Remdesivir anti-viral trial reports ‘rapid recoveries’ for severe hospitalised coronavirus patients with ‘nearly all’ discharged within a week. University of Chicago Medicine recruited 125 people with COVID-19 as part of Gilead Science’s clinical trials. Of those people, 113 had severe disease. All the patients were been treated with daily infusions of remdesivir. Most of them … Read more
More than one in seven people hospitalised with the coronavirus in the UK will die with it, according to official statistics. Britain has now recorded 10,612 deaths from COVID-19 in NHS hospitals out of a total of around 75,774 inpatients – a death rate of 14 per cent. Reports from intensive care units (ICU) show … 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
Young children and babies are not safe from the coronavirus that has gripped the world with fear, doctors warned yesterday. Experts say the highly contagious infection can still spread between children and youngsters – even though the elderly are most at risk. And they warn the life-threatening illness may cause unusual symptoms in children, such … Read more
Linda Lursardi’s husband Sam Kane has given an update on the couple’s conditions after they both developed COVID-19 symptoms this week. Sam Kane posted on Facebook on Friday afternoon that the couple have been hospitalised and will be tested for the virus ‘very soon.’ The talent agency director added that they are both ‘stable but … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 5,300 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 140,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type … Read more
Two men are hospitalised after having substances sprayed on them in attacks minutes apart across London Man in 40s was sprayed by an ‘unknown substance’ in Lewisham, south London Another man in his 20s was stabbed and substance sprayed in Waltham Forest The first attack happened around 9.20pm and the second at 10.40pm tonight By Jemma … Read more