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Ozzy Osbourne is one of the celebrities most excited to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

The UK's coronavirus R rate has fallen below 1 for the first time since July, in a sign that lockdown rules are having an impact on the spread of the virus.

Kate Garraway has shared her fears for her husband Derek as he tries to recover from COVID and the ‘consciousness problem’ that came with it.

more likely to contract the virus throughout the pandemic.

Abigail Breslin has revealed that her dad is battling a very serious case of coronavirus.

Bill Gates has warned of the next two disasters facing the planet after previously predicting the outbreak of devastating virus.

The world is a year into this global pandemic, but there are many, many, many people that still need a reminder that wearing a face mask can help stop the spread the Covid-19. That said, WarnerMedia has teamed up with the Ad Council and CDC for a PSA that serves as a friendly reminder for Americans to “Mask Up” with the help of some of the most iconic characters in cinematic history.

Holidays could be off the cards this year at home or abroad, the Transport Secretary has suggested.

It’s A Sin creator Russell T Davies has revealed that he debated not writing a particular storyline involving character Colin Morris-Jones.The drama, which stars Years & Years singer Olly Alexander, follows the lives of four friends living together as the HIV/AIDS crisis begins to emerge in the UK.In episode three of the Channel 4 show, fans learn that Colin (played by Callum Scott Howells) has acquired the HIV virus and he starts to suffer from AIDS-related illnesses, which ultimately leads to his tragic death.Audiences are left wondering how he contracted the virus as he seemingly hadn’t had any love interests in the show.Speaking on an episode of It’s A Sin – After Hours, Davies said the “whodunnit” element of the storyline was something

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticAlmost a year after retreating inside from a deadly virus whose spread has only gotten monumentally worse since, I turned on the Super Bowl. It might be weird to see a sports event as typically hyperbolic as the Super Bowl brought down to a simmer Amid Pandemic, I thought, but at least I’d have some new shade of background noise on as I put together my 80th puzzle of quarantine.The reality of the event was almost stranger than the strangeness I’d expected.

All over-70s in England are being urged to contact the NHS from today if they have not yet had their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.

direct to your inboxGood Morning Britain’s Dr Hilary has responded to speculation that it may be several years before mass gatherings on the scale of weddings and festivals will be permitted again.Tim Spector, professor of genetic epidemiology at King’s College London, said yesterday (February 7) that restrictions on large gatherings are likely to be in place for “the next few years”.But the GP and health editor for GMB told viewers that he thought that would be a ‘worst case scenario’.He added, however, that we have to be ‘pragmatic’ about the spread of the virus, as the more it circulates in the community, the higher the likelihood of it mutating.He told hosts Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid: “We need to get the R-rate down.“Currently we’re

Covid in China have been given access all areas passes to discover how the pandemic started.The World Health Organisation (WHO) experts are in Wuhan to to work out what caused the virus that has killed more than two million people in 12 months.The team are set to announce their details findings later this week in an eagerly awaited report.British zoologist Peter Daszak told CNN his team of investigators had submitted a list of places to visit and people to speak to, receiving no opposition from the Chinese authorities, the Daily Mirror reported.He added that evidence has been found about the virus' origins and is being "pieced together".He said: "We are not running rogue here, we are talking to our hosts.

A woman has contracted Ebola and died in a new case of the virus detected in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the health ministry said on Sunday.

She smoked her last cigarette in January last year – and Kerry Katona believes the decision could have saved her life.

direct to your inboxPaddy Doherty was in a reflective mood as he returned home from hospital after battling Covid-19.The My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding star from Manchester headed to the cemetery on Sunday morning to pay homage to a late friend John Rooney and his family.Paddy raised a toast to the Rooneys with a bottle of Becks beer as he filmed their final resting places.Paying homage to John, who died in 2019 aged 62, he said: "Poor John Rooney. Listen, what a pipe-player he was, he was the bee's knees."And that's his son Felix, a good chap to play the penny whistle as well."As he panned his camera to the grave of 33-year-old Felix, who died in 2015, he said thoughtfully: "All the Rooneys I have great time for.

Myles Stephenson's dad has won his Covid battle after the virus landed him in hospital.

Andy Murray has hit out after catching Covid-19 at the national tennis training centre and passing it on to his wife and children. The double Olympic champion said a lack of safety at the LTA’s National Tennis Centre in London was not good enough.

Ten people have tragically died after a Covid outbreak in a Scottish care home which saw 68 residents and staff test positive for the bug.

A teenage girl killed in a tragic car crash has been named and pictured for the first time.

Kate Garraway and Derek Draper were ‘happier than ever’ before he contracted COVID 19 claims pal Piers Morgan.