Losing sense of taste and smell may be clearest indication yet of having coronavirus, says study
Losing your sense of taste and smell may be the most reliable symptom of coronavirus, research suggests. A study which...
Month: March 2020
Who are the key figures behind the team working to increase coronavirus testing?
Duncan Selbie: Chief Executive, Public Health England "You can fit my public health credentials on a postage stamp, but this...
Boy, 13, believed to be youngest person to die from coronavirus in UK
A 13-year old boy from London is understood to be the youngest person to have died from coronavirus in the...
George Alagiah strikes defiant tone after testing positive for coronavirus to add to cancer battle
BBC newsreader George Alagiah has tested positive for coronavirus, but striking a defiant tone he said: "If I can live...
April Fools Day cancelled by businesses ‘out of respect for all those fighting coronavirus pandemic’
April Fools Day is cancelled this year, businesses have said, as they say light-hearted pranks should not be broadcast during the...
Only one in 100 deaths in England and Wales linked to coronavirus as outbreak took hold, figures reveal
One in 100 deaths in England and Wales were linked to coronavirus as the outbreak took hold, official figures show....
Officers deny creating police state in coronavirus lockdown but admit: ‘We’re finding our way’
Police chiefs have hit back over claims they are creating a "police state"but said they were "finding their way" and...
Bin collections could be reduced due to coronavirus outbreak
The frequency of bin collections could be reduced due to the coronavirus crisis, councils have said, with the vital services...
Cure for coronavirus could be ‘more harmful’ than pandemic, Grant Shapps says as he warns against crashing UK economy
There is no reason why the UK cannot reach German levels of testing, a former director of the World Health...
Britain’s coronavirus death toll bigger than official figures show, experts warn
The UK death toll from coronavirus is likely to be far larger than that shown by official figures, experts have...
what are they and how long do they last?
The coronavirus (Covid-19) has spread around the world fast since it emerged at the beginning of this year. More than 782,300 people...
Police urged to maintain public trust amid complaints about ‘overzealous’ enforcement of coronavirus rules
One of Britain's most senior police officers has told colleagues their handling of the coronavirus crisis will be remembered for...
Nurses refusing to treat critical coronavirus patients because of lack of protective equipment, frontline NHS staff warn
Nurses are refusing to treat critically ill coronavirus patients due to a lack of proper protective equipment, frontline NHS...
Warm May weather could suppress UK’s coronavirus outbreak, study suggests
The coronavirus outbreak could be stifled by warm English May weather, a new study from UCL has suggested. Researchers found...
NHS developing coronavirus contact-tracing app after successful use in Singapore
A coronavirus contact-tracing app, which alerts people if they have been near an infected person within 21 days, could be...
One in four doctors off sick or in isolation due to coronavirus
Around one in four NHS doctors are off work sick or in isolation due to coronavirus, the head of the Royal...
Nurses caring for coronavirus patients with no protection at all, warns union
Nurses on some coronavirus wards are being put at risk by caring for patients without any protective equipment at all,...
Mercedes F1 team helps to create breathing aid to keep coronavirus patients out of intensive care
A breathing aid that can help keep Covid-19 patients out of intensive care has been developed by mechanical engineers, medics...
Coronavirus fake news ‘could cost lives’, Culture Secretary warns
Fake news about coronavirus spreading on social media “could cost lives”, the Culture Secretary has warned as Facebook posts have...
Keep walks to an hour during virus lockdown, warns Michael Gove
Michael Gove has warned the public to limit daily walks to a maximum of an hour ahead of a tightening...
Questions over true death toll after London hospital records almost three times more deaths than official figures show
The official death toll for coronavirus is lower than the true number of casualties reported by hospitals, it was claimed...
Michael Gove accuses China of hiding true scale of coronavirus crisis amid mounting diplomatic row
China’s failure to give “clear” information about the spread of the coronavirus has been blamed for worsening the spread of...
Intensive care for coronavirus patients now limited to those ‘reasonably certain’ to survive, London NHS trust concedes
Intensive care for coronavirus patients is now being limited to those “reasonably certain” to survive, a major NHS London trust...
Motorists to enjoy free parking during Covid-19 pandemic as councils scale back restrictions
Motorists are to be allowed to park for free across the country during the coronavirus outbreak as council scale back...
Coronavirus pandemic may see ‘spike’ in unplanned pregnancies, experts claim
Maternity services are bracing themselves for a "spike" in unplanned pregnancies which could place further strain on clinics amid the ongoing...
GPs acknowledging taste and smell loss as symptom of coronavirus
GPs are recognising loss of taste and smell as a possible symptom of coronavirus, in defiance of the approach taken...
Hospitals go it alone and issue tighter coronavirus personal protective equipment rules
Hospitals are defying government guidance and imposing full personal protective equipment (PPE) measures around coronavirus patients, following reported "revolts" by...
