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• Hong Kong seizes hamsters from pet store for mass cull (2022-01-18 21:01:08)
  A Delta outbreak in "zero Covid" Hong Kong will result in the euthanasia of 2,000 small mammals.
• Team GB gymnasts join defibrillator campaign (2022-01-18 19:38:30)
  Becky and Ellie Downie have joined a defibrillator campaign after their brother suffered a cardiac arrest.
• What are the latest Covid rules for the UK? (2022-01-18 15:16:19)
  Scotland lifts restrictions on indoor events and social mixing that were introduced after Christmas.
• Scotland to lift most remaining Covid restrictions (2022-01-18 15:15:18)
  Nightclubs will reopen and large indoor events can resume from 24 January, Nicola Sturgeon confirms.
• Tonga tsunami: Health warnings over volcanic ash (2022-01-18 13:00:36)
  People are being advised to remain indoors to escape the dangerous smog.
• Hong Kong to cull 2,000 hamsters and small mammals over Covid case (2022-01-18 12:47:34)
  A Delta outbreak in "zero Covid" Hong Kong will result in the euthanasia of 2,000 small mammals.
• Calls for Scottish Covid rules to be eased further (2022-01-18 09:09:26)
  Hospitality bosses and opposition MSPs call for changes ahead of Nicola Sturgeon's weekly Covid update.
• Covid: 'Fussy eaters' could have smell and taste disorder (2022-01-18 07:08:54)
  Experts write a guide on a taste and smell disorder, which they say can go undiagnosed in children.
• Specialist mental health unit failures exposed by patients (2022-01-18 02:04:30)
  Patients say they’ve been placed in unsafe environments, often far from home.
• Self-harm guidance to include advice for schools and prisons (2022-01-18 00:56:01)
  It's not just mental health professionals who have to spot self-harm, updated health guidance says.
• Retired GP broke Covid rules to hug bereaved woman at clinic (2022-01-17 14:51:38)
  Dr Prit Buttar says he was humbled by the social media response after he comforted a bereaved woman.
• Covid-19: Cases falling in UK cautiously good news - epidemiologist (2022-01-17 08:01:22)
  Epidemiologist Professor Mike Tildesley says we could be seeing the Omicron wave turning around.
• Covid-19: Staff absences in half of NI schools in term's first week (2022-01-17 06:28:23)
  More than half of schools had teachers absent due to Covid-19 during the first full week of term.
• Covid: Self-isolation cut to five full days in England (2022-01-17 03:42:23)
  People can now stop quarantining earlier - as long as they produce negative lateral flow tests.
• Covid vaccine: Your concerns answered (2022-01-17 00:05:54)
  BBC Reality Check answers your vaccine concerns - from pregnancy fears to production speed.
• How many cases in your area? (2022-01-16 16:42:12)
  Explore the data on coronavirus in the UK and find out how many cases there are in your area.
• Covid-19: Booster jab bookings open for ages 16 to 17 in England (2022-01-16 00:22:32)
  Teenagers in England who had their second dose three months ago can book from Monday, the NHS says.
• The inventor inspired by a near-death experience (2022-01-16 00:04:13)
  He nearly died after being given fake medicines. Now, his invention can spot them.
• Key moments: Dr Anthony Fauci and the pandemic (2022-01-16 00:01:58)
  After a viral hot mic moment, here's how Fauci's frustration has been building for the last two years.
• Covid in the UK: Reported cases at lowest level for a month (2022-01-15 19:33:15)
  While case numbers are high, they are falling, but deaths are rising week on week, figures show.
• Covid coma pregnancy: Wolverhampton mum 'devastated' to lose son (2022-01-15 07:07:05)
  The mum-to-be from Wolverhampton said she was so unwell she did not know her baby was stillborn.
• Covid: 'We're so proud of how Bertie bounced back' (2022-01-15 00:03:15)
  A five-year-old boy with autism is now thriving at school, despite the impact of lockdown.
• 'High confidence' Omicron is less severe in UK (2022-01-14 17:19:04)
  Health advisors say vaccines give them confidence that most people will not become severely ill with Covid.
• Increasing number of Covid deaths 'coincidental' (2022-01-14 17:08:19)
  A bigger proportion of deaths recorded in the daily data are people who died with Covid, rather than from it.
• What’s really going on with Covid deaths data? (2022-01-14 17:08:19)
  A bigger proportion of deaths recorded in the daily data are people who died with Covid, rather than from it.
