A 40-year-old tech boss has told how he watched helplessly as two patients died in front of him as he fought coronavirus in intensive care. Jozef Wallis, a fit and healthy father-of-two, began feeling ill after a night out in the pubs around London Bridge station two weeks ago. Despite suffering a raging fever and … 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
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS? 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 … 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
A ‘fit and healthy’ nurse, 36, on the frontline of the battle against coronavirus is now in critical condition after being diagnosed with the illness, her devastated family have revealed. Areema Nasreen, a mother-of-three, tested positive for the virus after developing a soaring temperature, body aches and a cough. The nurse, who has no underlying … Read more
A fit-and-healthy mother who filmed herself struggling to breathe as she warned of the dangers of coronavirus said it felt like having ‘glass in her lungs’. Tara Jane Langston, 39, said every breath is a ‘battle’ but she is now out of intensive care and recovering well. The mother-of-two was rushed to hospital by ambulance … Read more
Italian coronavirus patients who are 80 or older will not receive intensive care if the crisis worsens, under emergency plans being proposed in Turin. The plans drawn up by civil protection officials warn that ‘it will be necessary to apply criteria for access to intensive treatment’ if there are too many patients. The document, seen … Read more
The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Italy has jumped in the last 24 hours by 196 to 827 as a top Italian doctor said intensive care wards should place an age limit on beds. Rather than admit patients on a ‘first come first served’ basis, hospitals should swap to ‘catastrophe medicine’ guidelines – … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,200 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 94,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more