Coronavirus pandemic exposed NHS weaknesses, says European Commission
The pandemic meant that emergency field hospitals for coronavirus patients were set up across the United Kingdom. "The country's manufacturing...
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Earlier lockdown could have prevented three-quarters of UK coronavirus deaths, modelling suggests
Mr Annan, from Blueskiesresearch.org.uk, said an earlier lockdown would have been shorter and had less economic impact. In a related...
Fever hospitals should return to stop coronavirus spreading, experts say
Fever hospitals should be brought back to stop dangerous infections like coronavirus spreading within healthcare settings and the community, experts...
The science behind the three key coronavirus rules: does it stack up?
A study by the University of Hong Kong, published in The Lancet in April, found the virus lasted longest on...
How close are we to a coronavirus vaccine? Latest news on UK and US trials
The findings, led by the National Institutes of Health, have not been peer-reviewed or published, but Professor Robin Shattock, Professor...
Coronavirus deaths in Britain could stop by end of June, scientists say
Dr Jason Oke, a senior statistician at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford,...
Coronavirus care home death toll could be as high as 15,000, ONS estimates
More than 15,000 care home residents have died of coronavirus, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates, as providers warn...
Regional lifting of lockdown needed to prevent coronavirus flare-ups, new modelling suggests
The model calculates that Bath, north-east Somerset, west Berkshire, Wokingham, the West Midlands and Blackpool have the most "headroom" to...
‘I’m pregnant but my boss still wants me to work on the coronavirus frontline’
Sophie* works in healthcare and is pregnant, which put her in the Government's high risk category, but her employer is refusing...
Agency workers are helping to spread coronavirus in care homes, study claims
A DHSC spokesman said: "We are working around the clock to make sure care homes, and our frontline social care...
Doubts over Oxford vaccine as it fails to stop coronavirus in animal trials
Separate funding was announced for a UK vaccine manufacturing capacity – the Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre – in Oxford....
Coronavirus tests for all care home staff and residents three weeks away, Government admits
The Government has admitted it will take almost a month for all care home staff and residents to be tested...
Sniffer dogs detecting asymptomatic coronavirus carriers could screen 250 people an hour
Respiratory problems, a feature of Covid-19, are known to cause subtle changes to the body's odour. Research indicates that dogs...
No public sector pay freeze and no austerity as UK emerges from coronavirus crisis
Asked whether he wanted to tax his way out of the crisis, he reportedly replied that Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor,...
Unexplained ‘excess’ deaths in care homes almost as high as confirmed coronavirus victims, data shows
Earlier this week, The Telegraph reported that Age UK had warned that stress and anxiety caused by the coronavirus lockdown was fuelling...
Britain’s R rate rising but the coronavirus epidemic now mostly affects care homes and hospitals
Britain’s infection rate has risen, the Government said on Friday, driven by care homes and hospitals, while transmission in the...
Medical journal The Lancet urges Americans to vote out Trump over coronavirus handling
However, the Trump administration disregarded much of it. The White House guidelines, unveiled April 17 in a document titled "Opening...
Diabetes patients account for more than a quarter of people with coronavirus who died in hospitals
The health service said the accuracy of the data is reliant on the availability and transfer of information by healthcare...
Facemasks that light up if you coronavirus in development by Harvard
Facemasks which light up when they detect coronavirus are in development by Harvard. Scientists have woven sensors into the fabric...
Police urge people not to walk in the road and say crossing paths with others will not transmit coronavirus
Police chiefs said on Wednesday that they did not have powers to enforce the two-metre social distancing rules. However, that...
Cats can infect each other with coronavirus, study finds
There is a growing body of research into the potential for pets to pick up coronavirus. Following reports of cats...
Second more deadly wave of coronavirus ‘to hit Europe this winter’
He also warned that a second wave could coincide with an outbreak of other infectious diseases. “I’m very concerned about...
How do coronavirus home antibody tests work, and how do I get one?
A coronavirus antibody test kit has been approved by Public Health England, The Telegraph has learned, in a breakthrough that...
Coronavirus lockdown anxiety fuelling malnutrition cases among elderly, Age UK warns
The organisations cited case studies, including that of Nigel, to illustrate the point. Nigel, identified as at risk of malnutrition, has...
First coronavirus antibody test given approval by Public Health England
Professor John Newton, the national coordinator of the UK Coronavirus Testing Programme, said: "We were confident that good quality antibody...
Dozens of NHS staff allowed to keep working after testing positive for coronavirus in scientific trial
Professor James Moon, the chief investigator on the trial, said he had taken part in the study and also did...
Slow economic recovery from coronavirus will lead to ‘significant number’ of indirect deaths
Speaking to the Commons public administration committee, Sir Ian said the ONS would be producing research looking at four different...
