Hospital patient in his 80s is feared to be Britain’s second coronavirus death

Hospital patient in his 80s is feared to be Britain’s second coronavirus death as child at Alder Hey Hospital tests positive for killer infection By Connor Boyd Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 13:14 GMT, 6 March 2020 | Updated: 13:17 GMT, 6 March 2020 A man in his 80s with underlying health conditions is feared … Read more

‘It’s going to end in death’: British doctor warns about ICU bed shortage amid coronavirus

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,300 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 98,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of … Read more

Caroline Flack’s death described as ‘unbelievably tragic’ by ITV boss

Caroline Flack’s death branded ‘unbelievably tragic’ by ITV boss… as ‘absolutely devastated’ staff vow to focus on duty of care for Love Island talent Flack, 40, killed herself just one day after finding out the CPS was pursuing case  ITV boss Carolyn McCall said that she was ‘absolutely devastated’ by her death In the days after … Read more

Coronavirus spreading too quickly for death rates to be accurate

A US doctor is warning Americans that the coronavirus epidemic is moving too quickly to have an accurate death and illness rate. On Tuesday, the World Health Organisation announced the global mortality rate jumped to 3.4 percent, up from the previously reported two percent. But Dr Jennifer Ashton, ABC News Chief Medical Correspondent, told Good … Read more

Experts say coronavirus epidemic is moving TOO QUICKLY to have an accurate death and illness rate 

A US doctor is warning Americans that the coronavirus epidemic is moving too quickly to have an accurate death and illness rate. On Tuesday, the World Health Organization announced the global mortality rate jumped to 3.4 percent, up from the previously reported two percent. But Dr Jennifer Ashton, ABC News Chief Medical Correspondent, told Good … Read more

Leading doctor claims coronavirus isn’t as deadly as feared and death rate will be less than 1%

Dr Jeremy Samuel Faust, emergency medicine physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and an instructor at Harvard Medical School, said people should not be anxious about the outbreak A leading Harvard doctor has claimed that coronavirus isn’t anywhere near as fatal as people fear, saying the real death rate is less than 1 … Read more

Coronavirus: How dangerous is it, when are symptoms likely to appear, who is most at risk of death?

HOW DANGEROUS IS CORONAVIRUS? About 14 per cent of people who contract the Covid-19 coronavirus are taken to hospital – with severe symptoms including breathing problems and pneumonia. About 5 per cent need intensive care.  But the majority who get the virus suffer nothing more than a cough and may never know they are infected. … Read more

Coronavirus: US death toll hits 11 with California’s first fatality

A patient with coronavirus has died in Placer County, near Sacramento, marking the first coronavirus death in California. According to the Placer County Public Health, the patient was elderly and had pre-exisiting conditions. Health officials say the person was likely exposed to the virus on a Princess cruise ship that traveled from San Francisco to … Read more

Police watchdog will not investigate Caroline Flack’s death saying there was no ‘causal link’

The Metropolitan Police has said today there is no need to investigate officers over Caroline Flack’s death after the watchdog said there was no ‘causal link’ between their actions and the tragedy.  Officers last had contact with the 40-year-old television presenter on December 13, 2019 when she was in custody following an alleged assault.  The … Read more

First coronavirus case hits Poland, Iraq sees its first death

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and almost 90,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of … Read more