Seven people who tested positive for the coronavirus have been linked to the same restaurant in China, sparking fears of a looming new outbreak as the country scrambles to get back to normal. It comes as authorities in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou are investigating a possible series of community transmission of the killer … Read more
New laboratory is opened up at Cambridge University to help Government reach its 100,000-a-day coronavirus testing target Laboratory is ‘joint collaboration’ with giants AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline The Government has promised to hit 100,000 tests a day by the end of April The tests had formed part of Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s ‘five pillar’ plan By … Read more
Doctors from around the world are seeing if the gas that gave us the ‘little blue pill’ will also help treat the novel coronavirus as it continues to spread. Nitric oxide is a colorless gas helps blood vessels dilate, which in turn leads to increasing the amount of oxygen flowing throughout the body. It’s been … Read more
Tony Blair calls for senior minister to be put in charge of mass coronavirus testing as pandemic approaches peak in the UK Former PM Tony Blair demands Government minister takes charge of virus tests Mr Blair’s intervention came amid concern over if UK will meet its testing goal The Government has set a target of … Read more
President Donald Trump said Monday he may undergo additional tests for the coronavirus after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to intensive care to be treated for the disease. ‘I think we’ll probably have the be quite a few tests. It’s not the worst idea. You know, this system of testing now so quick … Read more
HALF of results from the 17.5m ‘game-changer’ coronavirus home testing kits ordered by the government could be unreliable, scientists checking them reveal Boris Johnson previously said new tests for antibodies could be ‘game-changers’ But experts have warned that they may fail to detect up to half of Covid-19 cases The latest figures show 47,806 confirmed … Read more
Nurse and ‘work mum’, 68, who stayed past retirement age because she loved her job so much is latest NHS worker to die after being diagnosed with coronavirus Liz Glanister was announced as latest frontline NHS worker to have passed away She worked at Aintree University Hospital but died at Royal Liverpool on Friday It … Read more
Boris Johnson is taken to hospital 10 days after testing positive for coronavirus By Jack Elsom For Mailonline Published: 21:17 BST, 5 April 2020 | Updated: 21:25 BST, 5 April 2020 Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital ten days after testing positive for coronavirus, Downing Street announced tonight. The Prime Minister, who is still suffering … Read more
The first NHS midwife to die after testing positive for coronavirus has been named as 54-year-old Lynsay Coventry. Ms Coventry’s family said their ‘hearts are broken at the loss of our loving, wonderful and caring mum, sister, daughter and grandmother’. She is the latest NHS worker to die during the epidemic, which has infected 47,806 and … Read more
Ministers are said to be furious at ‘megalomaniac’ NHS bosses and Public Health England’s failure to get to grips with testing and protective equipment shortages – as a new survey shows their staff have no faith in their leaders. There have been increasing concerns about the level of diagnostic testing for the deadly pandemic, with … Read more