Children and young adults were clearly the drivers of the England’s second ripple of Covid-19, according to charts presented by one of the country’s top medics tonight. Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, England’s deputy chief medical officer, appeared at a Downing Street conference with Prime Minister Boris...
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Coronavirus: Israeli experts working on BREATHALYSER test
How a BREATHALYZER could tell if you have coronavirus: Israeli experts plan to make a breath test that diagnoses in ‘less than a minute after finding Covid patients exhale unique chemicals’ Israeli researchers have reportedly identified Covid-19 biomarkers in breath But UK doctors are streets...
Coronavirus UK: Government secures up to 20m 15-minute test kits
Boost for Boris’s testing ‘moonshot’ as government secures 20 million ‘game-changing’ 15-minute swab kits and starts rolling them out to hospital staff Government secured 20million antigen tests validated by Public Health England The ‘game changing’ swab kit said to provide 100% specificity in 15 minutes...
Lockdown’s lethal toll on NHS and vulnerable patients laid bare
A devastating picture of the impact of the lockdown on the nation’s health and wellbeing is today revealed in an exclusive analysis that brings together more than 130 studies. The Daily Mail audit – based on research published by medical journals, leading academics and charities...
Wayne Rooney tests NEGATIVE for coronavirus but is ‘angry’ at still having to isolate
Wayne Rooney tests NEGATIVE for coronavirus but is ‘angry and disappointed’ at still having to isolate for 14 days with his family after being visited by a friend who was later found to have tested positive for COVID-19 Derby captain Wayne Rooney visited by friend...
Hospital admissions for serious illnesses fell by up to 90% during Covid first wave
Hospital admissions plummeted by up to 90 per cent for some of the deadliest conditions and illnesses during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, sparking fears that the government’s ‘Protect the NHS’ message home may have backfired. While Britons were told to ‘Stay Home,...
Covid: Greater Manchester running out of hospital beds, leak reveals | World news
Greater Manchester is set to run out of beds to treat people left seriously ill by Covid-19, and some of the region’s 12 hospitals are already full, a leaked NHS document has revealed. It showed that by last Friday the resurgence of the disease had...
Police get access to people told to self-isolate by NHS test and trace | World news
People who have been told to self-isolate through NHS test and trace could have their contact details passed to police, a move some fear could deter people from being tested for coronavirus. Police forces will be able to access information about people “on a case-by-case”...
NHS using drones to deliver coronavirus kit between hospitals | Drones (non-military)
An NHS drone is being used to courier Covid-19 samples, blood tests and personal protective equipment between hospitals in England. It is hoped that the trials, backed by a £1.3m grant from the UK Space Agency, can establish a network of air corridors for electric...
Dead at 31 after her chemo was ‘paused’ due to Covid: Cancer sufferers are fighting for their lives
Aged just 31 and with a six-year-old son she doted upon, Kelly Smith had everything to live for. But the ‘vivacious’ beautician, who was suffering from bowel cancer, was robbed of her future when the pandemic hit. Doctors told her in March that her chemotherapy...