<p>The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has listed five coronavirus symptoms for which people should ‘seek emergency medical care immediately’. The vast majority of coronavirus cases do not require treatment in hospital, with main symptoms such as a high temperature, continuous cough and a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste usually <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/health/covid-five-symptoms-that-could-mean-you-need-emergency-medical-help-listed-by-cdc/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Those who wear facemasks are more attractive than those who don’t, according to a new study. Two years ago, facemasks were still fairly uncommon in most of the world, bar some specific settings; for example, an operating theatre. If you walked around the UK sporting a mask back then, you’d likely be branded a hypochondriac <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/science/wearing-a-facemask-makes-you-more-attractive-study-finds/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A father in Canada who hasn’t been vaccinated against COVID-19 has temporarily lost the right to see his child. Canada has seen a total of 2.66 million confirmed cases of coronavirus since the pandemic began, with more than 31,000 deaths. It’s believed more than 77% of the country’s adult population is fully vaccinated, with 72.5 <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/unvaccinated-dad-loses-right-to-see-his-child/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The health secretary has announced the isolation period for fully vaccinated people is set to drop. Sajid Javid explained the move would mean isolation for fully vaccinated people in England will fall from seven days to five. Once a person has completed five full days in isolation, a negative lateral flow test on days five <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/sajid-javid-announces-self-isolation-to-drop-to-five-days-from-next-week/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Health Secretary Sajid Javid is set to announce a big change to coronavirus regulations. Today, January 13, following recent changes to the positive lateral flow process, Javid will update ministers regarding the latest pandemic rules. The announcement will take place at the House of Commons and is set to address what other changes could be <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/sajid-javid-to-give-major-covid-update-in-parliament-today/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Footage shared on social media appears to provide an insight into so-called ‘quarantine camps’ in China where ‘millions’ are alleged to be in lockdown. Videos doing the rounds online depict a dystopian scene with dozens of white metal boxes lined up in rows while people dressed in white protective clothing gather outside. The cubicles appear <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/china-accused-of-forcing-families-to-live-in-metal-boxes-in-quarantine-camps/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>German police have come under fire for using data from the country’s coronavirus tracing app to assist with a criminal investigation. The incident began when a man fell over in the south-western city of Mainz, Germany, on November 29, 2021. Despite being rushed to hospital, the victim died from his injuries a few days later. <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/police-under-investigation-for-using-covid-tracking-data-to-hunt-down-witness/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Doctors have warned of one unusual symptom that could be an ‘emergency warning sign’ you have the Omicron Covid-19 variant. On January 11, 120,821 people tested positive for coronavirus in the UK, with more than one million having tested positive in the last seven days. Now Omicron is the most dominant strain of coronavirus in <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/health/omicron-doctors-warn-of-symptom-that-could-be-an-emergency-warning-sign/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Two Australian news anchors branded Novak Djokovic a ‘lying, sneaky a**hole’ in a leaked video. The world tennis number one has been the subject of controversy amid his fight to enter the country and compete in the Australian Open. The Federal Circuit Court overturned the decision to cancel his visa, but he’s still facing deportation <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/sport/news-anchors-caught-branding-novak-djokovic-a-lying-sneaky-ahole-on-camera/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Jimmy Kimmel mocked anti-vaxxers with the creation of a Barbie doll who ‘doesn’t trust science’. The television presenter joked about the unfounded beliefs of anti-vaxxers during a segment on Jimmy Kimmel Live this week, after the leader of an anti-vaccination organisation claimed that drinking your own urine was a better way of fighting COVID than <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/jimmy-kimmel-creates-hilarious-anti-vaxxer-barbie/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Scientists have urged people not to panic over reports of a new coronavirus variant that is alleged to be a combination of both Omicron and Delta variants. News of the alleged variant, which has been dubbed ‘Deltacron’, came to light last week as reports suggested it had emerged from what is known as a recombination <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/science/scientists-call-for-calm-over-reports-of-new-deltacron-variant/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Members of the public have taken to social media to share heartbreaking stories of what they were doing while Downing Street staff members gathered in the garden for drinks during lockdown. A leaked email sent to more than 100 Downing Street employees encouraged staff to ‘make the