Frustration at test and trace sees councils go it alone to contact potential coronavirus sufferers
The Department of Health and Social Care said it was working closely with local authorities and had "assigned a ring-fenced...
Day: August 4, 2020
Heart attack lockdown deaths up 40pc as ‘stay at home’ advice may have backfired, says research
Prof Chris Gale, professor of cardiovascular medicine at the University of Leeds, and senior author of the study, added: "This...
Doctors criticise ‘barmy’ rules forcing them to treat patients who refuse to wear face masks
The advice comes despite concern from health officials and scientific advisers in recent months that coronavirus infections in the community...
Workers who have to go to the office resent those staying at home, experts say
Alan Price, the CEO of BrightHR, which provides HR support for 33,000 small and medium businesses, said most were not...
Taking contraceptive pill reduces serious coronavirus chances, study finds
Women who take the pill are less likely to develop serious coronavirus, a major new study has found, helping to...
Ministers face backlash over plans to extend shielding programme to over-50s this winter
Ministers proposing the scheme say it will apply to far more people than the 2.2 million who were told to...
Robin Hanbury-Tenison survived Covid at 84, now he’s saving Britain’s wildlife
Hanbury-Tenison and his younger son, Merlin, 35, a former Army officer, both passionate naturalists and self-confessed “beaver believers”, describe how...
