More than 7,000 NHS staff now tested for coronavirus, says Matt Hancock
The Health Secretary has said that over 7,000 NHS staff have been tested for coronavirus, up from 5,000 in a...
Coronavirus
If I can live with cancer, surely I can live with coronavirus
Waiting for results has become a part of my life. Over the last six years, since my diagnosis with stage...
Family of 13-year-old coronavirus victim miss funeral after siblings develop symptoms
Two siblings of the 13-year-old boy who became the UK's youngest coronavirus victim have started showing symptoms of the illness. Ismail...
These are the NHS workers who have died from coronavirus
The risks taken daily by the armies of British doctors, nurses and healthcare workers treating coronavirus patients have been starkly...
How does a coronavirus antibody home test kit work, and how do I get one?
The Government has announced that Britons will be able to conduct coronavirus antibody tests at home, with finger-prick kits that...
No proof coronavirus can be spread while shopping, says leading German virologist
There is no evidence that coronavirus can be spread by shopping or going to the hairdresser, a leading German virologist has said....
Number 10 brushes off Nadine Dorries comments and says coronavirus testing ‘so important’
Downing Street has distanced itself from comments made by the health minister Nadine Dorries after she said testing is "not...
How to deep clean your home and clothes to stop the spread of coronavirus
Should you deep-clean your house to fend off new coronavirus? So far, medical advice has focused mostly on the importance...
The five questions the Government must answer on the coronavirus testing fiasco
As the Government comes under mounting pressure over the UK's testing capacity, Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister, has vowed to...
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...
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...
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...
