Coughing Covid patients put frontline NHS staff at far higher risk of catching the virus than thought and PPE plans may need a complete rethink, study finds Researchers found that coughing produces 10 times more infectious ‘aerosol’ There are now calls for healthcare workers to be given FFP3 respirator masks Dr James Dodd’s research suggests … Read more
Coronavirus particles from a cough linger in the air BEHIND an infected person in a corridor – posing an infection risk to children, study warns Researchers used computer models to see how space changes air flow Found close walls like in a corridor changes behaviour of particles from a cough In open space they latch … Read more
Moment furious woman without a mask has meltdown on EasyJet flight screaming ‘everybody dies’ while deliberately coughing on passengers as she is kicked off plane Woman was kicked off an aeroplane from Belfast to Edinburgh on October 18 She shouts: ‘Every f****** body dies. If it’s corona or not, everybody dies’ Woman then storms down … Read more
British boxer Umar Sadiq is ‘hospitalised’ coughing up blood following defeat to Fyodor Chudinov Russian reports claim Umar Sadiq felt ill after his defeat to Fyodor Chudinov The 32-year-old super middleweight was defeated by technical knockout He was given immediate medical assistance by doctors moments after the fight An ambulance was called when Sadiq felt … Read more
Pupils face being disciplined for coughing at classmates, using another year group’s toilets or even joking about coronavirus. As many schools prepare to reopen tomorrow, strict new behaviour policies have been introduced to enforce social distancing requirements. Parents have been warned that their children could be suspended from school if they cannot abide by some … Read more
Using an unsleeved elbow to cover your mouth when you cough is LESS effective at stopping the spread of coronavirus than using your hand, study shows Researchers examined the flow of a cough from different types of mouth covers They found N95 masks perform the best and any mask is better than no mask Covering … Read more
Texan musician Clayton Gardner has shared a video of the shocking moment a female fan grabbed and coughed on him. The Buy You a Drink singer-songwriter shared the video, taken at a small ‘socially distanced’ show in Las Colinas on Friday night, to social media on Sunday. In it, a woman approached the stage and … Read more
Slow-motion footage captures an Apple Watch Series 5 ‘coughing’ out droplets of water in bursts through the device’s speaker The Apple Watch Series 5 is water resistant up to 164 feet of water YouTubers wanted to take a closer look into how the device protects itself They used a micro lens and slowed the footage down by … Read more
New York ‘Karen’ is caught on camera coughing over a customer in a bagel shop after they complained that she wasn’t wearing a face mask A customer was inside a New York bagel shop and not wearing a face mask Fellow patron asked staff in store why they didn’t insist on masks for everyone Woman … Read more
Sentences for people who cough in the faces of key workers could be DOUBLED and they must ‘face the full force of the law’, says Priti Patel Coronavirus crisis has seen numerous reports of people coughing on key staff Currently common assault on emergency worker can mean one year in prison Priti Patel today said … Read more