Coronavirus lockdown could be extended until May
Ministers are expected to delay making an announcement on how and when to lift the coronavirus lockdown, concerned about arriving...
Coronavirus
Three nurses forced to wear bin bags because of PPE shortage test positive for coronavirus
Three NHS nurses who were forced to wear bin bags due to a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) have...
Can breathing techniques help in the fight against coronavirus?
Have you ever been taught how to breathe? It sounds odd, I know. You’ve been doing it automatically since you...
Urgent tests in hospitals amid fears that coronavirus oxygen demand is leading to shortage
NHS chiefs have dispatched emergency engineers to test oxygen flow capacity in hospitals amid fears that trusts cannot provide enough...
What happens to coronavirus patients in intensive care
It seems improbable that doctors looking after Boris Johnson would not have anticipated this as a possibility in advance –...
Military draws up plans to build 17 new coronavirus field hospitals, with nine already cleared
The military has drawn up plans to build 17 new coronavirus field hospitals, nine of which have already been green-lighted....
Intensive care nurses looking after six times more patients because of coronavirus
Intensive care nurses are now looking after six times the number of patients they would normally, due to pressure from...
Lockdown could be lifted when coronavirus cases fall below 50 a day, according to global health expert
Lockdown may be lifted when Covid-19 cases consistently fall below 50 a day, a global health expert has said. Britain...
NHS launches mental health hotline to support staff on coronavirus frontline
The NHS has launched a mental health hotline to give psychological help to 1.4 million workers on the coronavirus frontline....
Boris Johnson’s battle against coronavirus being overseen by UK’s leading lung doctor
Boris Johnson’s battle against coronavirus is being overseen by the country’s leading lung doctor, the Daily Telegraph can disclose. Dr...
Three doctors among latest coronavirus victims as patient’s final harrowing hours are described
A coronavirus survivor has described the harrowing two hours a fellow patient cried out for his family before he died...
Some of UK’s most vulnerable not yet told they should be shielded from coronavirus
Some of Britain's most vulnerable people, who should stay at home and be entirely shielded from the risks of coronavirus,...
Blood from recovered coronavirus victims helps patient come off ventilator in just two days
A coronavirus patient was able to come off ventilation just two days after receiving the blood plasma of people who...
Coronavirus linked to one in 20 deaths in England and Wales, ONS data shows
One in 20 deaths in England and Wales is linked to coronavirus – up from one in 100 in a week, the...
A&E attendances plunge amid fears people with serious conditions are staying away because of coronavirus
The number of people going to Accident and Emergency departments has fallen by more than half amid concern that those...
Government urged to consider regional approach to ending UK coronavirus lockdown
The UK's coronavirus lockdown measures should be eased on a regional basis once areas pass their virus peak, a senior...
The inside story of Boris Johnson’s coronavirus battle
Nobody really worried too much when Boris Johnson first disclosed that he had contracted Covid-19 in a video posted on...
Government seeks refund for millions of coronavirus antibody tests after trials show they are too unreliable for mass use
The Government will look for a refund for millions of coronavirus tests ordered from China after scientists found they were...
Hospitalising coronavirus patients can cause more deaths, Italy data suggests
Sending coronavirus patients to hospital can dramatically increase death rates, the experience of two hard-hit Italian regions suggests. Veneto and...
Warnings cancer patients and others with chronic illnesses could die as resources are diverted to treat coronavirus sufferers
Cancer patients and others with chronic illnesses are being handed a “death sentence” as resources are increasingly diverted to treat...
What coronavirus tests is Boris Johnson having in hospital?
Boris Johnson is likely to undergo several tests to check his oxygen levels, white blood cell count and liver and kidney function...
How to fix your sleep pattern during the anxious days of coronavirus
The last time I interviewed the sleep doctor Dr Guy Meadows he reeled off some of the things that can...
How Boris Johnson tried to run the country from his coronavirus sickbed
For 10 days Boris Johnson had done his best to present a brave face to the world as he fought...
One million meals to be delivered to NHS medics on coronavirus front line
One million meals will be delivered to key NHS workers in just three months, as a leading businessman launches an...
Nurses forced to ‘hold their breath’ while treating coronavirus patients because of masks shortage
Nurses are treating coronavirus patients while "holding their breath" as a result of shortages of protective masks, doctors have claimed. A dossier...
5-year-old dies as Britain sees biggest daily jump in coronavirus fatalities
A five year old child has become the youngest person to die of coronavirus in Britain as the country suffered its...
13 die in Glasgow care home coronavirus outbreak
An outbreak of coronavirus at a care home in Glasgow has killed 13 residents, it emerged on Saturday. The deaths...
