Covid-19’s ‘devastating’ impact on cancer services
Covid-19 has “wreaked havoc” on cancer services, experts have said, as new data reveals referrals fell to their lowest ever...
Year: 2020
Cancer has spread to my lungs
George Alagiah has said a check-up for Covid-19 revealed that his long-term cancer had spread to the lungs, but it...
What is a support bubble, and how does it fit into the social distancing rules?
Boris Johnson has set out his roadmap for easing the coronavirus lockdown, and how the rules on social distancing are being...
‘Chemo buses’ rolled out by NHS to ease cancer treatment backlog
Chemotherapy buses are to be rolled out by the NHS to ease the backlog of patients requiring cancer treatment. NHS...
Government warned over sport’s ‘lost generation’ after slump in children’s activity during lockdown
The Government has been warned over a potential lost generation of young people who are denied the lifelong benefits of...
As few as one in 25 Scottish care home staff tested last week despite SNP pledge
The row broke out as it emerged that the number of people who have died with confirmed or suspected Covid-19...
‘Support bubbles’ mean adults living alone can join another household from Saturday
Announcing the development, Mr Johnson said: "We are making this change to support those who are particularly lonely as a...
7 etiquette rules for our new post-lockdown world
So we’re now moving about in the new world. Not loafing in armchairs in the local café, but queuing on...
UK would have halved coronavirus death toll by locking down a week earlier
The death toll in Britain is currently at 40,883 and is expected to hit more than 50,000 before the first...
Almost two-thirds of coronavirus cases in UK originated from Spain and France
The research showed that most introductions occurred in March, with imported infections peaking halfway through the month when outbreaks in...
Human hearts may contain bone found in chimps with heart disease, scientists reveal
Some human hearts may contain bones, scientists have concluded, after discovering them in chimpanzees with heart disease. The rarely-found bone,...
NHS waiting lists set to hit 10 million by end of the year, report warns
Health leaders called on the Government to prepare the public not to expect the same level of service for many...
WHO clarifies comments on asymptomatic spread of coronavirus
A World Health Organization Official has clarified her comments on the coronavirus after saying it was "very rare" for people...
Two-metre rule left out of draft Government guidance on reopening pubs and restaurants
Cutting the rule to one metre would "significantly safeguard jobs", the trade body told The Telegraph. Chief executive Kate Nicholls...
One in 16 care home residents killed by coronavirus epidemic
The total number of deaths that have officially been linked to Covid-19 across the UK is now 50,796. That figure...
London records first day without a coronavirus death as Matt Hancock says virus ‘in retreat’
The number of confirmed cases on Monday was just 1,205, the lowest since March. Daily hospital admissions for people with...
Pub beer gardens could reopen on June 22 as Boris Johnson looks to boost hospitality sector
Sources said the possible early opening of pub beer gardens was due to be discussed at a meeting of Boris...
‘Kawasaki-like’ disease affecting children caused by coronavirus, research finds
A mysterious inflammatory syndrome which has affected dozens of UK children, and killed at least one, is caused by coronavirus,...
Furious relatives of Italy’s coronavirus dead launch legal action calling for full inquiry
But campaigners insist that, on top of those factors, grave mistakes were made by the region's politicians and public health...
I had an appointment this morning, and this is what happened
Some dentistry practices across the UK are reopened today after 12 weeks in lockdown. There had been a host of...
Negative thought can raise risk of dementia
Having constant negative thoughts over a long period of time may increase the risk of developing dementia, scientists believe. Researchers at...
Study shows how quickly and widely coronavirus can spread throughout hospitals
Coronavirus can spread throughout a hospital ward from a single spot in an isolated room in just five days despite...
SNP Health Minister admits she does not know when Scottish NHS staff will be regularly tested
In another astonishing admission, she said she said care home testing was "not happening consistently, in a planned way, across...
The Home Office’s cynical quarantine plans are a legally dubious stunt
The Government’s response to COVID-19 has been blighted by irrational decision making from the very start, but Downing Street’s new...
Book your holiday in France now despite quarantine threat, says French tourist minister
Since France started exiting lockdown last month, daily bookings of gites had multiplied tenfold and campsites had been besieged with requests,...
Gyms doing heavy lifting prep to be fit for purpose post-lockdown
PureGym, the UK’s largest gym operator, is trialling the use of robotic cleaners to enhance its cleaning regime. The robots,...
Regional coronavirus lockdowns could be imminent as modelling suggests infection rate rises
Mr Hancock's comments came as he announced that all hospital workers would have to wear surgical face masks at all...
