NHS medics threaten to quit over safety concerns as doctor slams ‘inadequate’ protection saying she is treating coronavirus victims with small gloves, ‘little plastic aprons’ and has to wear scrubs covered in patient sweat Dr Rinesh Parmar said health professionals could ‘give up the profession’ Dr Lisa Anderson said those working on wards to not … 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
Seven more people in Wales have died after contracting the coronavirus as the UK death toll hits 240 with 5,018 positive tests for Covid-19. The surge in cases of the Wuhan virus comes as Boris Johnson pleads with young people to take the potentially life-threatening infections more seriously. Chief Medical Officer for Wales Dr Frank Atherton confirmed … Read more
A senior NHS doctor is fighting for life after being infected with coronavirus, which may have happened during a routine appointment with a patient. The 52-year-old ear, nose and throat consultant from the Midlands had been ‘fit and well’ but was last night on a life-support machine. News of the medic’s plight came as NHS … Read more
Your NHS needs YOU! Boris Johnson urges up to 65,000 former medics to come out of retirement to help fight coronavirus Ex-doctors and nurses are being urged by ministers to help tackle coronavirus Emails will echo Lord Kitchener’s Your Country Needs You recruitment poster Staff will complete brief online survey and be allowed to re-register … Read more
Doctors must rally to fight this threat but can we protect them when they do? Dr MARTIN SCURR examines the threat of coronavirus to medics By Dr Martin Scurr For The Daily Mail Published: 01:54 GMT, 17 March 2020 | Updated: 01:56 GMT, 17 March 2020 As a GP in a family of doctors — my … Read more
NHS says it will NOT test frontline medics for coronavirus unless they have suspected pneumonia or acute respiratory illness NHS staff have been warned they will not be routinely tested for coronavirus Public Health England said medics will be tested along the established rules Clinicians who develop symptoms have been told they must self-isolate Tests … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,500 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 125,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,500 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 125,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type … Read more
Doctors and nurses in hazmat suits perform a caesarean section on a face mask-clad mother in Wuhan, the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak. The outbreak – that has infected more than 100,000 worldwide with a death toll of 3,594 – began in Wuhan in China’s Hubei province when the WHO was alerted by Chinese authorities … Read more