The Brazil variant of coronavirus has been detected in the UK – and while five people in England and Scotland known to have the variant are now isolating, a sixth infected person is missing. Vaccines ...

It’s been five years since the coronavirus outbreak, and while vaccines have made things safer for those more vulnerable, Covid is still something we ought to look out for and be made aware of. The ...

A new strain of Covid is spreading rapidly, but its symptoms have a key difference to be aware of. There has been a growing concern over the spread of the new Covid strain, known as 'Stratus', which ...

Summer heat, outdoor fun ... and cold and flu symptoms? The three may not go together in many people's minds, partly owing to common myths about germs and partly because many viruses really do have ...

In May, the World Health Organization (WHO) designated the NB.1.8.1 strain of covid as a “variant under monitoring", and the public health risk posed by it is "evaluated as low at the global level".

A variant of Covid is spreading faster in Ireland as health authorities issue a list of symptoms to look out for. The country is seeing a sharp rise in Covid cases linked to the XFG variant, also ...

Explainer: What is Long Covid? It's three years since the Alpha Covid variant dashed Ireland's hopes of a meaningful Christmas and spread infection across homes and hospitals. Then in late 2021 came ...

Ireland may be seeing a dip in reported Covid cases, but health experts are warning that the latest variant is bringing sneaky symptoms many people could easily miss. Last week, the country recorded ...