People with coughs and colds will be told to self-isolate as UK braces for coronavirus surge
Anyone with a cough or cold will soon be told to self-isolate for a week as Britain prepares for a...
Day: March 9, 2020
Boris Johnson pleads with public to shop responsibly amid reports of lavatory roll shortage
Entire towns were said to be running low on lavatory paper on Monday night as the Prime Minister urged the...
Office chairs should be switched for squatting or kneeling to stay healthy, study of hunter-gatherer tribe suggests
The heads of smug colleagues bobbing above their adjustable standing desks may have become a popular sight across UK offices. ...
UK broadband ‘won’t cope with millions working from home in coronavirus outbreak’
The UK's ageing broadband infrastructure is unable to cope with millions of people working from home during the coronavirus outbreak,...
why a warm spring could stop the virus in its tracks
Warm spring weather may help to stem the tide of coronavirus infections, because similar viruses struggle to survive in hotter...
Cancer patients in China denied treatment as all healthcare resources are diverted to coronavirus cases
Doctors told Ms Deng in January that she urgently needed chemotherapy to treat a cervical cancer relapse. But no hospital...
Insomnia among children almost doubles in seven years
Insomnia among children has almost doubled in seven years, with screentime blamed for the rise. Fuelled by factors including excessive...
Swap a burger for some nuts to halve the risk of heart disease
Replacing just 5 per cent of your daily calories from meat with plant-based alternatives nearly halves the risk of early...
What is pre-diabetes, and could you have it?
The number of pre-diabetics – people with unhealthily high blood sugar levels who are likely to go on and develop type...
How Chris Kamara is raising an ‘unbelieveable’ amount for cancer charity
Over the next month we will be seeing a lot of football managers wearing daffodil badges on their lapels. It...
Complacent governments will be torn to shreds as a coronavirus quake reshapes the global order
If the British government can buy vital weeks to “flatten the peak” and stretch the epidemic into the less contagious...
DNA testing firms at risk of state-sponsored hacks, says 23andMe security chief
A top DNA testing company has accused foreign countries of wanting to steal its genetic data and said NHS information could...
What is coronavirus, how did it start and could the outbreak grow bigger?
The new coronavirus (Covid-19) is spreading fast. More than 106,000 people are known to be infected and over 3,500 deaths have been...
Coronavirus: Hand sanitisers selling on eBay for 50 times their retail price
Hand sanitiser products are selling online for up to 50 times their recommended retail price as demand surges amid the coronavirus...
Coronavirus: What the government’s four stages to fight the disease mean
Over the weekend the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus jumped first to 209 on Saturday and then to 273...
Coronavirus: Doctors warn UK hospitals running out of protective equipment for staff
UK hospitals are beginning to run out of vital equipment needed to protect nurses and doctors from catching coronavirus from...
Coronavirus: Man in 60s becomes third to die in UK
A third coronavirus-related death has occurred in the UK, the Department of Health has confirmed. England’s chief medical officer said...
