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Symptoms of Arcturus as new Covid strain claims five lives

New highly-infectious covid strain Arcturus kills five Brits

Face masks are now mandatory in all indoor venues and on public transport in Cyprus (Photo: Getty Images)

Warning to holidaymakers as European holiday spot brings back Covid rules

Rules that require face masks to be worn indoors could be brought back (Photo: Getty Images)

Spain could bring back Covid face mask rules before summer holidays

New Year’s Eve parties have been given the green light to go ahead in England (Photo: Getty Images)

New Year parties given green light in England as new restrictions ruled out

Face masks must be worn in shops and on public transport in England (Photo: Getty Images)

All the places you now have to wear a face mask in England - and where you don’t

Face coverings are now compulsory again in shops and on public transport in England as part of new measures aiming to prevent the spread of the new Covid Omicron variant (Photo: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Face masks now compulsory in shops and on public transport in England amid sprea...

Face masks and working from home 'could be reintroduced by mid-August' amid risi...

Boris Johnson has called for caution as most lockdown restrictions in England have been lifted (Getty Images)

Boris Johnson urges caution as most lockdown restrictions in England are lifted

Guidance is expected to recommend face masks be worn in enclosed and crowded indoor spaces, such as public transport (Photo: Getty Images)

Face masks still ‘expected’ to be worn in enclosed indoor areas after 19 July Fr...

A trip to the shops won’t look quite the same as it did pre-pandemic (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

The Covid restrictions that will change for retailers on 17 May – and what they ...

Face masks may not be required in indoor spaces during the summer months, a Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England has said (Photo: Shutterstock)

Face masks may not be required indoors over summer - according to Deputy Chief M...

The effectiveness of face masks lessens when they get wet, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other health experts have warned (Photo: Shutterstock)

Face masks become less effective in the rain - here’s what experts are saying

Soak up Italian culture this autumn, within crowd-free city walls

The number of droplets was more than 1,000 times lower when wearing even a single layer cotton mask (Photo: Shutterstock)

Face masks are 'tremendously effective' at curbing the spread of Covid-19 - here...

Nightclubs will be shut once again, and face masks will be made compulsory in some spaces, after data showed new cases of coronavirus in the past week had more than doubled compared with three weeks ago (Photo: TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images)

Italy is closing nightclubs and making face masks mandatory in areas close to ba...

New restrictions have been imposed on the island of Poros until 17 August (Photo: Shutterstock)

The Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for Greece - these are the new ...

Do children have to wear face masks on flights? (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are the rules around children wearing face masks on planes - from Easyjet,...

Face masks must be worn in indoor venues like cinemas, galleries and places of worship from Saturday 8 August (Photo: Shutterstock)

You must soon wear a face mask in cinemas, museums and churches - here's the lat...

A woman wears a face mask while shopping in Selfridges (Photo: Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Face masks are now mandatory in shops in England - here's what you need to know

Boris Johnson announced on 12 July that face masks will become mandatory to wear in shops in England, from Friday 24 July (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s how much you could be fined for not wearing a face mask in shops

Don’t be surprised if hotels ask you about your health history before you attend (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here's what to expect on your next spa visit or spa hotel stay

Aldi has made some more changes for shoppers - here’s what you need to know