A primary school headteacher has died after testing positive for coronavirus. Wendy Jacobs was headteacher at Roose Primary School in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. She was diagnosed with the deadly COVID-19 virus last week and was rushed to Furness General Hospital’s intensive care unit but later died. Pupils, parents and teachers have been left devastated and have … Read more
After updating fans about his experience with coronavirus, Bachelor alum Colton Underwood stepped outside for a brief breath of fresh air. The reality personality didn’t venture far from quarantine though, spotted hanging out on the balcony of his girlfriend Cassie Randolph’s family home in Huntington Beach, California. The 28-year-old was seen wearing a pair of … Read more
Boris Johnson has pledged to urgently increase coronavirus testing despite saying less than three weeks ago that the NHS was ‘well-prepared’ for an outbreak. The Prime Minister told reporters in London yesterday that a ‘game-changing’ new test will be offered to hundreds of thousands of people as soon as possible. He added at Downing Street … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) never discussed providing coronavirus testing kits to the US in the early days of the outbreak. By the end of February, the WHO had shipped hundreds of thousands of test kits around the world – but the US was not among … Read more
Pressure is mounting on the UK Government to upgrade its coronavirus testing as other countries switch to diagnostic kits that take just minutes to produce results. Boris Johnson today announced testing will be ramped up to 25,000 a day after coming under scathing criticism for letting thousands go undiagnosed. Only 5,000 people were being swabbed daily … Read more
Pressure is mounting on the UK Government to upgrade its coronavirus testing as other countries switch to diagnostic kits that take just minutes to produce results. Boris Johnson today announced testing will be ramped up to 25,000 a day after coming under scathing criticism for letting thousands go undiagnosed. Only 5,000 people were being swabbed daily … 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
Wealthy VIPs, celebrities and businesses are going private for £375-a-time coronavirus testing kits from Harley Street after Public Health England said not everyone could get checked Wealthy VIPs shelling out £375 each for a coronavirus test from London clinic It comes after Public Health England said it could only test certain patients The Private Clinic … Read more
British tourist is slammed for DEFYING health orders and flying to tourism hot spot AFTER testing positive for coronavirus A woman, 36, has been slammed for flying to Hamilton Island with coronavirus She had been in Australia less than a week when she was diagnosed in Sydney Queensland health authorities tracked her down on 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