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Brits Warned of Five-Day Rule They Should Follow Amid New Covid Strains

Stratus accounts for 63% of UK cases and Nimbus 25%, leading to a 15.6% rise in hospital admissions between July and September, health officials report.

  • As the Covid autumn booster programme started on September 19, two new highly transmissible strains, Stratus and Nimbus , are spreading widely, UKHSA says.
  • Surveillance data and expert analysis point to falling community immunity, more infectious variants and increased indoor mixing after summer as key drivers amid reduced routine testing and surveillance in the UK.
  • Hospital admissions increased with 157 in the latest reported week, and UKHSA found 10.8 in GP tests and 8.9 in hospital swabs in September.
  • The NHS is offering specific Covid treatments including nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir, sotrovimab and molnupiravir, prioritising care home residents, people aged over 75 and immunosuppressed individuals.
  • With cases creeping up ahead of winter, health officials stress vaccination and monitoring while noting no current signal of greater severity; UKHSA says vaccines remain effective and Amanda Doyle urges eligible people to get vaccinated.
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Worcester News broke the news in Worcester, United Kingdom on Wednesday, October 8, 2025.
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