How does a coronavirus home test kit work, and how do I get one?
The Government has announced that Britons will be able to conduct coronavirus antibody tests at home within a matter of...
Day: March 25, 2020
Chancellor to help one in three self-employed people amid pushback over more big bailouts
One in three self-employed workers are in line to have the Government pay their wages amid the coronavirus crisis after...
Six coronavirus cases with very different symptoms
With estimated cases of coronavirus infection in the UK now approaching a million and rising, a much better picture is...
Monitoring app suggests 6.5 million people in UK may already have coronavirus
The first app monitoring symptoms of people in Britain with suspected coronavirus suggests that one in 10 people has the...
What is coronavirus, how did it start and how big could it get?
The new coronavirus (Covid-19) has spread to nearly every country in the world since it first emerged in China at the beginning...
Parking charges for NHS workers scrapped as petition passes 400,000 signatures
Parking charges for NHS staff will be lifted while they fight the coronavirus outbreak, the Government has said, with the...
Potential cancer patients to have telephone consultations amid coronavirus outbreak
Patients who possibly have cancer will initially have their symptoms examined over the telephone due to the disruption caused by...
More than 400,000 people sign up to NHS coronavirus volunteer scheme, as Prime Minister asks for more help
Nearly half a million people have joined the NHS volunteer army in just one day, in the greatest show of...
Are recessions bad for your health?
Greece suffered an economic collapse greater than any other in modern history during the eurozone debt crisis. GDP plunged by...
Doctors could prescribe a bath a day to reduce the risk of dying from heart disease, study suggests
Doctors could prescribe a daily bath to help people reduce their risk of dying from heart disease and stroke, a new study...
Why are young, healthy people getting coronavirus? The symptoms to look out for
Aren’t healthy young people immune? No. Anyone can catch coronavirus. The youngest person to be diagnosed with the disease in...
What to do if you think you have coronavirus
What should you do if you begin to fall ill and are sitting on your living room sofa, worried it...
‘I’m a GP and everyone I work with has an impending sense of doom’
"Everyone I work with has an impending sense of doom at the moment. We are all scared of the unknown...
Can I go for a walk? The coronavirus lockdown, explained
The Government had advised everyone against social contact outside the home but in a dramatic address to the nation on Monday evening,...
How do I join the NHS coronavirus volunteer campaign?
The Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced on Tuesday the launch of a UK army of 250,000 volunteers in the fight against...
Can I go to work? The list of key workers and essential roles, explained
As part of an unprecedented lockdown of British life, the Government has announced that schools will close except for the...
London lockdown: are Tubes and buses still running
Boris Johnson has placed London and the rest of the UK into lockdown in an attempt to stop coronavirus spreading...
how quickly they show and what to look out for
The new coronavirus (Covid-19) is spreading fast. More than 421,000 people are known to be infected, and more than 18,800 deaths have...
How to join the NHS coronavirus volunteer campaign
The Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced on Tuesday the launch of a UK army of 250,000 volunteers in the fight against...
