How the UK’s lockdown extension was rubber-stamped on the biggest day of Dominic Raab’s political career
One of the most prominent members of SAGE, Professor Neil Ferguson of Imperial College London, had ruffled feathers in Government...
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What does Vitamin D do? And how to get enough without going outdoors
Everyone wants to know whether they are Vitamin D deficient right now, especially if you don’t have a garden. Or...
‘We have no proper PPE’
Care home deaths from coronavirus have risen nearly tenfold in a week, according to the latest Office for National Statistics...
How accurate are UK coronavirus death toll numbers?
Tom Dening, a professor of dementia research at the University of Nottingham, said: "It is worrying that there appears to...
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Prince Charles, who tested positive for coronavirus last week, was pictured taking part at his home on the Balmoral estate....
Shopping with tongs and keeping cats inside among ways to beat coronavirus after lockdown, study says
"There's increasing pressure to reopen the economy and get people back to work and out of isolation," said Professor William...
Coronavirus will have severe impact on mental health in UK, experts warn
In the survey, many mentally ill people said they were worried about their psychiatric condition worsening during the lockdown because...
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Donald Trump has said that new guidelines about reopening states after lockdowns due to coronavirus will be shared with governors...
Discharging coronavirus patients into care homes is ‘madness’, Government told
Jeremy Hilton, the group leader on Gloucester City Council, said a care home under his supervision had been hit by...
British company that can deliver one million coronavirus tests per week left waiting for Public Health England order
Last week Mr Hancock also called on the biotech industry to come up with a solution to the antibody testing...
Cancer referrals down by 80 per cent in some areas as coronavirus fears keep patients from hospitals
Health service leaders said this was because permanent hospitals in the capital are so far coping with the flow of...
Calls for Government to investigate ‘alarming’ number of BAME deaths in health service
A crisis among ethnic minority medical staff may be being missed because of a lack of Covid-19 testing, a doctor’s...
NHS staff should wear sports visors and re-use disposable PPE, new leaked draft guidelines reveal as UK suffers equipment shortage
The report found that although the UK had a PPE reserve back-up before the pandemic, distribution was based on a...
‘There is talk of washing and re-using surgical gowns… it is worrying’
The past few days things have got much harder. At the end of last week, I had a 24-hour shift....
How accurate is the UK coronavirus death toll? Our data expert answers your questions
Tom Dening, a professor of dementia research at the University of Nottingham, said: "It is worrying that there appears to...
How to keep your kids active during coronavirus lockdown
Play balloon tennis A classic, sort of. But it is simple, cheap, does not require more than a few feet...
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For hay fever sufferers, the onset of Spring brings its fair share of health problems. As pollen counts increase, they can...
How to fix your sleeping pattern and beat insomnia during lockdown
But here’s the dilemma: while we need sleep more than ever to bulletproof our immune systems in the face of coronavirus,...
Unlike with Spanish flu, trek from the peak of coronavirus will be long
The second and most lethal wave of the 1918 Spanish flu swept through towns and cities in weeks. It peaked...
All care home residents showing coronavirus symptoms will be tested, ministers pledge
Every care home resident showing symptoms of coronavirus will be tested for the disease, ministers have promised after facing accusations...
Calls for names of Sage scientists to be made public amid fears over transparency around coronavirus
The identities of many of the scientists dictating Britain's strategy in combating coronavirus are being kept secret for their own...
Game-changing ventilators have yet to be given approval by medical regulator
None of the new life-saving mechanical ventilators ordered last month to cope with the increase in coronavirus patients has so...
Eamonn Holmes forced to ‘clarify’ 5G coronavirus comments as Ofcom receives over 400 complaints
Eamonn Holmes has "clarified" his comments after suggesting on ITV's This Morning programme that links between coronavirus and 5G should...
Almost 120 million children at risk of measles as coronavirus concerns interrupt vaccinations
A “staggering” number of children could be left vulnerable to measles as national immunisation campaigns are shut down to prevent...
The 10 days of Government prevarication that left care homes to fend for themselves in the coronavirus crisis
In care homes across Britain, a silent crisis is unfolding. While the Government has focused its attention and resources on...
Astronauts who spend too long in space return with greater dementia risk, study finds
Astronauts who spend too long in space without gravity return with bigger brains and a higher risk of dementia, a...
Coronavirus deaths 50 per cent higher than Government figures suggested, with deadliest week since records began
The true scale of the death toll from coronavirus in England and Wales is becoming clearer, with one in five...
