Britain needs to up its game to German standards in the battle to beat coronavirus
On Feb 25, when much of Europe still believed it could avoid the coronavirus crisis, news broke that a 47-year-old...
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Numbers using public and private transport increase for first time since coronavirus lockdown
Britain's coronavirus lockdown began to fray on Wednesday night as official figures showed an "uptick" in the number of people...
Huge queues and ‘chaos’ at drive-through coronavirus testing centre for NHS staff
NHS doctors and nurses were turned away from a new staff coronavirus testing centre on Wednesday amid claims of chaos....
Drug created to fight ‘Disease X’ 10 years ago will be tested in battle against coronavirus
A drug to cure an unknown "Disease X", which has been in development for more than a decade, is to...
Can I get a private coronavirus test in the UK, and how much would it cost?
Why are people turning to private coronavirus tests? With growing frustration at the Government’s failure to begin testing anyone other...
The best home work-out equipment you need for self-isolation
And just like that, the lights went out on the local gym. On Friday 20 March, Boris Johnson announced that...
UK lockdown ‘has made coronavirus less contagious than seasonal flu’
The UK's lockdown measures appear to have made coronavirus less contagious than flu, research suggests. When the virus hit Britain,...
Health officials ignored offers of coronavirus testing help as anger mounts at Government’s failure to ramp up capacity
The instructions from the World Health Organisation were clear. “Our key message is: test, test, test,” WHO head Tedros Adhanom...
Why are young, healthy people dying of coronavirus? The symptoms to look out for
Aren’t healthy young people immune? No. Anyone can catch coronavirus. The youngest person to be diagnosed with the disease in...
What are ventilators – and how can they help tackle the coronavirus outbreak?
The Government has promised that the first batch of new ventilators made by UK manufacturers will be in hospitals in...
Losing sense of taste and smell may be clearest indication yet of having coronavirus, says study
Losing your sense of taste and smell may be the most reliable symptom of coronavirus, research suggests. A study which...
Who are the key figures behind the team working to increase coronavirus testing?
Duncan Selbie: Chief Executive, Public Health England "You can fit my public health credentials on a postage stamp, but this...
Boy, 13, believed to be youngest person to die from coronavirus in UK
A 13-year old boy from London is understood to be the youngest person to have died from coronavirus in the...
George Alagiah strikes defiant tone after testing positive for coronavirus to add to cancer battle
BBC newsreader George Alagiah has tested positive for coronavirus, but striking a defiant tone he said: "If I can live...
April Fools Day cancelled by businesses ‘out of respect for all those fighting coronavirus pandemic’
April Fools Day is cancelled this year, businesses have said, as they say light-hearted pranks should not be broadcast during the...
Only one in 100 deaths in England and Wales linked to coronavirus as outbreak took hold, figures reveal
One in 100 deaths in England and Wales were linked to coronavirus as the outbreak took hold, official figures show....
Officers deny creating police state in coronavirus lockdown but admit: ‘We’re finding our way’
Police chiefs have hit back over claims they are creating a "police state"but said they were "finding their way" and...
Bin collections could be reduced due to coronavirus outbreak
The frequency of bin collections could be reduced due to the coronavirus crisis, councils have said, with the vital services...
Cure for coronavirus could be ‘more harmful’ than pandemic, Grant Shapps says as he warns against crashing UK economy
There is no reason why the UK cannot reach German levels of testing, a former director of the World Health...
Britain’s coronavirus death toll bigger than official figures show, experts warn
The UK death toll from coronavirus is likely to be far larger than that shown by official figures, experts have...
what are they and how long do they last?
The coronavirus (Covid-19) has spread around the world fast since it emerged at the beginning of this year. More than 782,300 people...
Police urged to maintain public trust amid complaints about ‘overzealous’ enforcement of coronavirus rules
One of Britain's most senior police officers has told colleagues their handling of the coronavirus crisis will be remembered for...
Nurses refusing to treat critical coronavirus patients because of lack of protective equipment, frontline NHS staff warn
Nurses are refusing to treat critically ill coronavirus patients due to a lack of proper protective equipment, frontline NHS...
Warm May weather could suppress UK’s coronavirus outbreak, study suggests
The coronavirus outbreak could be stifled by warm English May weather, a new study from UCL has suggested. Researchers found...
NHS developing coronavirus contact-tracing app after successful use in Singapore
A coronavirus contact-tracing app, which alerts people if they have been near an infected person within 21 days, could be...
One in four doctors off sick or in isolation due to coronavirus
Around one in four NHS doctors are off work sick or in isolation due to coronavirus, the head of the Royal...
Nurses caring for coronavirus patients with no protection at all, warns union
Nurses on some coronavirus wards are being put at risk by caring for patients without any protective equipment at all,...
