a self-confessed vaccine sceptic until he caught COVID-19 and became seriously ill.
NewsYahoo News UK'She thinks COVID vaccines come from the devil': Son of anti-vaxxer calls for own mother to be prosecuted
Kate Shemirani's son has called for her to be prosecuted after she compared NHS staff to Nazi war criminals.
NewsYahoo News UK'Humiliating': Scotland misses key vaccination target by tens of thousands
One opposition politician said it was 'humiliating' for Nicola Sturgeon.
NewsYahoo News UKHave your say: Has the UK passed the peak of the third COVID wave?
Government figures on Sunday night showed positive tests had fallen to 29,173, from 48,161 the week before.
SportYahoo News UKThe 30-second scenario where Olympic athletes are allowed to ditch their face masks
The International Olympic Committee has confirmed one 30-second exception to the face mask rule will be allowed.
SportYahoo Celebrity UKPiers Morgan reveals he tested positive for COVID-19 after watching Euros final at Wembley
The journalist had symptoms including cold sweats, coughing and 'alarming' chest pains.
NewsYahoo News UKTwo London Underground lines forced to shut by mass self-isolating staff shortages
London Underground’s Circle line and Hammersmith and City line will close due to more than 300 staff self-isolating.
NewsYahoo News UKWhat we know so far about the new COVID variant identified in the UK
Lab testing has commenced on the new B.1.621 variant. Here is everything we know so far.
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Delta variant: 6 things to know about the highly contagious coronavirus strain
After declining sharply for months, COVID-19 cases are climbing in the U.S. once again as a result of the Delta variant, which some experts have called “the most troubling variant by far.” Yahoo News medical Contributor Dr. Kavita Patel, a primary care physician in Washington, D.C., explains what we've learned so far about the fast-spreading strain, and how to protect yourself and loved ones from it.
SportYahoo News UKDozens of Olympic athletes and staff test positive for COVID ahead of Tokyo Games
Three Team GB athletes have now been ruled out of the Games.
NewsYahoo News UKSouth Korea: Country once hailed for COVID response now struggling to contain Delta surge
South Korea's total number of cases and deaths are still many magnitudes lower than the UK's.
NewsYahoo News UKMoment Jacob Rees-Mogg waves face mask in the air but refuses to wear it
The Commons leader has defied Boris Johnson after he again refused to wear a face mask in the House of Commons.
CelebrityYahoo Celebrity UKEngelbert Humperdinck says wife's death has 'affected me pretty bad'
The star's wife died in February.
NewsYahoo News UKDon't panic over empty supermarket shelves, minister urges
Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has urged shoppers not to panic over empty supermarket shelves during the so-called coronavirus 'pingdemic'.
HealthYahoo News UKAlarming mental health impact of long COVID laid bare
People who have had long COVID are almost "twice as likely to have experienced depression".
NewsYahoo News UKJacob Rees-Mogg refuses to follow advice to wear face mask in House of Commons
The leader of the Commons was one of a number of Tory MPs not wearing a mask during PMQs.
NewsYahoo News UK'How can you say that?’: MP’s astonished reaction as Priti Patel says COVID variant border policy worked
Patel was facing questions about the Delta variant of the virus, which has sparked the huge third wave of infections in the UK.
NewsYahoo News UKNumber 10 defends new 'Keep life moving' COVID slogan
The slogan is part of a new campaign that will focus on ventilation and testing to prevent the spread of coronavirus, it has been reported.
NewsYahoo Celebrity UKAndrew Lloyd Webber says 'theatre is on its knees' as he aims more criticism at government
The musical impresario said the government needs to understand the value of theatre to the economy, as it 'cannot function with this current system'.
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