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
Recovered coronavirus patients can be left with damaged lungs, researchers in Hong Kong have claimed. A small study of 12 patients who were discharged from hospital showed that two or three had reduced lung function. They got out of breath easier when they took a brisk walk, the scientists said. Scans of nine patients suggested … Read more
Girl, 15, collapsed and died in the kitchen of her family home after tiny food particles got into her lungs during dinner hours earlier, inquest hears Abby Reese Beaumont aspirated on a ‘foreign body’ at her home in North Wales The teenager had made herself a dinner a few hours earlier on April 2 Coroner … Read more