NHS warns public not to let coronavirus fears stop them getting treatment
The NHS is urging the public not to let fears of catching coronavirus or burdening the health service deter them...
Month: April 2020
Is there a PPE shortage, and how can NHS workers use it safely?
'It is a waste of time and effort fitting a mask for someone with facial hair' Martin Kerlogue asked: "It is...
Contact tracing could halt the spread of virus, but Britons unlikely to accept surveillance
Nuffield’s Ada Lovelace Institute last week produced a damning summary of the exuberance around digital contact tracing. “Inaccurate, irresponsible or...
How the coronavirus lockdown will change our lives forever
But perhaps the most positive news of all came in Oxford, where the first of 510 volunteers received a modified...
Fears key workers could miss out on coronavirus tests because of lack of online eligibility checks
The Prime Minister's official spokesman said: "As with many other aspects of the coronavirus response, we would expect the public...
NHS contact tracing app will assess whether people have coronavirus without a test
He also said that while the initial alert system was completely anonymous, the NHS may later ask users to volunteer location...
Government website runs out of coronavirus home testing kits within two minutes
The spokesman said up to 18,000 home testing kits per day will be available by the end of next week....
Donald Trump claims he was being sarcastic when suggesting injecting disinfectant to treat coronavirus
Mr Trump, who has consistently looked for hopeful news about containing the virus, was asked if it was dangerous to...
the surprisingly dark history behind Capt Tom Moore’s anthem
Few songs in the history of music can claim as many lives in as many different guises as You’ll Never...
Care homes will run out of PPE within days, council leaders warn
Care home staff will run out of personal protective equipment (PPE) within days, due to failures in the new online...
how long does it take, and am I immune after having Covid-19?
How do you best recover from the coronavirus? Should you exercise or stick to your bed? Which foods should you eat?...
Donald Trump’s scientific illiteracy rapidly moving from risible to lethal
Injections carried out at home can also bruise, burn or block the veins and are likely to introduce new infections into...
How super striker Sue Lopez paved way for the professionals
“I am sure my dementia has been caused by all the heading,” she says. “I did get headaches. I did...
Can I take ibuprofen to treat coronavirus symptoms? Expert advice on painkillers and Covid-19
Why might ibuprofen make Covid-19 worse? Experts speculate that as an anti-inflammatory, it could dampen your immune response to the...
What is PPE and how can it help NHS workers?
'It is a waste of time and effort fitting a mask for someone with facial hair' Martin Kerlogue asked: "It is...
Why a second coronavirus wave is on the horizon, and what that means for the UK’s exit strategy
"We must assume and prepare for the fact that this is not a discrete one-off episode," he said. "My belief...
Am I an essential worker? The Government list of key workers
Food and other necessary goods Food chain workers, including those involved in production, processing, distribution, sale and delivery of goods....
Coronavirus vaccine row grows as Matt Hancock says UK jab must go to British people first
A Government source said: "We have to strike a balance here. If another country is first to develop the vaccine...
Dialysis could be rationed amid shortage of machines to treat sickest coronavirus patients
Fiona Loud, the policy director at the charity Kidney Care UK, said: "This shortage must be treated as an exceptionally...
Coronavirus testing opened up to 10 million key workers and families
From Friday, employers will be able to register and refer key worker staff self-isolating because they or someone in their...
Coronavirus cases in China’s first wave might have been four times official figure, study finds
"Still, this would be an underestimate of the number of infections up to that point because it would not have...
I clap for carers – but the dos and don’ts of clap etiquette are getting more complicated by the week
It has become a heart-warming ritual: every Thursday night, at 8pm sharp, the nation steps outside its front doors and...
Does having cancer make me more vulnerable to coronavirus?
Senior doctors wrote to Matt Hancock this week calling for him to increase capacity in hospitals for cancer patients over...
UK pursues South Korean-style exit strategy with push on contact tracing
Britain will pursue a South Korean style exit strategy as the UK's testing star said 100,000 tests a day will...
‘The virus arrived – and my treatment stopped’ What it’s like to have cancer in lockdown
Over the next two weeks, I have to decide whether or not to go ahead with chemotherapy that could prolong...
Why a second coronavirus wave is on the horizon and what that means for the UK’s exit strategy
In a press conference beamed across the nation on March 12, a bullish Boris Johnson announced that the government’s coronavirus...
Social distancing due to coronavirus will ‘last for a year’ to prevent second wave
“The effectiveness of test, track and trace to keep the reproductive rate of this virus down is determined by the...