• How to get a Covid test (2022-01-14 16:24:44)
  Across the UK, people without symptoms no longer have to confirm a positive LFT result with a PCR.
• Space travel destroys red blood cells faster than on Earth (2022-01-14 16:11:57)
  Canadian research on astronauts' red blood cells while in space could help knowledge of anaemia.
• Babies in England hospitals with Omicron as a precaution (2022-01-14 13:31:27)
  The virus is causing some to develop fevers but not serious illness, experts say.
• What are the new Covid rules for the UK? (2022-01-14 13:15:28)
  Scotland has lifted its recently introduced restrictions on large outdoor events.
• Norfolk mum to return to UK after brain tumour treatment (2022-01-14 12:41:55)
  The family will have the "biggest party ever" for Kylie Weatherby, who had twins in the US in May.
• Covid in Wales: Restrictions to ease after Omicron peak (2022-01-14 10:37:31)
  Restrictions to lift gradually, with sports fans returning, followed by hospitality back to normal.
• Covid in Wales: Mark Drakeford eases restrictions (2022-01-14 08:53:17)
  Restrictions to lift gradually, with sports fans returning, followed by hospitality back to normal.
• Skin cancer: Newcastle University test predicts spread of melanoma (2022-01-14 08:26:44)
  The scientists say their discovery accurately predicts if the cancer is unlikely to spread.
• Covid in Scotland: NHS absence rates highest since start of pandemic (2022-01-14 06:05:58)
  More than 50,000 NHS staff were off work in the week to 11 January, according to official figures.
• Covid: Wales could be turning corner on Covid says minister (2022-01-13 18:45:03)
  Eluned Morgan's comments come as the Welsh government reviews restrictions imposed in December.
• Covid in pregnancy linked to birth-related complications (2022-01-13 18:17:01)
  Scottish researchers found vaccination in pregnancy did not increase the risk of complications, but Covid-19 did.
• When can I have a booster jab and how do I book one? (2022-01-13 14:29:45)
  Some companies are cutting sick pay for unvaccinated staff who have to isolate after exposure to Covid.
• Covid isolation period cut to five full days in England - Javid (2022-01-13 13:00:04)
  Health Secretary Sajid Javid says people in England can end isolation after two negative tests on day six.
• Covid-19: France to relax travel rules from the UK (2022-01-13 12:32:41)
  Vaccinated travellers will no longer need a compelling reason to enter France, or have to isolate.
• Jonathan Van-Tam: JVT's best advice and analogies (2022-01-13 11:53:35)
  Watch the best bits of England's deputy chief medical officer giving pandemic advice.
• Jonathan Van-Tam: JVT's most memorable Covid advice and analogies (2022-01-13 11:53:35)
  Watch the best bits from England's deputy chief medical officer, who's announced he's stepping down.
• Hospital waiting lists hit six million in England (2022-01-13 11:19:10)
  One in 20 has been waiting - for routine care such as knee and hip surgery - for more than a year.
• Jonathan Van-Tam to leave role as deputy chief medical officer (2022-01-13 10:39:17)
  The professor's colourful analogies helped explain coronavirus during Downing Street news briefings.
• 6m people on hospital waiting lists in England (2022-01-13 10:32:21)
  Record numbers waiting for routine care - with one in 20 waiting over a year, NHS data shows.
• NHS Tracker: How is the NHS in your area coping this winter? (2022-01-13 10:17:56)
  Winter and Covid are putting the NHS under severe strain, find out what's happening in your area.
• Covid: Hundreds in Wales take antiviral tablets (2022-01-13 05:52:26)
  It is hoped the pills will reduce the number of people put in hospital by the virus.
• Care services struggle with Omicron staff-sickness spike (2022-01-13 05:30:41)
  The National Care Forum says sickness rates due to Omicron are compounding existing staff shortages.
• The alcohol-free 'off-licence' helping with Dry January (2022-01-13 00:17:49)
  "You shouldn't focus on what it is that you're losing, but what you want to gain in your life."
• Covid: Pressures force Lanarkshire GPs to focus on urgent care (2022-01-12 18:25:03)
  Doctors in NHS Lanarkshire will suspend some GP services in order to prioritise those most in need.
• Covid-19: Robin Swann asks for assistance from military (2022-01-12 16:37:02)
  The Ministry of Defence is considering a request to send up to 150 personnel to Northern Ireland.
• Covid: Hospital staff come in on days off to cover absences (2022-01-12 16:29:24)
  How is a hospital coping with Covid admissions, staff off sick and winter pressures?
