<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Daily Express :: Coronavirus Feed</title><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><description>Simply The Best 7 Days A Week</description><language>en-gb</language><image><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><url>https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gif</url><title>Daily Express</title></image><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:42:59 +0100</pubDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>CakePHP</generator><managingEditor>news@express.co.uk</managingEditor><webMaster>news@express.co.uk</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Covid house of horrors care home where 45 people died fined just £2,500 per dead resident]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/285x214/2190252_1.jpg"/><br><br>The fine comes after an investigation was launched into the care 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NHS, Vaccine, Variant, Immunity, Cicada variant, UK Health Security Agency, immune evasion, Covid-19 vaccinations</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/2189027_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Britons are being told to 'mask up' to protect against the nasty Cicada variant]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/237x141/2189027_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Britons are being told to 'mask up' to protect against the nasty Cicada variant]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Covid strain sweeping UK 'could be most dangerous to kids']]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/285x214/2188913_1.jpg"/><br><br>The new COVID Cicada variant is sweeping the UK could disproportionately affect children, an expert has warned.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:41:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Martin Bagot,Emily Wright]]></author><category>UK</category><media:keywords>Coronavirus, Variant, Omicron, Immunity, Pandemic, Long Covid, Cicada variant, BA.3.2, children vulnerability, immune evasion, lie dormant, 75 mutations, spike protein, human cells, Ravi Gupta, NERVTAG, dominant strain, 23 countries</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/2188913_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A new COVID strain sweeping the UK could disproportionately affect children]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" 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TOBIAS ELLWOOD: We cannot afford to get another crisis so badly wrong.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Tobias Ellwood]]></author><category>Politics</category><media:keywords>NHS, Coronavirus, Pandemic, UK Covid-19 Inquiry, NHS preparedness, Pandemic Fund cuts, global health security</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/590x/2185525_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tobias Ellwood warns of a dangerous pattern]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/237x141/2185525_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tobias Ellwood warns of a dangerous pattern]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK pandemic slogan may have cost lives as bombshell Covid report released]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/11/285x214/2184197_1.jpg"/><br><br>Millions missed vital treatment and families were kept apart as the NHS came close to collapse during Covid, a major inquiry has found.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:27:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Aditi Rane]]></author><category>Health</category><media:keywords>NHS, Coronavirus, Pandemic, NHS collapse, Covid-19 restrictions, visiting rights, healthcare disruption</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/11/590x/2184197_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The NHS came close to collapsing during the pandemic]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/11/237x141/2184197_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The NHS came close to collapsing during the pandemic]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Severe COVID-19 linked to 24% higher risk of one killer cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/285x214/2182756_1.jpg"/><br><br>People hospitalised with severe COVID-19 had a 24 per cent higher risk<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:08:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Fiona Callingham]]></author><category>UK</category><media:keywords>Coronavirus, Vaccine, Lung cancer, COVID-19, Severe infection, Vaccination benefits</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/2182756_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Scientists also discovered that being vaccinated against Covid and flu could help lower the risk of lung cancer in mice]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/237x141/2182756_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Scientists also discovered that being vaccinated against Covid and flu could help lower the risk of lung cancer in mice]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item></channel></rss>