Study finds 10% of Marine recruits who tested positive for COVID before basic training did so again

Getting reinfected with the novel coronavirus may not be as rare as previously believed, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among young Marine Corps recruits who had previously tested positive, more than 10 percent had a second positive test during a six-week follow-up. What’s more, the group that became infected again had lower antibody … Read more

Some 350,000 people tested for South African Covid strain say: ‘It’s not pleasant but it’s worth it’

A BBC worker winced as she plunged a swab to the back of her throat while being tested for the new strain South African strain of coronavirus. Carol Hall, from Ealing, West London, was one of the first of around 350,000 people in eight postcodes around the UK to be tested for the mutant strain … Read more

People with Covid-19 symptoms too scared to get tested in case they need to stop working and isolate

Covid-19 carriers ‘are refusing to get checked over fears they will have to stop working’ claims testing tsar, days after Downing Street ruled out plan to pay £500 to anyone who is positive Baroness Dido Harding said that fewer than six in ten members of the public are self-isolating when told to do so She … Read more

Tammin Sursok reveals her husband has finally tested NEGATIVE to Covid 21 days after his diagnosis

Tammin Sursok has confirmed her husband Sean McEwen has received a negative Coronavirus result, 21 days after he tested positive. On Saturday, the elated 37-year-old actress shared a string of videos relaying how ‘overwhelming’ the virus had been on the family, before confirming the happy result alongside a video of their daughter Lennon, two, cheering … Read more

Dave Chappelle has tested POSITIVE for coronavirus

Dave Chappelle has tested POSITIVE for coronavirus…just TWO DAYS after posing for a group snapshot with Elon Musk and Grimes in Texas By Carly Johnson For Dailymail.com Published: 05:06 GMT, 22 January 2021 | Updated: 05:06 GMT, 22 January 2021 Dave Chappelle has tested positive for COVID-19. A representative for the 47-year-old standup star confirmed … Read more

Liv Tyler reveals she tested positive for COVID-19 on New Year’s Eve after making a full recovery

Liv Tyler revealed Friday on Instagram that she had been sickened with COVID-19 at the start of the new year. The 43-year-old actress shared the news in a sweet post showing her joyous reunion with her son Sailor Gene, five, and daughter Lula Rose, four. Ironically, the health scare came months after Tyler exited her … Read more

Hollyoaks ‘will continue filming after star Callum Kerr tested positive for COVID-19’

Hollyoaks ‘will continue filming after star Callum Kerr revealed he tested positive for COVID-19 and has gone into self-isolation’ By Roxy Simons and Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 23:45 GMT, 15 January 2021 | Updated: 23:45 GMT, 15 January 2021 Hollyoaks will reportedly continue to film, even after star Callum Kerr revealed he had contracted … Read more

Hollyoaks star Callum Kerr reveals he’s tested positive for COVID-19

Hollyoaks is hit by COVID-19 outbreak as star Callum Kerr reveals he’s tested positive and must self-isolate with ‘mild symptoms’ By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 14:46 GMT, 15 January 2021 | Updated: 14:46 GMT, 15 January 2021 Hollyoaks has been hit with a COVID-19 outbreak after star Callum Kerr revealed he’d tested positive for … Read more

Key workers to be tested for Covid-19 twice a week in bid to ‘break the chain’ of passing on virus

Key workers are to be tested for Covid-19 twice a week in bid to ‘break the chain’ of people passing on the virus without knowing they have it Key workers unable to work from home will be eligible for two Covid tests a week Lateral flow tests will become a key way to avoid current … Read more

Coronavirus: Chinese city offers £50 to reward residents who report on those refusing to be tested

Chinese city offers £50 cash reward to residents who report on those refusing to be tested for coronavirus amid new outbreak The city of Nangong has issued an order to catch coronavirus test evaders  Anyone who provides useful leads will receive 500 yuan (£57) as an award Millions in the city and the surrounding province … Read more