Coronavirus

Commercial Road looks empty as the usual daily hustle and bustle has gone in the face of the pandemic.

Photos show how lockdown turned Portsmouth into a ghost town

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

Five years on: Pictures of the first coronavirus lockdown in the city

Joanne Froggatt starred as Dr Abbey Henderson in ITV's new Covid drama Breathtaking (Picture: ITV/Chris Barr)

Breathtaking review: Covid drama will knock the scabs off our pandemic scars

Appointments until final deadline of June 30 if you are eligible for spring vaccine to keep you safe from Covid

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Covid rate infections.
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Covid infection rates for Portsmouth, Gosport, Fareham, East Hampshire

Dr Matt Nisbet, GP and Clinical Lead for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight COVID-19 Vaccination Programme, urged everyone who is eligible to get the jab before the programme end of February 12.

'Final call' for Covid vaccines

Have you had COVID-19 recently but still have ongoing symptoms or concerns? Stock photo - the model is posed for illustrative purposes

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Michael North from Portsmouth is urging people to get their booster jabs

A veteran has created cartoons to encourage people to get their Covid jabs

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Why health bosses are urging people to get Covid booster jabs

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Confidence in vaccines 'has declined since start of pandemic'

A man gets vaccinated at Gunwharf Quays on January 29, 2022 in Portsmouth. Picture: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images.

Over half a million Autumn booster jabs given in vaccine milestone

Tributes have been paid to Jorja Halliday, 15, from Portsmouth who died from Covid.

Portsmouth teen died from 'extremely rare' Covid-19 case on day she was due jab

The NHS are setting up more pop-up vaccination clinics available as the health service gears up for winter. Picture: Mike Cooter (300721).

Pop-up vaccine clinics being run across Portsmouth

The NHS has urged people to get a Covid jab this autumn

Covid numbers at QA are on the rise as plea goes out to get vaccinated

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

People urged not to ignore COVID-19 booster invitation
It’s that time of the year when colds and flu sweep through the nation.
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A jab being given at Cosham fire station in summer 2021 Picture: Mike Cooter (300721)

Pop-up Covid jab clinics run this week across Portsmouth, Gosport and Havant

Staff celebrate at the Cornerstone Champions Awards

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Dozens in hospital with Covid as figures fall

Members of the FLO team.

Three award nominations for Portsmouth NHS trust health professionals

Coronavirus Rapid Test Cassette kits handed out in Portsmouth. Picture: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

Health boss returns bonus in ‘recognition’ of rising costs for staff

An NHS walk in vaccination sign at Gunwharf Quays. Picture: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

Vaccine champ, 9, films Covid jab to encourage others to get protected

A new Covid-19 variant has been detected in the UK.

New Covid-19 variant detected in UK

A trial testing a fourth booster vaccine for Covid-19 will be launching in Portsmouth. Picture: Sarah Standing (010221-2020).

New Covid-19 booster study launching in Portsmouth

Woman getting a Covid 19 vaccine at a vaccination cente. Picture: Paul Maguire

Tens of thousands of Portsmouth residents remain unvaccinated

Hampshire County Council. Picture: David George

Council pushing for more virtual meetings as Covid-19 rates rise

Simon Bryant, Hampshire County Council's director of public health. Picture: David George

People with Covid 'still going out' warns health boss
CORONAVIRUS cases are increasing because people who test positive are still going out, a health boss has said.
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Covid. Picture: Shannon Silver

One in 30 people in Portsmouth has Covid

A nurse puts on PPE in a ward for Covid patients at King's College Hospital, in south east London.

Fresh Covid death in Gosport amid fears UK's entered pandemic's 'fifth wave'

The Isle Of Wight Festival took place earlier this month.

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Festivals and beach days could cause a spike in Covid-19 cases

Woman in hospital with breathing difficulties using a resperation mask.

Covid-19 hospitalisations rise across Hampshire

Chief Pharmacist Richard Harrison with the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine at Askham Bar park-and-ride in York, as ten further mass vaccination centres opened in England with more than a million over-80s invited to receive their coronavirus jab. Picture date: Monday January 18, 2021.

New wave of Covid approaching with a fifth of Portsmouth still not vaccinated

Pictured: People queuing to get their booster jab at the Covid-19 vaccination centre at St Jame s Hospital, Portsmouth

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People urged to attend Covid jab appointments as weekend slots missed

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Council scraps Covid-19 update meetings

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Trial in Portsmouth proves benefits of a fourth Covid booster

The Portsmouth NHS Covid-19 Vaccination Centre at Hamble House based at St James Hospital opened on Monday, February 1.

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Hampshire children invited to new 'super Sunday' Covid vaccine clinics

The government's actions in allowing patients to be discharged into care homes at the start of the Covid pandemic has been declared unlawful as it did not take into account the risk of asymptomatic patients spreading the virus

Care homes faced Covid ‘nightmare’ due to government ‘policy failure’

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New Covid variant confirmed in these Hampshire areas

A number of new deaths have been recorded from Covid-19 in the Portsmouth area

More people die from Covid-19 in the last 24-hour period

QA Hospital, Portsmouth on Thursday 25th November 2021

Pictured: GV of inside of QA medical wards

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QA Hospital in Portsmouth scraps social distancing amid new NHS guidelines

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New NHS guidance scraps distancing in GP surgeries and hospital waiting rooms

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Antibody treatment for Covid vulnerable people launched in Portsmouth

Dr Mark Roland, respiratory consultant and deputy medical director at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth

QA Hospital consultant's plea to only attend A&E in 'absolute emergencies'

A lateral flow self test kit showing a negative result
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This is how many free lateral flow tests have been handed out in Portsmouth

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chencellor Rishi Sunak to be fined over lockdown parties, a No 10 spokeswoman confirmed. Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a media briefing in Downing Street, London, on coronavirus (Covid-19). Picture date: Saturday November 27, 2021. Picture: Hollie Adams/PA

Boris Johnson, his wife, and Rishi Sunak to be fined over lockdown parties

Reminding people to stay aware of coronavirus symptoms and to take lateral flow test

Beware of coronavirus symptoms and take lateral flow test urges leading pharmacy

The NHS updated its listed of symptoms on Friday. Picture: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images.

Covid-19 infections 'significantly increase' risk of blood clots, study says

The NHS updated its listed of symptoms on Friday. Picture: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images.

NHS adds nine new symptoms for Covid-19

EMBARGOED TO 0001 SATURDAY MARCH 2 File photo dated 31/07/21 of a person receiving a Covid-19 jab. Bookings will open on Saturday for children aged five to 11 in England to get a Covid-19 vaccine. Issue date: Saturday April 2, 2022.

Covid vaccine bookings for children aged 5 to 11 open today

QA Hospital, Portsmouth on Thursday 25th November 2021

Pictured: GV of inside of QA medical wards

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One in 14 people in Portsmouth now has Covid

A Covid-19 lateral flow self-test kit Picture: Justin Tallis /AFP via Getty Images

Here's where people in Portsmouth can collect free Covid tests in April

Robert Maffey, 89, receiving his booster jab on Thursday afternoon from Cosham Fire Station during their drop in session from 12 noon to 6pm. Photos by Alex Shute.

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More than 20,000 residents in Hampshire get second Covid booster jabs

These are the worst hotspots for Covid cases in Hampshire. Picture: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

7 worst hotspots for Covid cases in Portsmouth and Hampshire

A clinical trials assistant at the Hub, which is located at the John Pounds Centre.

Volunteers urged to sign up as vaccine study launches in Portsmouth

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Stealth Omicron in Hampshire: Rates of contagious BA2 variant