Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been hospitalised with ‘the early stages of double pneumonia’ after testing positive for coronavirus. Double, or bilateral, pneumonia, which affects both lungs and can make breathing difficult, has been seen in many cases of patients hospitalised with COVID-19. Berlusconi, 83, who has a history of heart and other medical … Read more
Swarm of WASPS attacks children at German school, leaving 16 hospitalised and 11 needing emergency treatment Children were stung at the Adolf Reichwein secondary school in Lüdenscheid The city is around an hour’s drive northeast of the German of Cologne City hospital said they treated 13 kids – 11 of whom needed emergency care While it’s … Read more
Covid-19 may have entered Britain through at least 79 countries and Croatia is not one of them, according to NHS statistics released today. Data given to SAGE – Number 10’s scientific advisory panel – revealed 800 patients who were hospitalised between March and August had travelled abroad in the past fortnight. It does not necessarily … Read more
Convalescent plasma has been used to treat infections for at least a century, dating back to the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. It was also trialed during the 2009-2010 H1N1 influenza virus pandemic, 2003 SARS epidemic, and the 2012 MERS epidemic. Convalescent plasma was used as a last resort to improve the survival rate of patients … Read more
UB40 singer Duncan Campbell, 62, is hospitalised after suffering a stroke The singer, 62, is already up and about a statement from the band said Campbell replaced his brother Ali as lead singer of the British reggae group in 2008, after Ali quit over a disagreement about management Ali has been highly critical of his replacement … Read more
A retired taxi driver ended up in hospital with a serious infection after being denied a face-to-face GP appointment under Covid-19 ‘safety’ rules. Since March, most GP surgeries have radically cut down on face-to-face consultations in a bid to reduce coronavirus spreading. Doctors phone patients instead, often from their own homes. Few surgeries have resumed normal … Read more
Coronavirus survivors have revealed how they are suffering extensive hair loss triggered by the illness. Among them is Grace Dudley, 30, a mother of one from Romford, Essex, who spent almost a fortnight in hospital after contracting Covid-19 from her father, who later died of multiple organ failure caused by the virus. More than a … Read more
Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, 77, reveals he has been hospitalised after contracting COVID-19 By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 19:05 BST, 11 July 2020 | Updated: 19:17 BST, 11 July 2020 Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan has tested postive for COVID-19 and has been hospitalised. The actor, 77, revealed the news to his fans via Twitter on Saturday, … Read more
Pregnant Harry Potter star Jessie Cave has spent the afternoon in hospital after struggling with headaches and swollen ankles. The actress, 33, took to Instagram on Saturday to reveal she’d been admitted after struggling with health problems she didn’t have in her previous pregnancies, but later reassured fans that she’s been given the all-clear. Jessie … Read more
The coronavirus may cause brain damage in as many as six in 10 critically-ill patients in hospital, a study has suggested. British researchers looked at 125 people hospitalised with the virus at the height of the UK’s crisis in April – but they admitted the patients were selected by doctors and were likely to be … Read more