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Health experts are warning of a rise in Covid-19 cases - and hospitalisations - as a new variant sweeps the UK.

A Covid variant has been named as the strain that could become dominant in the UK, experts have warned.

Health officials have warned about two mutant strains of coronavirus that have emerged in the UK.

There are currently over 160 children diagnosed with sudden onset hepatitis in the UK, and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has shown that an additional 18 cases have been recorded since Tuesday, May 3. From the 160, 11 children have needed a liver transplant. None of the children have died.

outbreak of hepatitis among children.So far, more than 100 cases of sudden onset hepatitis in children under the age of 10 have been recorded in the UK.

The Sun. The World Health Organisation (WHO) have had reports of at least 169 cases of 'acute hepatitis of unknown origin' from 12 countries.The UK has been the epicentre of the outbreak so far, seeing 114 out of the global 169.Infections have also been found in the US, Spain, Israel, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Italy, Norway, France, Romania and Belgium.The WHO have not released more info on where the child who died was from but experts are desperately trying to figure out what's caused the outbreak.The leading view from scientists is that the cause is an adenovirus - common viruses that cause flu-like and gastro symptoms, but usually resolve without any lasting issues.In children they generally spark a mild illness, with the liver inflammation associated with hepatitis rare in healthy youngsters.Usually the type of infections caused include the ear, common colds, pink eye and tonsillitis, with symptoms including coughs, sore throats, diarrhoea and fever.At least 74 of the children have been found to be infected with an adenovirus.

Cases of hepatitis in children have increased as a further 43 illnesses were confirmed by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) today.

Parents and guardians have been told to remain on alert after health officials announced a spike in hepatitis cases in children. In fact, at the time of writing, the UK’s public health agencies were investigating 74 cases of hepatitis in children that had occurred since January.

Health officials are advising parents to look out for the signs of hepatitis after cases confirmed in Scotland rose to 13 - including cases in Lanarkshire.

children is being investigated, as doctors refuse to rule out Covid-19 as a cause. Officials are examining 49 cases in England, 13 in Scotland and 12 across Wales and Northern Ireland since just the start of the year, the BBC reported.

Health officials are investigating 74 cases of hepatitis among children under the age of 10 across the UK as they urge parents to be alert to the signs of the illness. All of the youngsters were admitted to hospital where medics picked up the cases. The UK Health Security Agency said it is examining 49 cases in England, 13 in Scotland and 12 across both Wales and Northern Ireland, all of which have occurred since January.

Health officials investigating a hepatitis outbreak among young children have confirmed that the number of cases in Scotland has risen to 13.

More than 400 cases of a new Covid-19 sub-variant have been identified in the UK, as health chiefs describe it as a 'variant under investigation'.

A person in the UK is being treated for a case of monkeypox which they caught while abroad.