HIV drug to be trialled on coronavirus patients to see if they can fight Covid-19
Coronavirus patients will be treated with an HIV drug or steroid as part of trial to see if existing medications...
Day: March 23, 2020
We can’t stop coronavirus unless we urgently test more people, Jeremy Hunt warns
One million people are likely to be infected with coronavirus by next week, yet the government will have no idea...
breaking down Boris Johnson’s historic measures
Boris Johnson has unveiled the biggest crackdown on the freedom of people living in Britain to go about their business...
how to protect your family from Covid-19
Adhering to the official advice on how to protect yourself from coronavirus, and what to do if you have it,...
Fast-track laid off workers for care home jobs in coronavirus crisis, ex-Government official says
Laid-off shopworkers, bar staff and waiters should be fast-tracked for jobs in care homes to ensure the elderly are looked...
Hospital trust becomes first in UK to cancel all routine cancer surgery amid coronavirus outbreak
An NHS hospital trust has become the first in the country to announce the postponement of all routine cancer surgery...
People failing to self-isolate are ‘very selfish’, Health Secretary says
Members of the public who refuse to socially distance are "selfish", a Government minister has said, as people hit back...
New poll suggests UK population’s behaviour is changing as coronavirus crisis escalates
Polling suggests the government’s social distancing measures appear to be working - despite images of people flocking to Britain’s beauty spots...
Why do UK coronavirus recoveries seem so low compared with other countries?
The percentage of patients who have recovered from the coronavirus in the UK currently stands at 2.3 per cent. At...
Shortage of workers means crops in danger of rotting in ground during coronavirus outbreak
British crops are at risk of rotting in the ground because of a "disastrous" shortage of seasonal workers caused by...
Milk deliveries return to fashion as Britain works from home in coronavirus crisis
Thousands have returned to having milk delivered to their doors, while computer monitor sales have doubled in a week as...
Healthy young people are fighting for their lives because of coronavirus
This weekend I worked shifts as a doctor in my local A&E to help take some of the strain off...
Schools chaos as headteachers face ‘life and death’ decision over key workers in coronavirus crisis
The Government's school closure policy descended into chaos on Monday morning as beauticians and museum staff arrived claiming to be...
Smell and taste should be included on official list of coronavirus symptoms, say medics
The official list of coronavirus symptoms should be expanded to include loss of smell and taste, senior medics have demanded,...
how diabetes, asthma and other underlying health conditions affect how you cope
As the number of UK cases of coronavirus continues to rise, what has become clear is how many of the...
NHS workers threaten walkout over pay dispute with ISS
Cash-strapped NHS workers at hospitals on the frontline of the Covid-19 pandemic have threatened to walk out after being hit with...
I want to be the nation’s PE teacher
by Maria Lally The last time I spoke to Joe Wicks it was last summer, and he was bouncing happily...
Who is on the list of key workers? Coronavirus school closures explained
The Government has announced that schools will close except for the children of “key workers”. But who is classed a...
