Coronavirus

Lockdowns may have long since passed, but their impact is still being felt in UK schools

5 ways children’s education is still being impacted by the pandemic

Northamptonshire's vaccination centre at Moulton Park will close its doors for the final time on Saturday

After 320,000 jabs in 22 months, Covid vaccination centre closes down

A new bivalent vaccine now being offered to over-50s in Northamptonshire targets the original Covid-19 variant and the newer Omicron one.

More Covid patients in county hospitals as over-50s offered booster jabs

NGH and KGH have both seen an increase in the number of Covid patients in the last week.

Hospitals bring back face masks and visiting restrictions after Covid cases rise

Don't ignore calls to get your COVID-19 booster jab

People urged not to ignore COVID-19 booster invitation

The Covid-19 Memorial Wall on London's South Bank carries tributes to thousands who died during the pandemic

Another grim Covid-19 landmark as 1,000th coronavirus patient sadly dies at NGH

Covid deaths in Northamptonshire peaked during the early days of the pandemic as hospitals were inundated with patients during April 2020

Covid’s ‘grim human toll’ revealed as figures show 1,771 more deaths than normal

Care home resident Agnes Taylor, 93, is among the first to receive the latest Covid jab as the autumn booster rollout begins today

How to book an autumn Covid booster vaccine in Northants and who can get it

Physician associates in the Covid Medicines Delivery Unit team are helping deliver potentially life-saving drugs to vulnerable patients at Northampton General Hospital

Doctors continue fight against Covid as virus deaths at NGH nears 1,000

More than 100 Northamptonshire youngsters missed time in class after breaching Covid rules

How many pupils were excluded by county schools for breaching Covid rules

Health chiefs in Northamptonshire are "strongly recommending" a return to wearing face coverings in shops and other crowded areas to halt a rise in Covid cases

Health chiefs 'strongly recommend' return of face masks in crowded areas
Health chief admits advice “unlikely to be popular” but is sensible and proportionate
Kevin Nicholls

Research shows fatigue is the most common symptom of Long Covid

Tens of thousands of people in Northamptonshire estimated to have long Covid

Staff, patients and visitors are being asked to wear face coverings at Northamptonshire's two big NHS hospitals following a Covid spike

Hospitals bring back face masks rules to combat rise in Covid patients

Northamptonshire people are being urged to get their vaccinations over the summer.

Northamptonshire’s rising cases sees fresh call to get Covid-19 vaccinations

UK health chief Dr Mary Ramsey urged everyone to keep up to date with vaccinations after warning 'Covid has not gone away'

Here’s what health chiefs are saying as Covid cases and hospitalisations rise in...

Margaret Keenan, 91, who was first to get a Covid jab in the UK, received her spring booster shot in Coventry last month

Vaccine boss hails jabs success as Covid patients drop 80 percent in four weeks

A drop-in Covid jab clinic will be set up at Saturday's Eid event on Northampton's Racecourse

Drop-in Covid jabs clinic at Racecourse Eid event this weekend

Official figures estimate around 20,000 people in Northamptonshire are affected by long Covid

Northants hospitals offering help for county's 20,000 long Covid sufferers

Hundreds of elderly hospital patients were discharged into Northamptonshire care homes during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic

Bereaved families of Covid-19 victims in county care homes could sue government

Moulton Park is one of three sites where drop-in jabs are available for those as young as five

Drop-in jabs open for five-year-olds as more Covid patients fill hospital beds

Dr Amir Khan delivered a stark warning over the rise in Covid cases on GMB on Thursday morning

Telly doc’s warning as Covid patients hit 14-month high in county hospitals

Health chiefs are stepping up efforts to deliver Covid jabs following a rise in patients with the virus in Northamptonshire hospitals

Clinics offer drop-in Covid spring boosters in bid to keep pressure off NHS

Team members Vivien Walton (left) and Samantha Conway decorate the new children’s area of the Moulton Park vaccination centre.

