A hospital in London has declared a ‘critical incident’ because its intensive care unit is completely full after a surge in coronavirus patients. Northwick Park Hospital, in Harrow, north-west London, has had at least three patients die of the coronavirus already this week. A director at another hospital has reportedly called the situation ‘f***ing petrifying’ … Read more
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have become the first royals to visit coronavirus frontline health workers, as they met staff at a London NHS 111 call centre. As they toured the call centre in Croydon, south-west London, on Thursday, the couple heard how the number of calls from the public had quadrupled since the … Read more
Jaguar Land Rover suspends work at its UK plant due to coronavirus – four weeks after production restarted at its factory in China Production at Jaguar Land Rover’s UK plants will shut down over the next week Management said they hoped car production will be resumed on April 20 Jaguar Land Rover’s plants in Brazil … 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 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
Around 1.4 million vulnerable people in Britain will be told to self-isolate on Monday during the coronavirus outbreak, as the UK death toll hits 144. Speaking today, Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed that Brits classed as vulnerable will be sent a letter by the NHS and told what specific actions they need to take to protect … Read more
The UK is looking at rolling out DIY coronavirus home testing kits after ministers were accused of allowing thousands of infected people to walk the streets undiagnosed. Britain’s chief scientific adviser revealed the Government was reviewing the ‘easy to use’ blood tests which analyse antibodies in the body and give a diagnosis in hours. They would … Read more
A malaria drug which could treat seriously ill coronavirus patients is already in short supply in the UK after US President Donald Trump revealed American hospitals would double down on using it. An NHS pharmacist warned MailOnline there are already shortages of the drug hydroxychloroquine, which is used to prevent malaria and treat lupus or … Read more
NHS will tell 1.4 million Britons to self-isolate from Monday: Vulnerable and those with underlying health problems will be told to stay at home due to coronavirus – as UK death toll hits 144 By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline Published: 11:06 GMT, 20 March 2020 | Updated: 11:12 GMT, 20 March 2020 Around 1.4 million … Read more
The heartbroken parents of two terminally-ill children have launched legal action to get a potentially life-saving drug on the NHS. Oliver, eight, and Amelia Carroll, six, suffer from fatal neuro-degenerative condition Batten disease. There is no cure for the condition, which is estimated to affect 30 to 50 children in the UK, meaning Oliver and … Read more