• About 4.3 million Covid infections estimated in UK (2022-01-12 15:24:51)
  Hospital admissions with the virus in the UK - the key measure - appear to have already plateaued.
• Covid: Seth Burke, 13, returns home after weeks in hospital (2022-01-12 08:49:46)
  Seth Burke tested positive days after becoming the first wheelchair user sworn into the Welsh Youth Parliament.
• 'I blew up like a huge balloon, it was terrifying' (2022-01-12 06:30:20)
  Piotr Pokrzywnicki discovered that he had kidney failure after his whole body became swollen.
• RSV: Parents should be alert to symptoms of common winter virus (2022-01-12 00:02:01)
  As with Covid, most children have mild symptoms but a small number need hospital treatment.
• Covid: Quebec to impose health tax on unvaccinated Canadians (2022-01-11 23:18:44)
  The unvaccinated represent 15% of the population, but over half of all hospital admissions.
• I thought Dad's pig heart transplant was delirium (2022-01-11 19:42:50)
  David Bennett, 57, is the first person in the world to receive a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig.
• Covid-19 vaccine: Why are some athletes so reluctant to get the jab? (2022-01-11 16:56:08)
  Although still an exception, vaccine hesitancy cases like the tennis star Novak Djokovic, show that athletes are not immune to disinformation, experts say.
• Three ethical issues around pig heart transplants (2022-01-11 16:38:41)
  A pig's heart has been used in a human transplant operation - what are the questions to consider?
• Covid: Half of Europe to be infected with Omicron within weeks - WHO (2022-01-11 16:06:32)
  Dr Hans Kluge says a "west-to-east tidal wave" of the coronavirus variant is sweeping across the region.
• Liver-branding surgeon Simon Bramhall struck off medical register (2022-01-11 13:35:59)
  A tribunal finds that autographing two patients' organs is a "gross violation" of their "dignity".
• Covid: Chile starts fourth vaccine dose amid rise in cases (2022-01-11 11:47:43)
  The country is the first in Latin America to offer a fourth dose, as Omicron fuels a surge in cases.
• Man gets genetically-modified pig heart in world-first transplant (2022-01-11 10:30:33)
  David Bennett, 57, is doing well three days after the experimental surgery, doctors say.
• First pig heart to human transplant is a game-changer, say surgeons (2022-01-11 08:08:45)
  In a world first, a pig heart has been successfully transplanted into a human by surgeons in the US.
• Sunken chest syndrome: Stranger pays for teenager's surgery (2022-01-11 06:20:34)
  Autumn Bradley, 15, was not eligible for NHS funding for surgery to correct sunken chest syndrome.
• Covid in Scotland: What happens when the virus becomes 'endemic'? (2022-01-11 06:11:22)
  Experts and politicians say Scotland needs to learn to live with Covid for the "foreseeable future".
• Covid in Scotland: What happens when the virus becomes endemic? (2022-01-11 06:11:22)
  Experts and politicians say Scotland needs to learn to live with Covid for the "foreseeable future".
• Afro wigs: Aberdare girl's six-year wait to donate hair (2022-01-11 06:09:20)
  Poppy says she was "over the moon" when a charity announced it was able to make wigs from her hair.
• Cancer: Early diagnosis 'could have saved my mum' (2022-01-11 06:00:22)
  As symptoms of the six most deadly cancers are revealed, a taskforce says early diagnosis is vital.
• Covid PCR tests end for asymptomatic cases in England (2022-01-11 00:05:10)
  A positive lateral flow result can now be taken as a first and final confirmation that you have Covid.
• Covid: Fact-checking the doctor who challenged the health secretary (2022-01-10 18:47:29)
  An intensive-care doctor challenged the health secretary over mandatory vaccination - are his claims right?
• Calls to male sexual abuse helpline doubled in 2021 (2022-01-10 01:48:57)
  Demand for support through a helpline for male survivors of sexual abuse grew by 110% last year.
• Look familiar? How rapid tests changed the pandemic (2022-01-09 00:24:55)
  Lateral flow tests are now part of UK life, with billions spent on test kits. Has it been worth it?
• Why making false teeth is becoming a dying art (2022-01-07 06:10:00)
  A leading dentist says fewer people now need dentures - but there will always be some who need false teeth.
• The shameful legacy of the Lennox Castle hospital (2022-01-07 06:07:38)
  Scotland's largest hospital for 'mentally deficient' people closed 20 years ago amid claims of torture and neglect.
