A&E appointments should be introduced in response to coronavirus, says Royal College head
The A&E doctor said the amount of clinical input into 111 had increased during the pandemic, so patients were being...
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Digital book’s coronavirus advice to children
The book reassures children that it is "normal" to feel worried, sad, or to miss their friends during the lockdown....
Coronavirus resistance among children ‘primed’ by up to 12 common colds per year
Professor Sir John Bell, Regius Professor of Medicine, University of Oxford told the House of Lords Science and Technology Select...
When will UK coronavirus deaths drop to zero?
However, an overall zero figure for Britain is more difficult because the devolved nations have been following their own paths...
Coronavirus antibodies remain in the blood for almost two months, study shows
The study was led by researchers and clinicians at St George's, University of London and St George's University Hospitals NHS...
Strict controls to stop spread of coronavirus in hospitals were quietly relaxed at height of the crisis
The Government quietly relaxed strict controls to stop the spread of coronavirus in hospitals at the height of the crisis,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
Study shows how quickly and widely coronavirus can spread throughout hospitals
Coronavirus can spread throughout a hospital ward from a single spot in an isolated room in just five days despite...
Regional coronavirus lockdowns could be imminent as modelling suggests infection rate rises
Mr Hancock's comments came as he announced that all hospital workers would have to wear surgical face masks at all...
Six babies found to have coronavirus within hours of birth to infected mothers
The data come from the UK Obstetric Surveillance System, with funding from the National Institute for Health Research and the...
Could coronavirus be killed off without a vaccine? History suggests there’s a chance
What unites these countries is that they were the worst afflicted by the Sars outbreak. South Korea was badly hit...
France declares coronavirus ‘under control’ and won’t impose new lockdown even if second wave strikes
France's scientific council has listed four possible scenarios the country faces with the epidemic in the coming months. In the...
Mass screening for loss of taste and smell will detect hidden coronavirus cases, scientists say
Professor Tim Spector, from King's College, said: "We believe that loss of smell and taste is a very common Covid-19...
Coronavirus infections in England and Wales hit peak days before lockdown, study finds
Prof Wood said: "It does seem possible that the social distancing that was happening before full lockdown might have done...
No rise in Finland’s coronavirus infection rate since schools reopened
In a country with 550,000 schoolchildren there have been only 23 cases of coronavirus infection detected at schools, one third...
At least 11 countries have reimposed restrictions amid fears of coronavirus second wave
Likewise China, which released strict lockdown measures on April 8 after 11 weeks, was forced to bring back restrictions in...
Reopening schools completely will not cause second coronavirus wave, new research says
Dr Ed Hill, of the Zeeman Institute for Systems Biology and Infectious Disease Epidemiology Research (Sbider) at Warwick said: "Our...
Two-hour coronavirus test could free up hospital beds before winter, study finds
Coronavirus tests which only take two hours can be used to free up hospital beds, a Cambridge study has found....
Boris Johnson takes back control of coronavirus crisis with Downing Street shake-up
The new approach echoes the Government's Brexit planning last year which was led by an "XS" strategic and "XO" operational...
