UK-Dutch startup secures funding for instant-result coronavirus test
Portable tests for people infected with coronavirus which take seconds could be just a few months away after an Anglo-Dutch...
Month: May 2020
NHS waiting lists could double by autumn, amid fears service will be overwhelmed
Professor Derek Alderson, of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, said: "Those who four weeks ago were able to...
Northern Irish residents may be forced to download two contact-tracing apps, Stormont admits
Residents in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland may be forced to download two contact tracing apps in order...
Got coronavirus? You must phone friends and family to warn them
People who test positive for Covid-19 will be encouraged to call those they may have infected and ask them to...
Employers to be asked to supply workers with masks as advice on face coverings set to be changed
One Government source said: "What we do not want is people to go on to websites and try to order...
Government should not rely on ‘irrelevant’ ‘R’ rate to end coronavirus lockdown, MP warns
Greg Clark MP, the chairman of the science and technology select committee, urged ministers not to rely too heavily on...
How our towns and cities could be permanently changed by coronavirus
People also want to continue the dramatic drop in air pollution, which has fallen 60 per cent in some cities. ...
PM urged to allow gym reopening because exercise is ‘wonder drug’ in coronavirus fight
UKactive, a not-for-profit body for fitness chain, has written to Mr Johnson urging him to take account of plans drawn...
Care home staff may be banned from working in multiple locations amid fears of coronavirus ‘leaks’
As a result, there are concerns that low-paid staff in multiple jobs and agency workers may unwittingly be spreading the...
The heartbreaking story of Meghan’s favourite children’s author
He has watched his wife’s legacy grow stronger – he was touched, he says, to see the Duchess of Sussex...
Care home cases drive up coronavirus reproductive rate, denting hopes of easing lockdown
The 'R' value refers to the number of people who can expect to catch the virus from an infected person....
Lockdown extended for another three weeks with only ‘slow, small’ lifting of restrictions
Mr Raab reiterated that any changes to the lockdown measures would be limited, saying: "If we find in the future...
How an emailed offer of help from a Turkish T-shirt salesman led to a PPE fiasco
Exactly what happened next is unclear. According to sources, UK officials in Turkey did check the boxes of gowns supplied...
Planners ‘paid little attention’ to fears care homes could collapse in a pandemic, leaked document shows
It also suggested far more work with other sectors to boost the ability of care homes to cope. "The following...
NHSX contract tracing app scrapes a ‘pass’ in official review
Britain's contact tracing app has only just scraped a 'pass' in a review designed to test whether it could be used...
Isle of Wight contact tracing app ‘fails to work on four-year-old phones’, residents say
Some of those not able to run the software were attempting to do so on a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge,...
Coronavirus could be spread by sex, new research shows
The research team said Covid-19 could be seeded to the male reproductive tract, especially where there is local inflammation. "Even...
Sunshine could protect against coronavirus by boosting vitamin D levels, study finds
Previous studies have found a link between low vitamin D levels and susceptibility to acute respiratory tract infections. Dr Lee...
Black people four times more likely to die from coronavirus than white people, ONS figures show
Speaking of the government’s plans to ease the lockdown from next week, Ms Grant added: “It’s especially scary as this...
How the world might change for the better after coronavirus
Global development experts believe that there are three scenarios ahead of us, divided into the good, the bad, and the...
Labour MP Nadia Whittome claims she was sacked as carer for speaking out about lack of PPE
She added: "I can survive being effectively sacked for speaking out because I have another income. "But for so many...
NHS explores ‘feasibility’ of moving contact-tracing app over to Apple and Google model
A spokesman for NHSX, the health service’s digital arm, told the paper: “We've been working with Apple and Google throughout...
Gowns in delayed PPE shipment from Turkey impounded after failing to meet standards
The gear was taken off the transport planes and transported to a giant warehouse. When inspectors from the Health and...
Yoga can help half the number of headaches migraine sufferers experience, study shows
Yoga can help to overcome migraines, a study has shown, as the meditative technique almost halved the number of headaches sufferers...
Peers ‘hung out to dry’ by proposed cut in allowance amid coronavirus outbreak
Opening the debate, the Tory leader in the Lords, Baroness Evans of Bowes Park, said the "unprecedented circumstances" caused by...
Schools may not reopen until September, Health Secretary warns
Schools might not be able to reopen until September, the Health Secretary has said, suggesting coronavirus infection rates must go...
More than 100,000 people were wrongly included on coronavirus ‘shielding’ list
When the shielding policy was announced in March, ministers said 1.5 million people would be contacted within days and asked to...
