Female covid-19 victim, 35, is conscious and speaking after surviving a record 58 days on a ventilator in intensive care The female patient is at Southampton General Hospital and is still supported by a ventilator Dr Sanjay Gupta said she faces a long recovery as she ‘has virtually no muscle strength left’ Some of those … Read more
The latest evidence is that most people have no risk of dying from Covid-19. However, the bad news is the virus probably won’t be eliminated by the lockdown. Doctors are now saying the findings so far suggest there’s more we can all do to reduce the risk of Covid-19 causing us serious illness. The latest … Read more
A wife who had said her goodbyes to her husband after she was told he had ‘zero chance’ of surviving coronavirus has revealed he is ‘still with us’ a week later. Last week mother-of-two Sue Martin, from Cardiff, broke listeners’ hearts as she revealed she was given 10 minutes to say a heartbreaking final goodbye to … Read more
Lying intensive care patients with coronavirus face down on their beds could make them more likely to survive, doctors say. Prone positioning, in which patients who struggle to breathe are laid on their front instead of their back in a hospital bed, works by reducing pressure on the lungs. Doctors in the UK, US, Italy … Read more
Just a month ago the medieval town of Shrewsbury was hit by the worst flooding it had seen in 20 years. The River Severn rose to record levels and much of Shropshire’s county town and its half-timbered buildings were cut off. Some shops shut down after footfall fell to 25 per cent of the previous … Read more