• 'Crisis actor' conspiracy theory: How anti-vax activists targeted a Covid patient (2022-01-07 03:31:59)
  Henry Dyne was ill with Covid, but online his story was twisted by anti-vaccine activists.
• Pregnancy: 'I felt fat-shamed by banter at my 12-week scan' (2022-01-04 21:32:11)
  A study finds women with obesity can feel "deeply stigmatised" during pregnancy.
• Omicron: What are the rules for face coverings and masks? (2022-01-04 12:59:27)
  Face coverings are now recommended in secondary classrooms in England.
• Omicron: How do I know if I have it? (2022-01-04 12:25:12)
  The symptoms are similar to a cold, while genetic analysis is the only way to confirm the variant.
• MND: Northampton mum determined to beat the odds (2021-12-30 02:05:09)
  Emma Moss is determined to beat the odds, having been diagnosed with a fatal disease three years ago.
• ‘The doctors came and I had to tell my father he was dying’ (2021-12-28 00:04:46)
  Is it always appropriate for relatives to interpret for deaf loved ones?
• Omicron symptoms: Is a runny nose a cold or Covid? (2021-12-23 12:39:36)
  Could a runny nose be a sign you have Omicron?
• What are the Covid variants and will vaccines still work? (2021-12-23 09:17:44)
  A new Covid variant has emerged that looks worryingly different to the one vaccines were designed to fight.
• Covid: 'We're not looking forward to doing it all again' (2021-12-17 12:13:35)
  St George's Hospital in London is bracing for another wave of Covid in the wake of the Omicron variant.
• Covid: How to look after yourself at home (2021-12-16 17:37:56)
  When is it fine to ride it out on the sofa or in bed?
• Omicron: What can we learn from South Africa's experience so far? (2021-12-16 00:49:13)
  We can learn some things from what's happening in South Africa, but there are also uncertainties.
• David Fuller: The sisters killed in a car crash, abused after death (2021-12-15 17:01:32)
  A woman whose daughters were abused in a mortuary by David Fuller says "there is no more joy".
• NHS Tracker: How is the NHS in your area coping? (2021-12-09 10:35:30)
  Waits for emergency care are worsening - use the BBC look-up to find out how busy your local service is.
• Covid: Why are 12-15s now being double-jabbed? (2021-11-29 16:45:36)
  All children aged 12 to 15 are being offered two doses of Covid vaccine.
• Covid: When can teenagers get a second dose? (2021-11-17 16:45:05)
  All 16 and 17 year-olds in the UK can now have a second dose 12 weeks after the first.
• Covid vaccine ‘waning immunity’: How worried should I be? (2021-11-14 01:06:41)
  Is the effectiveness of Covid vaccines waning over time? We look at how much protection being double vaccinated offers.
• All you need to know on the coronavirus (2021-10-06 10:24:04)
  A new cough, fever and change in smell or taste are the key symptoms of coronavirus.
• Why bonding over the Euros appeared to increase Covid cases in men (2021-08-01 23:34:49)
  Psychologists say men need to be part of a group in order to vent their feelings and emotions.
• Beta coronavirus variant: What is the risk? (2021-07-29 08:57:20)
  There are fears that this version of coronavirus, first identified in South Africa, is
• Covid rules: How can the clinically vulnerable stay safe? (2021-07-13 15:02:33)
  As social-distancing and other Covid rules end in England, how can people who were shielding stay safe?
• Why you shouldn't get a second Covid jab too early (2021-07-02 06:21:34)
  A government scientific advisor tells Newsbeat why four weeks is too soon between Covid jabs.
• How do we know Covid vaccines are safe? (2021-05-10 17:16:50)
  Busting myths and explaining the facts around vaccines.
• Support bubbles: How do they work and who is in yours? (2021-01-06 10:41:25)
  Some people across the UK have been able to form "support bubbles" or "extended households".
• Coronavirus: Intensive care and other key terms explained (2020-05-03 00:06:18)
  Use our tool to check the meaning of key words and phrases associated with the Covid-19 outbreak.
• Coronavirus: What is the risk to men over 50? (2020-04-16 20:03:54)
  While most people will have mild symptoms and recover quickly, some are more prone to getting sick.
• Coronavirus: Do face masks actually work? (2020-03-14 01:04:25)
  With face masks in high demand, we look at whether they really can protect people from the virus.
• Coronavirus: What it does to the body (2020-03-14 01:02:03)
  What is it like to have the coronavirus, how will it affect you and how is it treated?

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