What is a private test and how can I get one?
With growing frustration at the Government’s failure to begin testing anyone other than front-line NHS staff and those already ill...
Day: April 1, 2020
Britain needs to up its game to German standards in the battle to beat coronavirus
On Feb 25, when much of Europe still believed it could avoid the coronavirus crisis, news broke that a 47-year-old...
Numbers using public and private transport increase for first time since coronavirus lockdown
Britain's coronavirus lockdown began to fray on Wednesday night as official figures showed an "uptick" in the number of people...
Huge queues and ‘chaos’ at drive-through coronavirus testing centre for NHS staff
NHS doctors and nurses were turned away from a new staff coronavirus testing centre on Wednesday amid claims of chaos....
Drug created to fight ‘Disease X’ 10 years ago will be tested in battle against coronavirus
A drug to cure an unknown "Disease X", which has been in development for more than a decade, is to...
Can I get a private coronavirus test in the UK, and how much would it cost?
Why are people turning to private coronavirus tests? With growing frustration at the Government’s failure to begin testing anyone other...
The best home work-out equipment you need for self-isolation
And just like that, the lights went out on the local gym. On Friday 20 March, Boris Johnson announced that...
UK lockdown ‘has made coronavirus less contagious than seasonal flu’
The UK's lockdown measures appear to have made coronavirus less contagious than flu, research suggests. When the virus hit Britain,...
Health officials ignored offers of coronavirus testing help as anger mounts at Government’s failure to ramp up capacity
The instructions from the World Health Organisation were clear. “Our key message is: test, test, test,” WHO head Tedros Adhanom...
Why are young, healthy people dying of 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 are ventilators – and how can they help tackle the coronavirus outbreak?
The Government has promised that the first batch of new ventilators made by UK manufacturers will be in hospitals in...
