President Trump boasted that the U.S. would send $100 million in medical supplies to Italy despite American hospitals fretting about shortages of home due to the coronavirus epidemic. ‘We’re going to be sending approximately $100 million worth of things, of surgical and medical and hospital things to Italy,’ Trump told reporters Monday in the White … Read more
Heathrow Airport is being ‘repurposed’ as part of a wartime effort to keep vital medical supplies flowing into the country. Britain’s biggest airport will overhaul its operations this week to prioritise cargo flights carrying pharmaceutical products. Almost half of Britain’s medical supplies will be shipped in via the West London airport, including medicines, vaccines and … Read more
Medical evacuation plane kills eight as it explodes in ball of flames during take-off from Philippine capital Manila Lion Air flight was heading from Manila to Haneda, Japan, at 8pm on Sunday Six on board were Filipino with one from America and another from Canada Plane was being used by health department to fight the … Read more
Diane Keaton dons a medical mask, latex gloves and a deputy sheriff’s star while out for a walk in Los Angeles amid coronavirus pandemic By David Lawrance For Dailymail.com Published: 07:30 BST, 29 March 2020 | Updated: 13:19 BST, 29 March 2020 She’s known for her often eccentric looks. And Diane Keaton was at it … Read more
Irish air traffic controllers bade farewell to an Aer Lingus jet which is flying to China to pick up PPE gear for health care staff across the entire island. The Northern Ireland Executive has joined with the government in Dublin to buy the vital equipment directly from China. An Aer Lingus Airbus A330 departed Dublin … Read more
Keeping Covid-19 deaths below 20,000 would be a good result, says NHS medical director Stephen Powis who says 170million masks, 25million gloves and 30million aprons have been delivered to medical staff fighting virus Stephen Powis told conference less than 20,000 deaths would be a good result He said that getting protective equipment to NHS staff … Read more
Doctors celebrated its 20th anniversary on Thursday and the popular BBC medical soap has given a collection of celebrities their acting break over the last two decades. Fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke, The Crown’s Claire Foy and Killing Eve’s Jodie Comer are just some of the names to have appeared on the programme since its launch on 26 … Read more
The British Medical Association has told medical students to not volunteer on NHS wards to fight coronavirus until the Government has drawn up clear pay plans. The doctors union has urged students against helping the overwhelmed NHS until a national contract on pay, holiday and pension is finalised. Critics said the union, which has around 160,000 … Read more
French schoolgirl, 16, with no underlying medical conditions becomes ‘youngest person in Europe’ to die from coronavirus after developing ‘a slight cough’ Tributes are being paid to Julie A., 16, who died at the Necker hospital in Paris She was first rushed to her local family doctors on Tuesday and then transferred Her sister Manon now … Read more
Elon Musk’s Space X starts manufacturing hand sanitizer and donates protective suits and face shields to medical staff treating coronavirus Memos show the company is making hand sanitize and face shields The supplies are being donated to hospitals near SpaceX’s headquarters So far it has donated at least 75 face shields and 100 medical suits … Read more