County five-year-olds to be offered Covid jabs from this weekend

Free home Covid testing ends on Thursday (March 31) just as hospital cases have doubles in Northamptonshire in less than a month

Covid patients DOUBLE in hospitals as free home testing ends

Headteachers fear a rise in Covid-related absences could impact upcoming exams for Northamptonshire students

Heads warn spiking Covid-related absences in schools could damage exam grades

Invitations are being sent out to the county's most vulnerable offering a spring booster Covid-19 vaccination

Covid-19: Spring booster invitations going to most vulnerable as cases rise

Charity Marie Curie is designating March 23 as a National Day of Reflection, two years on from the first Covid lockdown

Covid-19: County's grim death toll two years on from first national lockdown

Travellers at Gatwick Airport on July 30, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Major changes to UK Covid travel rules come into effect Group Reporter

Free Covid tests are already in short supply before being scrapped completely from April 1

County hospitals dealing with more Covid patients ahead of end to free testing

The areas in Northamptonshire where Deltacron is driving cases higher.

Which 17 neighbourhoods have seen Covid cases DOUBLE in a week

All restrictions on socialising and mask-wearing were lifted last month. Library picture

'Covid's not gone away' warning as deaths and hospital cases rise in county

Health secretary Sajid Javid has scrapped requirements for care home workers to be vaccinated against Covid-19

U-turn on 'no jab, no job' for care workers as Covid deaths rise in homes

Covid passenger locator forms are expected to be axed before Easter (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Complicated’ Covid travel requirement set to change ahead of Easter

A disability charity says vulnerable people will be "rolling the dice" every time they leave home now Covid rules are scrapped

County's 50,000 vulnerable people 'rolling the dice' every time they go out

Charities fear removing the need for testing in care homes will increase risk of residents catching the virus

Six new deaths in care homes linked to virus after PM scraps rules on visits

Boris Johnson will set out his ‘living with Covid’ plan today (Photo: Getty Images)

All the Covid rule changes set to be announced by Boris Johnson today

Visiting will be less restricted at the hospitals.

Visiting restrictions at Northamptonshire’s hospitals partially lifted

More than 180 operations had to be put back at NGH and KGH during three months to December - but none were delayed more than 28 days.

NHS reveals more than 180 operations delayed at county hospitals

Around 24,000 Northamptonshire students have yet to receive a Covid vaccine dose

Thousands of teens have not had one jab as PM gets set to scrap Covid isolation

Northamptonshire's interim health chief says the PM's plan to axe Covid quarantine rules relies on people taking 'personal responsibility'

PM scrapping Covid isolation rules was 'bit of a surprise,' says health chief

Travel rules have relaxed for UK arrivals from 11 February (Photo: Getty Images)

Major changes to Covid travel rules from today as testing is scrapped

PM Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street before Wednesday's PMQs

PM will end all Covid restrictions this month despite 140,000 unjabbed in county

Local hospitals are seeing a rise in the number of Covid patients

Doctors urge 'be mindful' as NGH admits 22 extra Covid patients in a single day

People are taking fewer PCR tests following a change in government guidance in January

10,000 Covid cases a week in county could be 'tip of the iceberg'

Up to 1,300 NHS staff in Northamptonshire were yet to have one Covid jab by the end of December

Government set for U-turn over NHS jabs as hundreds in county still unvaccinated
More than 1,300 workers at county's trusts had not received one dose by end of December
Kevin Nicholls

The Government is expected to announce a U-turn on mandatory Covid jabs for NHS staff (Photo: Getty Images)

Mandatory Covid jabs for NHS workers ‘to be scrapped’ amid staff shortage fears

Restrictions limiting care home visits are lifted from Monday

No limits on care home visits is good news but health chief warns of extra risks

UK marks 2 years since first Covid case recorded (image: AFP/Getty Images)

UK marks 2 years since first UK Covid case officially recorded

Health and emergency services have stood down the major incident for Northamptonshire

Major incident halted in Northamptonshire although Covid situation 'remains seri...

Wilko is among retailers asking shoppers to carry on wearing face masks in its stores

Shopworkers 'at risk' says union as Plan B scrapped with county cases still high

NGH saw 405 Covid admissions between July and January

One in ten Covid patients in NGH may have caught virus AFTER being admitted

Sainsbury’s is still recommending that shoppers and staff wear face masks inside its stores (Photo: Getty Images)

Sainsbury’s issues face mask update ahead of Plan B rule changes

Northampton and Corby are both among the areas with highest Covid case rates

Northampton Covid cases among highest in England as Plan B restrictions end

Northamptonshire's Covid vaccination centre opened on January 25, 2021

Vaccination centre marks first birthday by closing in on 300,000th Covid-19 jab

The WHO says the pandemic is approaching its “endgame” in Europe (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid pandemic reaching ‘endgame’ - but shouldn’t be treated like flu

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