One in five hospital coronavirus patients caught the illness on wards
Papers published by Sage on Friday show that, at the peak of the epidemic, transmission within hospitals was believed to...
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I want my friends to break lockdown to see me before I die
There are few better at understanding risk in all its forms than Wheeler, the millionaire founder of City spread betting...
Carers over 70 turning to anti-depressants after being overwhelmed by lockdown, charity warns
Age UK said a poll commissioned by Carers UK showed that 70 per cent of unpaid carers felt the negative...
Thousands of patients discharged into care homes without vital tests
The Trump administration does not have to issue an emergency rule requiring employers to protect workers from the coronavirus, a federal appeals...
Children’s lives ‘put on hold’ by coronavirus lockdown and school closures, Sage adviser says
Experts believe home schooling is entrenching the advantage already enjoyed by children from better off families, and risks permanently damaging...
Tanni Grey-Thompson calls for school sport facilities to be open in summer holidays
Baroness Grey-Thompson, the 11-times gold medalist across four Paralympics, has urged the Government to explore opening school sport facilities through the...
Covid-19 death toll may be less than half of what has been recorded
The total number of deaths, rather than what is on the death certificates, should be used to judge the impact...
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...
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...
