Private beds to be used for coronavirus sufferers as NHS feels strain
The NHS is preparing to commandeer private beds for the treatment of coronavirus patients to help it cope with the...
Day: March 14, 2020
Charities warn elderly may struggle with telephone appointments as GP surgeries move to replace face-to-face consultations
Doctors across swathes of the country have been advised to stop face-to-face appointments with millions of patients, as charities warn...
Celebrity coronavirus diagnoses fuel further fears over spread of illness
Oscar winners, footballing heroes and captains of industry – all have tested positive for coronavirus in recent days, suggesting it is...
Raise an army of volunteers to fight coronavirus, Britons urged
Britons have been urged to raise an ‘army of volunteers’ to help people trapped in self-isolation during the coronavirus crisis....
When will coronavirus peak in the UK? How to prepare and what to expect
While scientists speculate that coronavirus could be with us for months to come, public health officials are trying to work...
I wrote a children’s book about the coronavirus to help kids feel less anxious about this health crisis
In times of crisis, parents are more aware than ever of their responsibilities. Cornish author and mum-of-four Ellie Jackson was...
‘I’m a widow with a husband’
‘It was a Friday evening and my husband Bruce and I were sitting down to watch Have I Got News...
How it will affect schools, the elderly and events in the UK
Coronavirus cases in Britain may have already hit 10,000, the government said on Thursday night, as officials set out a...
Newborn baby is youngest person in UK to be infected with coronavirus
A newborn baby is the youngest person in the UK to have tested positive for coronavirus, it emerged last night. ...
Britons ignore Government advice and start their own social distancing
Top flight football was suspended on Friday as a string of events around Britain were cancelled in the face of...
Plan for emergency powers to detain virus victims and keep schools open
Emergency laws will give police the power to detain people infected with coronavirus as part of tough new measures to...
