Long Covid sufferers ‘face psychiatric problems as well as pain and fatigue’
The guidance says: “Signs and symptoms may arise from any system in the body, often overlap, and may change over...
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Researchers reveal best material for making homemade coronavirus face masks
Reusable vacuum cleaner bags are the best material for making homemade face masks with, the University of Cambridge has concluded...
Coroners don’t seek independent medical advice and take NHS trusts at ‘face value,’ MPs told
Coroners are not seeking independent medical advice and relying instead on NHS trusts ‘trying to protect their colleagues’, MPs have...
Matt Hancock pictured breaking face mask rules in ministerial car
He said the Prime Minister "and ministers will be wearing face coverings in line with the guidance", adding: "On the general...
Sellers of false cancer cures may face criminal charges
He noted that based on the injuries sustained by his late constituent during treatment, the alternative practitioners who administered the...
Doctors criticise ‘barmy’ rules forcing them to treat patients who refuse to wear face masks
The advice comes despite concern from health officials and scientific advisers in recent months that coronavirus infections in the community...
Ministers face backlash over plans to extend shielding programme to over-50s this winter
Ministers proposing the scheme say it will apply to far more people than the 2.2 million who were told to...
Unions urge ministers to consider making face masks compulsory in schools
At least 10 schools look set to flout guidance in September, with one comprehensive, Holmes Chapel, in Cheshire, including masks...
Holidaymakers could face quarantine on return to Britain under new ‘red list’ alert system
The review is understood to make very few changes to the 74 destinations exempted from the 14-day quarantine in the...
Don’t buy face coverings for babies, parents are told
Parents are being warned not to buy face coverings for babies and young children, after health officials found retailers targeting...
Capri orders face mask crackdown as tourists swarm in and ignore social distancing
The mayor of Capri has declared that face masks must be worn outside in the evening, meaning anyone wanting to...
Police force says it will not respond to calls about shoppers who refuse to wear face masks
However, Alison Hernandez, police and crime commissioner for Devon and Cornwall, said officers would not investigate reports of people ignoring...
Children who miss learning goals at five face greatly increased risk of primary school exclusion
The data comes after Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister, ordered former Cabinet minister Andrea Leadsom and Matt Hancock, the Health Secretary,...
Face masks in all public places under consideration
Boris Johnson is expected to set out a fresh "road map" for his long-term Covid-19 strategy on Friday, when he...
Your new face mask etiquette guide
It should be self-evident that for a mask to be of any use it needs to cover both the mouth and...
Don’t make shop staff police the wearing of face masks, says Waterstones chief
Shop workers' union Usdaw has urged the Government to clarify its policy on face coverings in shops. "It should never...
Wear a face mask if you’re in a queue, says Boris Johnson
Mr Johnson then produced a mask that he said was "a bit Hannibal the Cannibal" – the character played by...
The areas that could face local coronavirus lockdowns within days
Leicester-style lockdowns in more UK cities and towns could be only days away. Government sources have told The Telegraph that...
Leicester could be first UK city to face local coronavirus lockdown, Priti Patel confirms
Leicester has a large Asian population, predominantly made up of large, multi-generational households. BAME people are known to be at...
Half of the world’s children face violence, first report of its kind finds
Half of the world's children - one billion every year - are affected by physical, sexual or physiological violence, according...
Blood cancer patients face stem cell shortage as donors fall 70 per cent
A blood cancer charity has put out an urgent call for stem cell donors to come forward after revealing that...
NHS workers should wear face masks at home and avoid having family meals, study finds
Researchers said that people who are at most risk should consider the measures to prevent passing on the disease to...
Children face impeding mental health crisis after six weeks locked at home, Barnardos says
Children will need a “readjustment” term to recover from six weeks in lockdown, says Barnardo’s, as it warned of an...
Summer holiday plans face ruin as minister says quarantine to be imposed without ‘air bridge’
Mr Lewis also confirmed The Telegraph's story that spot checks would be imposed on all travellers entering the UK as...
Employers to be asked to supply workers with masks as advice on face coverings set to be changed
One Government source said: "What we do not want is people to go on to websites and try to order...
Chief scientific adviser says face masks will be ‘beneficial’ in some settings
"It looks like the major route of infection is droplet spread rather than true aerosol," he said. "Masks may have...
Face masks ‘are like seatbelts and cycle helmets’ in coronavirus fight, Government advisers told
The evidence review, published on Monday, suggests cloth masks – whether bought or home-made – could filter viral particles during...
