Coronavirus victims will be paid to go into self-isolation
One senior Government source said: “Public health teams working in local lockdown areas have been reporting a lot of cases...
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Public want police to be stricter with people who break coronavirus rules
Police are not strict enough with people who break coronavirus regulations, the public believes. On Friday, the Office for National...
Coronavirus hospital admissions inflated at height of pandemic, investigation finds
The investigation led to a readjustment of how the figures were compiled at the beginning of July. On Thursday night,...
UK public ‘believe coronavirus death toll 100 times higher than it really is’
Responding to the report, experts said such "hysteria" was understandable. Christopher Snowdon, the head of lifestyle economics at the Institute...
Disabled people experienced highest levels of loneliness in coronavirus pandemic
Disabled people suffered most in the coronavirus pandemic as they reported the highest levels of loneliness, official figures have suggested. ...
Lack of access to contact tracing app could leave elderly more vulnerable to coronavirus
University College London (UCL) reviewed 15 studies on contact tracing and found that apps do little good without a very...
Huge expansion of coronavirus testing to bring end to regional lockdowns
Under the new plans, the ONS will be able to give estimates of infection rates at local authority level, meaning...
Bluetooth update to turn smartwatches and fitness trackers into coronavirus contact tracing devices
Wireless contact tracing could be extended to wearable devices such as smartwatches and fitness bands under an effort from the...
Scrapping Public Health England risks second coronavirus wave, doctors warn
Mr Hancock published an open letter to all health and social care professionals in England promising to "scythe away bureaucracy...
NHS braces for increased demand for mental health support in wake of coronavirus pandemic
More health staff are being trained to treat people with post-traumatic stress disorder in preparation for a potential spike in...
why the local spikes are unlikely to lead to more coronavirus deaths
The recent spikes of coronavirus cases in local areas around the UK are unlikely to lead to more deaths, latest...
France placed on UK travel quarantine list as coronavirus cases rise again
France has been struck from the Government’s quarantine free travel list, amid rising concern over new cases in the country....
France edges closer to being put on travel quarantine list as coronavirus cases rise again
It is understood a decision had not yet been made on whether to strike France from the safe list on...
Oldham on brink of full lockdown as coronavirus cases surge
"The first thing that we've said to the Health Secretary is that we don't believe that it would be right...
Air pollution increases likelihood of death from coronavirus, ONS study finds
People living in polluted areas are more likely to die from coronavirus, a new study shows, establishing "some evidence" of...
Low infection rate shows limited role of children during coronavirus pandemic
When considered in light of positive cases among all age groups, children accounted for 1.1 per cent of all cases of Covid-19....
The statistical quirk that means the coronavirus pandemic may never officially end
The anomaly also means that even if there was no virus in the community at all, we would never fall...
Almost 10 per cent of deaths attributed to Covid-19 were not related to coronavirus, PHE admits
On Wednesday the Government announced it would be publishing the number of deaths that occurred within 28 days and 60 days...
Call for all maternity staff to get regular coronavirus tests
Maternity staff should get regular coronavirus tests, scientists have said, as a study reveals one in six have contracted the...
Coronavirus risk five times higher for young vapers, study finds
Vapers are putting themselves at increased risk from coronavirus, scientists have said after finding that those who use e-cigarettes are...
Breast cancer treatments delayed due to coronavirus have affected women’s mental health, study finds
Breast cancer treatment delays caused by the coronavirus response have led to increased depression and anxiety among patients, which experts...
Two in three NHS staff may have been infected at height of coronavirus outbreak, study finds
Two thirds of NHS staff may have been unknowingly infected with coronavirus around the peak of the epidemic, new research...
How the danger of coronavirus compares with the risks of everyday life
Professor Alan Penn, the chief scientific adviser at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, said risks would inevitably...
MPs hear how the aftereffects of coronavirus can linger for months and cause lasting health issues
The APPG, which now has more than 60 MPs and peers as members, heard that eight in 10 people living with...
Frustration at test and trace sees councils go it alone to contact potential coronavirus sufferers
The Department of Health and Social Care said it was working closely with local authorities and had "assigned a ring-fenced...
Taking contraceptive pill reduces serious coronavirus chances, study finds
Women who take the pill are less likely to develop serious coronavirus, a major new study has found, helping to...
How concerned should we be about a coronavirus resurgence?
The King's College data estimates that around 29,174 people currently have symptomatic Covid-19 in Britain, which has remained stable since...
