Love Island star Rachel Fenton confirmed she received the Covid-19 vaccine on Friday after previously contracting the virus twice. The Orthopaedic Clinical Nurse Specialist, 27, shared a selfie receiving the injection to Instagram as she thanked the medical field and hoped that ‘it’s the beginning of the end’. She revealed she tested positive for the … Read more
Coughing Covid patients put frontline NHS staff at far higher risk of catching the virus than thought and PPE plans may need a complete rethink, study finds Researchers found that coughing produces 10 times more infectious ‘aerosol’ There are now calls for healthcare workers to be given FFP3 respirator masks Dr James Dodd’s research suggests … Read more
After throwing its doors open to partygoers over the New Year, Dubai is now facing the economic cost of surging coronavirus cases as flight bans threaten its £23billion tourism sector. Britain last night placed an outright travel ban on the Middle East party haven where the New Year revelry has been blamed for a spike … Read more
An investigation has been launched into reports that some of the laptops handed out to vulnerable children for homeschooling are infected with a virus. Teachers from schools in Bradford, Lincolnshire and Wolverhampton said on an online forum they noticed the issue and believe it contacts Russian servers. One person wrote: ‘Upon unboxing and preparing them … Read more
‘Just follow the rules!’ Neighbourhood in seaside town of Cleethorpes is declared Covid FREE – despite rapidly rising infection rates before Christmas – as residents say they’ve simply ‘done what was asked’ to beat the virus There are so few cases in the ward of Cleethorpes West it’s deemed ‘Covid-free’ Residents of neighbourhood in the … Read more
Caprice has revealed that her beloved grandma has died of Covid, saying she will miss her ‘with all my broken heart’. The model, 49, shared several personal snaps to Instagram on Friday as she explained that her family member passed away at the age of 91. As well as paying tribute, the grieving star urged … Read more
Asos deifies Covid gloom with sales up by 36%, with Just Eat and Lidl following suit Asos’ sales rose by 24% to £1.36 billion in the four months to December 31 It has focused on pyjamas and T-shirts with customers forced to stay at home As takeaway orders soared, orders at Just Eat spiked by 58% … Read more
Daughter of healthy paramedic who died at 52 from Covid-19 urges lockdown rule breakers to take coronavirus seriously Lauren Hart said her father Peter helped influx of patients at East Surrey Hospital Mr Hart caught virus in April and died on 52nd birthday after a month-long battle He left behind wife Helen, 53, Lauren, 23, and … Read more
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
Pregnant women who catch Covid may pass on the virus to their babies as some infants test positive within hours of birth, study shows Some babies develop COVID-19 within hours of their birth, according to study Five out of 139 newborns from infected mothers were diagnosed within hours Confirming Covid-19 transmission from mother to newborn … Read more