most of the lovely weather and have some <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/people-share-heartbreaking-stories-of-what-they-were-doing-while-downing-street-held-a-party/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A leaked email from Boris Johnson’s Principal Private Secretary offers evidence that Downing Street officials held a party at the height of lockdown. Martin Reynolds, who has run Johnson’s private office since October 2019, sent the email on May 20, 2020, when government rules banned people from meeting in groups outdoors. It is said to <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/downing-street-held-garden-party-drinks-at-height-of-lockdown-leaked-email-proves/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The leader of an anti-vaccination organisation has urged people to drink their own urine to fight against coronavirus. Christopher Key is the leader of the so-called ‘Vaccine Police’; an organisation that condemns the Covid-19 vaccine and has repeatedly lashed out at the jabs and those supporting them over the last few months. Key threatened those <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/anti-vax-leader-urges-people-to-drink-their-own-urine-to-fight-against-the-virus/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Boris Johnson has revealed that he is considering changes to the self-isolation period for those who test positive for coronavirus. The prime minister discussed his thoughts on the current rules during an interview today, January 10, after the government previously lowered the isolation period from 10 days to seven, with two negative tests. Johnson has <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/boris-johnson-announces-hes-considering-new-changes-to-self-isolation-period/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The UK’s COVID-19 death toll has officially passed 150,000. The total number of deaths reported within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test now sits at 150,057, making it the fourth-highest death toll in the world behind Brazil, India and the US. It comes after the latest daily figures showed a further 313 coronavirus-related fatalities. <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/uks-covid-death-toll-has-passed-150000-as-cases-soar/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>If you’re a resident in Japan with COVID-19, the government will send you a quarantine kit – and they’re enormous. We’re now nearly two years on from the start of the pandemic, and we’ve all come to terms with the idea of locking ourselves away for a couple of weeks if you catch COVID-19. For <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/life/people-cant-believe-the-size-of-these-japanese-quarantine-kits/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Shark antibodies have been revealed as potentially being able to help make sure there are no future coronavirus pandemics, according to scientists. University of Wisconsin scientists have discovered that small proteins in the blood of the predators could help prepare the world for further outbreaks of Covid-19. The finding could ‘be used down the road <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/animals/sharks-could-be-the-key-to-preventing-pandemics-scientists-reveal/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The United States’ first known case of ‘flurona’ has been confirmed at a COVID-19 testing site in Los Angeles County. Officials at the testing site in Brentwood, California, confirmed the case after a child tested positive for both Influenza A (flu) and SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus) following a trip to Cabo San Lucas. Despite both being contagious <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/first-case-of-flurona-confirmed-in-the-us/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A biology teacher in the US has been arrested after allegedly giving a student a vaccine in her home without parental permission. Laura Parker Russo administered what is believed to have been a coronavirus vaccine shot in her living room, Nassau police said, despite having no medical qualifications. The 17-year-old who allegedly received the shot <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/science-teacher-arrested-after-vaccinating-pupil-in-her-home/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The UK’s lateral flow testing process is set to be radically altered by the government. In his address to the nation at around 4pm today, January 5, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce changes to the isolation requirements following a positive lateral flow result for coronavirus. After it was reported that ‘around a <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/government-to-announce-major-changes-to-positive-lateral-flow-test-process/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to address the nation today, January 5, regarding the surge of Omicron cases in England. Johnson is planning to make the announcement after the first Prime Minister’s Questions of 2022, which is taking place at 3.00pm today. Following a meeting with his Cabinet this morning to discuss the rise <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/boris-johnson-set-to-address-the-nation-again-today-as-omicron-cases-surge/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Members of the British public were left baffled after Boris Johnson announced the creation of ‘250,000 virtual hospital beds’. The prime minister made the comment during a press conference today, January 4, as the UK reported 218,724 new cases of coronavirus. Johnson noted the number of new cases is the highest the UK has seen <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/boris-johnson-just-announced-2500-virtual-hospital-beds-and-people-are-confused/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>