‘I can’t wait to get back from isolation’
"Helpless” is the word used repeatedly by Dr Rebecca Jordache to describe her frame of mind. Just days ago, the...
Month: April 2020
when do they show and what are they?
Since Covid-19 emerged at the beginning of this year in China it has caused widespread devastation globally - infecting more...
How Boris Johnson tried to run the country from his coronavirus sickbed
For 10 days Boris Johnson had done his best to present a brave face to the world as he fought...
Can exercise boost my immune system? How much to do without making yourself ill
It’s now two weeks since the lockdown started in the UK, on March 23. One of the only reasons we...
What we can learn from the world’s super-isolators
When the country was put into extreme lockdown on the 23 March, researchers at the University of Sheffield and Ulster...
One million meals to be delivered to NHS medics on coronavirus front line
One million meals will be delivered to key NHS workers in just three months, as a leading businessman launches an...
Nurses forced to ‘hold their breath’ while treating coronavirus patients because of masks shortage
Nurses are treating coronavirus patients while "holding their breath" as a result of shortages of protective masks, doctors have claimed. A dossier...
‘The NHS may bend as the storm progresses but it will not break’
Claire Roberts, 64, first came to The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn in 1983 as an intensive care nurse. She...
Doctors fear NHS Nightingale will leave other critical care units overstretched
Doctors have expressed fears that flagship emergency hospitals built to care for coronavirus patients will stretch existing facilities to the...
5-year-old dies as Britain sees biggest daily jump in coronavirus fatalities
A five year old child has become the youngest person to die of coronavirus in Britain as the country suffered its...
The latest scientific knowledge about Covid-19 symptoms and the global search for treatments
Scientists are in a race against time to better understand the novel coronavirus that is wreaking havoc the world over....
Supermarkets get list of vulnerable customers as Government intervenes to resolve data protection row
Supermarkets have been supplied with a list of 1.5 million vulnerable customers in the coronavirus crisis after the Government intervened...
13 die in Glasgow care home coronavirus outbreak
An outbreak of coronavirus at a care home in Glasgow has killed 13 residents, it emerged on Saturday. The deaths...
When can lockdown end, and how do we get out of it? An economist, behavioural scientist and epidemiologist have their say
Behavioural scientist Prof. Pete Lunn, Head of Behavioural Research Unit, ESRI Department of Economics, Trinity College Dublin From the perspective...
Why fat legs are linked to lower blood pressure
Fat thighs are a sign of having a healthy heart, a new study has suggested, as scientists claimed evidence of...
Arrival of ‘game-changer’ antibody tests could be delayed until June causing prolonged UK lockdown
Seventeen and a half million coronavirus antibody tests promised by ministers are unlikely to be ready until June, potentially extending...
Why the Swedish experiment could prove Britain wrong
In Sweden, an interesting experiment is playing out, which may soon reveal that Britain is way off when it comes...
More than 7,000 NHS staff now tested for coronavirus, says Matt Hancock
The Health Secretary has said that over 7,000 NHS staff have been tested for coronavirus, up from 5,000 in a...
If I can live with cancer, surely I can live with coronavirus
Waiting for results has become a part of my life. Over the last six years, since my diagnosis with stage...
Why sleep could be a lifesaver
Sleep could prove to be a lifesaver when it comes to Covid-19 – both in staving it off and minimising symptoms...
Boris Johnson tells people to stay at home as warm weather approaches
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Family of 13-year-old coronavirus victim miss funeral after siblings develop symptoms
Two siblings of the 13-year-old boy who became the UK's youngest coronavirus victim have started showing symptoms of the illness. Ismail...
‘In this dark time, this place will be a shining light’
The Prince of Wales has hailed the "spectacular and almost unbelievable feat" of building the NHS Nightingale Hospital, as he...
‘We expect to lose patients over the coming weeks’
I arrive at work at 7.30am after driving through the empty streets of London. After coffee and breakfast, I don...
These are the NHS workers who have died from coronavirus
The risks taken daily by the armies of British doctors, nurses and healthcare workers treating coronavirus patients have been starkly...
How does a coronavirus antibody 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, with finger-prick kits that...
No proof coronavirus can be spread while shopping, says leading German virologist
There is no evidence that coronavirus can be spread by shopping or going to the hairdresser, a leading German virologist has said....
