Boris Johnson taken to intensive care By Jack Elsom For Mailonline Published: 20:13 BST, 6 April 2020 | Updated: 20:21 BST, 6 April 2020 Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care after his coronavirus condition worsened, Downing Street announced tonight. The Prime Minister, who was admitted to St Thomas’ Hospital in London last night, was moved to … Read more
Thirteen people die in just seven days in just one coronavirus-hit care home Coronavirus is believed to have killed 13 Glasgow care home residents in a week The virus is said to have ‘swept through’ the 90-bed Burlington Court care home Two staff have been treated for the virus, the victims have not been tested … Read more
UK death rate of coronavirus patients in intensive care tops 50 per cent, study finds Study found more than half of intensive care patients died due to the killer bug Of 690 coronavirus patients in intensive care with known outcomes, 346 died The UK’s coronavirus death toll soars to 4,313 with more than 41,900 cases … Read more
The nation’s half-million care home residents face becoming the ‘abandoned victims’ of the coronavirus crisis, campaigners warned last night. The disease has already torn through dozens of care homes, leaving them looking like ‘war zones’ and cases are expected to explode in the next few days unless urgent action is taken. Now bosses are pleading … Read more
Anguish for Princess Eugenie as her father-in-law George Brooksbank, 71, is taken into intensive care with coronavirus as his wife also battles the deadly disease George Brooksbank, 71, is ‘in a serious but stable condition in hospital’ His son Jack married Princess Eugenie, the Queen’s granddaughter, in 2018 Wife Nicola, 66, also suffering from the … Read more
Kate Garraway is left ‘sick with worry’ as her husband Derek Draper battles coronavirus in intensive care while she isolates at home with their children after displaying mild symptoms By Olivia Wheeler For Mailonline Published: 14:07 BST, 3 April 2020 | Updated: 14:12 BST, 3 April 2020 Kate Garraway’s husband Derek Draper is in intensive care … Read more
Yesterday morning could not have got off to a more harrowing start as Michelle Fay arrived to take over from the night shift. Not only had two more residents died in the early hours, but one was a particular favourite. ‘She was ‘Our Mary’,’ says Michelle softly. ‘We’ve known her for years — her children … Read more
By Martin Robinson Feckless businesses are taking advantage of the coronavirus crisis in the NHS by ramping up the prices of gloves, masks and aprons by up to 1,000 per cent, it was revealed today. Care homes say they could go to the wall because they are being ‘ripped off’ in order to properly protect … Read more
Ford is set to 3D print 100,000 face shields each week to help protect health care workers during the coronavirus outbreak After a request for help from the Mayo Clinic, Ford designed a plastic face shield The design was made in consultation with local health care workers in Detroit The shield is assembled from components … Read more
I live in the family home and until last September I was caring for my mum, who has Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia, at home. She became too ill and had to go into a local care home. The cost is astronomical and I’m currently using my power of attorney to pay for mum’s care … Read more