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'We must learn to live with Covid' says health secretary on Plan B's end

File photo dated 30/11/2021 of Health Secretary Sajid Javid who has announced Hotel quarantine for t

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Grace Piercy

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Sajid Javid has told the public we "must learn to live with Covid" - but emphasised the need to "stay vigilant".
Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement ahead of Prime Minister's Questions in the House of C

Plan B measures to be scrapped across England

Owen Sennitt

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Royal Free Hospital is to tackle its poor A&E waiting times. Picture: Nigel Sutton

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Covid patient numbers levelling out after Christmas rise, data suggests

Andrew Brookes

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Dr Ian Prenelle, consultant psychiatrist at the Kentish Town Core Team

Mental Health

How mental health services are changing in north London

Nathalie Raffray

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A nurse administers a coronavirus vaccine 

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Councils with low Covid vaccine rates given funds to help people get jabbed

Andrew Brookes

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HMP Pentonville, Islington

'Fear, isolation and distress': Pentonville Prison during Covid-19

Stefania Di Cio'

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Sajid Javid was made Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government in the January

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Covid self-isolation period to be cut to five days

Grace Piercy

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A nurse checks on a patient suffering with Covid-19 on the critical care unit at the Royal Papworth

London Live News

Covid patients in hospital rose sharply over Christmas period

Andrew Brookes

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Covid vaccine vial.

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Low Covid booster uptake in Islington due to young, mobile population...

Holly Chant

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A jumble of medical paraphernalia including boxes and throat swab packets.

London Live News

Hundreds of staff at north London NHS trusts off sick due to Covid

Andrew Brookes

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The government has denied a report that free lateral flow tests could end

Coronavirus | Opinion

'Now is not the time to stem the lateral flow'

André Langlois

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Nadhim Zahawi in the House of Commons

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Government minister supports cutting Covid self-isolation to five days

Sean Galea-Pace

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Cases of the Covid-19 Omicron variant have been detected in Haringey, Camden, Barnet and Westminster

Camden, Haringey and Islington record drops in new Covid cases

Ben Lynch

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A study suggests that Hackney and Islington have high numbers of sleep-deprived residents

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'Why can't I sleep': Hackney and Islington some of the most...

Holly Chant

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Vikki and Anthony mobilised a network of volunteers from the Bike Shed in Shoreditch to help during the Covid pandemic

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Meet the Archway couple who 'saved lives' with their volunteer biker army

Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

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A sign informing customers that there are no lateral flow test kits available a Boots Pharmacy in Bracknell, Berkshire.

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Explained: New PCR test rules brought in as Omicron cases surge

Grace Piercy

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a media briefing in Downing Street, London, on coronavirus (Covi

'We have a chance to ride it out' - PM says no new restrictions planned

Owen Sennitt

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Secondary school pupils in masks

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What are the new Covid rules as pupils return to school?

Grace Piercy

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People queue for coronavirus testing

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Three quarters of those with colds likely to have Covid, study finds

Robbie Nichols

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An antibiotic-resistant strain of gonorrhoea has been detected in London

London Live News

Health warning issued after gonorrhoea strain detected in London

Emma Bartholomew

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Lateral flow Covid tests have proved popular as people test before Christmas and New Year's celebrations

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What does a faint red line on a lateral flow Covid test mean?

Matthew Earth

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Picture of people doing cardio training on treadmill in gym

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Kick off 2022 with a new gym regime at Energie Fitness

Laura Adams

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Siobhan Harrington, chief executive of Whittington Health NHS Trust

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Whittington Hospital: 'Enjoy some festive cheer – but celebrate safely'

Siobhan Harrington, Chief Executive, Whittington Health NHS Trust

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Health secretary Sajid Javid

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People with Omicron up to 70pc less likely to need visit to hospital

Sean Galea-Pace

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Whittington and Royal Free hospitals

Investigations | Exclusive

Staff shortages and abuse: Hospitals prepare for Christmas

Charles Thomson

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Four north London fathers who died from Covid-19. Clockwise: Ivor Garfinkel, John Collins, Michael Gottlieb and Zahari Ngah

Coronavirus | Special Report

'We're sickened': Bereaved families slam government over lockdown parties

Michael Boniface

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Highgate Well Pharmacy is one of seven branches offering Covid-19 booster vaccines

Hackney and Islington both in UK's bottom 10 for booster uptake

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Secondary pupils have been taking lateral flow tests.

Coronavirus | Video

How accurate are lateral flow tests and when should you take one?

Emily Thomson

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A pharmacist stocking shelves in a chemist. Picture: PA/Julien Behal

London Live News

East and north London pharmacies open over Christmas and New Year

Andrew Brookes

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A man receives his booster vaccine in Islington

Islington: 'Think carefully about how you celebrate Christmas'

Julia Gregory Local Democracy Reporter

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