The number of people who died in the early weeks of the pandemic’s grip on the US far exceeded what would be expected in a normal year – and nearly doubled the number of coronavirus deaths counted by early April, new research reveals. Between March 1 and April 4 of this year, there were 15,400 … Read more
At last! Lloyds ramps up Covid lending: Bank boasts it has approved £1billion worth of loans to 32,000 firms By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 22:54 BST, 5 May 2020 | Updated: 23:41 BST, 5 May 2020 Lloyds approved seven times as many ‘bounce back’ loans to struggling firms in a day than … Read more
More than 90 frontline NHS workers are confirmed to have died during the coronavirus pandemic. Although Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show on Sunday that 78 NHS workers had died, this is only a partial picture. Tributes from local NHS trusts and loved ones have confirmed the deaths of 94 people … Read more
Doctors are being ‘inundated’ with calls about ‘COVID toes’ from people whose only coronavirus symptoms are bruises and rashes on their feet A new symptom of the coronavirus – bruising, rashes and lesions on the feet – has been dubbed ‘COVID toes’ They generally appear in children and teenagers who don’t have any other symptoms … Read more
FCA tells insurers: See you in court, after thousands of desperate firms have their Covid claims rejected By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 1 May 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 1 May 2020 Desperate businesses battling to survive the Covid-19 crisis were given a glimmer of hope yesterday as the City … Read more
Growing numbers of families are seeking legal advice to remove their relatives from care homes, it has been revealed today. Legal firms have reporter a spike in the number of people looking to overturn safeguards which prevent them removing elderly residents from care facilities. The law firm Leigh Day told The Guardian it is receiving, ‘at … Read more
The NHS’ track-and-trace app considered vital to getting the UK out of coronavirus lockdown will be tested on the Isle of Wight from today onwards – but there are growing concerns about its privacy setting and its inability to work abroad. Health Secretary Matt Hancock has decided the first public tests would begin on the self-contained … Read more
Frequent handwashing and social distancing are known to reduce the spread of infection. But could gadgets — such as a prong for flushing loos and covers for keyboards — help too? ADRIAN MONTI asked experts to review a selection; we then rated them. Hygienehook, £14.99, hygienehook.co.uk HOOK TO OPEN DOORS Hygienehook, £14.99, hygienehook.co.uk CLAIM: This … Read more
Google and Apple show samples of how eventual coronavirus exposure apps might look and forbid use of GPS-enabled location services The companies released samples of what COVID exposure apps may look like Samples are meant to be starting points for developers The companies are also forbidding the use of location tracking by apps Here’s how … Read more
Becoming infected with coronavirus undoubtedly tops the list of current health fears for most Britons. But getting fat seems to come a close second – at least that’s the impression I get from social media. Everywhere I look, there seems to be yet another warning about the link between obesity and an untimely death from Covid-19. … Read more