Expert warns Japan’s healthcare system is ‘on the verge of collapse’ because of coronavirus

A Japanese expert who criticised the country’s response to the coronavirus warned the healthcare system is ‘on the verge of collapse’ and that the Olympics may not be able to go ahead even in 2021.  ‘The system is on the verge of collapse in many places in Japan,’ said Kentaro Iwata, a professor of infectious diseases … Read more

Defiant healthcare workers clash with anti-lockdown protesters in Colorado

Healthcare workers clashed with anti lockdown protesters in Colorado on Sunday, defiantly standing in front of the cars of demonstrators who flocked to the state Capitol in their hundreds to urge Gov. Jared Polis to lift COVID-19-induced stay-at-home orders. Protests against state lockdowns implemented to combat the novel coronavirus outbreak continued nationwide this afternoon, as … Read more

Healthcare workers should be screened for coronavirus every week, leading expert says 

Professor Charles Swanton, who heads the Francis Crick Institute, argued healthcare workers are spreading the disease ‘right in front of our eyes’ Healthcare workers should be screened for coronavirus every week to protect patients from asymptomatic infection, a leading expert has said. Professor Charles Swanton, who works at the Francis Crick Institute, argued one of … Read more

Princess Sofia of Sweden starts work as a healthcare assistant to fight coronavirus

Princess Sofia of Sweden today started working in hospital to help the country’s fight against coronavirus. The royal, 35, who is married to Prince Carl Philip, 40,  took a three-day medical course at Sophiahemmet University College in Stockholm, where she is an honorary chair member.  She is now able to assist with healthcare work and help fight … Read more

Loose Women RETURNS for NHS Day special to celebrate healthcare staff amid COVID-19 crisis

Loose Women RETURNS for NHS Day special to celebrate healthcare staff amid COVID-19 crisis after spending weeks off the air By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 12:20 BST, 15 April 2020 | Updated: 12:20 BST, 15 April 2020 Loose Women will return to ITV with a new episode on Thursday for an NHS Day special … Read more

Mariah Carey joins in applause for New York’s healthcare workers from rooftop terrace

Mariah Carey joins in applause for New York’s healthcare workers during coronavirus pandemic from rooftop terrace overlooking the city By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 06:33 BST, 13 April 2020 | Updated: 07:09 BST, 13 April 2020 She is in lockdown in New York City with her twins and boyfriend during the coronavirus pandemic. And … Read more

Kylie Jenner starts delivering hand sanitizers to healthcare workers

Kylie Jenner starts delivering THOUSANDS of hand sanitizers to healthcare workers as the stylish Kylie Skin branded bottles are revealed By Heather Waugh For Dailymail.com Published: 20:57 BST, 11 April 2020 | Updated: 20:57 BST, 11 April 2020 Kylie and Kris Jenner have started distributing boxes of hand sanitizer to medical centers across southern California. … Read more

False negative coronavirus tests could be due to how healthcare workers are collecting samples

The US has tested more than 1.2 million Americans for coronavirus, but some have received negative results despite being infected. The coronavirus is a disease that forms in the lungs, but it sometimes sits in a cavity between the nose and throat where a swab is unable to reach. Although the RT-polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) … Read more

Trial set to test anti-malarial drugs that may help safeguard healthcare workers against coronavirus

Scientists are set to begin testing anti-malarial drugs on 40,000 healthcare workers in Africa, Europe, and Asia that could help prevent nurses and doctors from becoming infected with coronavirus A drug trial will test two anti-malarial as preventative coronavirus drugs  It will include 40,000 healthcare workers from across the world  If effective, the drugs could help … Read more

Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady thank healthcare workers battling coronavirus on World Health Day

Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady give heartfelt thanks to healthcare workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus crisis to mark World Health Day By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 02:48 BST, 8 April 2020 | Updated: 02:48 BST, 8 April 2020 He’s widely considered the greatest NFL quarterback of all time and she’s among the … Read more