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The winter vomiting bug is highly contagious and causes vomiting and diarrhoea (Photo: Shutterstock)

6 key norovirus symptoms to look for as cases of sickness bug surge

PHE has warned of a surge in norovirus outbreaks in the coming months (Photo: Shutterstock)

Symptoms of norovirus as vomiting bug warning issued ahead of schools return

More than 1,000 children were admitted to hospital with injuries in Nottinghamshire in just one year, figures reveal.

More than 1,000 children hospitalised with injuries in Nottinghamshire in just o...

Covid jabs are highly effective against Indian variant, a study has found

Studies have already shown that both vaccines are highly effective at stopping people getting sick and ending up in hospital (Photo: Victoria Jones - Pool / Getty Images)

New Public Health England study suggests single dose of Covid vaccine ‘cuts tra...

Just one in five Britons are requesting a covid-19 test after experiencing symptoms (Getty Images)

Nearly half of people with Covid-19 symptoms are failing to self-isolate, study ...

Is your area among the worst affected? (Photo: Getty Images)

These are the 15 areas in England with the highest Covid infection rates right n...

Face masks and social distancing could still be needed ‘for a few years’ - according to an immunisation expert (Photo: Shutterstock)

Face masks and social distancing could still be needed ‘for a few years’ - accor...

Six people in the UK have tested positive for the Covid variant (Getty Images)

Everything we know about the Brazil Covid variant - after 6 UK people tested pos...

A further 1.7 million people were advised by the Government to shield earlier this month, with hundreds of thousand now invited to receive a Covid vaccination (Photo: Shutterstock)

600,000 more people who were shielding have been invited for a Covid vaccine

If further data confirms the findings, the 10 day self-isolation period may have to be extended (Photo: Shutterstock)

The UK Covid variant could stay in the body longer - and self-isolation times ma...

Infection rates have fallen across all age groups and regions. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Coronavirus infections are now highest among 30 to 39 year olds in England

The daily testing of secondary school pupils and staff in England has been temporarily paused, due to concerns over the new variant (Photo: Shutterstock)

Daily Covid tests for secondary school pupils and staff in England have been pau...

Here's how long coronavirus immunity lasts - and if it's safe to mix with other ...

Covid cases are falling in all age groups except over 80s - the regions where ra...

Supermarkets are not the most likely place to catch coronavirus - recent claims ...

People with learning disabilities are up to 6 times more likely to die from coro...

Birmingham is now an “area of enhanced support” (Photo: Getty Images)

New towns and cities have been added to the UK lockdown watchlist - here it is i...

Blackburn with Darwen currently has the highest coronavirus infection rates in England (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are the 15 areas in England with the worst coronavirus infection rates rig...

Nottinghamshire adults are the most obese in the East Midlands

Nottinghamshire adults the most overweight in the East Midlands

Leicester is the worst affected area in England by coroanvirus (Photo: Getty Images)

Here’s the latest data on coronavirus cases across England - from the most affec...

Health Secretary Matt Hancock. Photo: PA

Matt Hancock says 'black lives matter' amid review into impact of coronavirus on...

Here's how the NHS Covid-19 antibody test works and which shops are selling thei...

A fake news video about coronavirus deaths is being shared on WhatsApp - here’s ...

One infant has survived Dronfield meningitis outbreak but another has died