Boris Johnson’s official photographer is diagnosed with coronavirus – having failed to isolate when the PM tested positive, visiting the new NHS Nightingale hospital and mixing with civil servants Andrew Parsons failed to isolate after PM Boris Johnson’s coronavirus diagnosis The PM’s photographer instead went on to continue with two more engagements He visited the … Read more
The Witches actor Vincent Marzello – who also appeared in two James Bond movies – dies at age 68 after being diagnosed with dementia, according to his wife Lorelei King By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com Published: 16:06 BST, 31 March 2020 | Updated: 16:17 BST, 31 March 2020 The Witches actor Vincent Marzello died on … Read more
Almost 500 of Australia’s coronavirus cases – or one in seven – have come from cruise ships, the nation’s deputy chief medical officer said on Saturday. Deputy Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly told a national press conference almost 200 cases had come from one ship alone – the Ruby Princess. The Ruby Princess docked in … Read more
A man who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at the age of 31 has revealed people – including nurses – often mistake his slurred speech for being drunk. Ryan Cameron, 36, of Bedfordshire, was told he had Parkinson’s after doctors ran tests to work out why his movements had become slower. Mr Cameron spiralled into depression … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
We are entering the eye of the storm. As Britain’s death toll from the Covid-19 pandemic moves ever closer to 200 and cases top 4,000, the country is poised to become a ghost nation. Transport is being scaled back, and schools, pubs, restaurants and cinemas are closed. The past seven days have marked a significant … Read more
When mother-of-four Kadiatou Diallo set about choosing her burial plot, after being given a diagnosis of terminal cancer, her heartbroken husband Alpha, 45, had just one request. ‘He insisted it be somewhere close to home, so that he and the children could come and visit me often,’ says Kadiatou, 38. It’s the kind of agonising … Read more
More cases of the coronavirus have now been diagnosed OUTSIDE of China than inside, figures show By Vanessa Chalmers Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 10:48 GMT, 16 March 2020 | Updated: 10:56 GMT, 16 March 2020 More cases of the coronavirus have now been diagnosed outside of China than inside, figures show. Recorded cases across … Read more
BREAKING: Labour MP Kate Osborne becomes the second British politician to be diagnosed with coronavirus Ms Osborne made the announcement on Twitter this morning The Labour MP said she would self isolate until she had ‘fought off the illness’ Health Minister Nadine Dorries was the first MP to contract the virus Coronavirus symptoms: what are … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more