Remove power off symbol and blue ring

"Remove power off symbol and blue ring: poweroff symbol and blue ring in my notification bar why did it suddenly appear and how do I get rid of it"

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Thank you for the screenshot.

About Power-Off Symbol and Blue Ring:

Turn Off Voice Control:

This would likely indicate that Voice Control is turned on, on your device. So, turn it off, by performing the following...

1. Go to: Settings
2. Tap: Accessibility
3. Tap: Voice Control
4. Toggle Off: Voice Control

Reference: Learn the Meaning of iPhone Status Icons - Apple Support

Screenshot:

“Thank you for trying to help. I had checked the voice before I came here. It was not on. I’m still not sure what it was, but I shut my phone down again and it wasn’t there when I powered on again.”

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You are welcome. Excellent job troubleshooting this! You may have intermittent tapped a few things, and then this all came up.