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US regulators have approved two malaria drugs for hospitalised coronavirus patients – but the UK has blocked their use until clinical trials finish.  Doctors across America can now prescribe hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine as a last resort for critically ill COVID-19 sufferers. Trials are currently underway to test their effectiveness on coronavirus patients, after the drugs showed promise … Read more

Hotel tycoon Sir Rocco Forte, 75, and former M&S boss Lord Stuart Rose, 71, are both battling coronavirus while self-isolating at their country homes Sir Rocco is in holed up at his country estate in Surrey village of Ripley He caught infection from either a colleague or one of his two daughters  Lord Rose has been … Read more

Air pollution in India has plummeted to its lowest levels amid the coronavirus lockdown, in stark contrast to record high levels last year.  People in Delhi, the country’s capital, awoke to clear blue skies at the weekend, a matter of days into the nationwide lockdown owing to Covid-19. The Air Quality Index (AQI) indicated levels … Read more

They say a crisis brings out the best and worst in people, and never has that been pertinent than during this coronavirus pandemic. I’ve been so moved by the wonderfully selfless work being done by so many to help others get through this unprecedented situation – especially the world’s health workers risking their own lives … Read more

Hundreds of tourists smash out of Kiev airport after refusing to enter coronavirus quarantine The 238 Ukrainians had arrived at the airport after being stranded in Vietnam Extraordinary footage shows them forcing their way past officers in hazmat suits Ukrainian authorities demanded the tourists go into quarantine for two weeks This would have been for … Read more

Police have been warning shopkeepers not to sell Easter eggs as ‘overzealous’ enforcement during the coronavirus lockdown continues and it was revealed forces are planning to cut arrests and ignore crimes because of the crisis. Officers in several parts of the country have shocked retailers by trying to stop them from selling they consider non-essential, including … Read more

As well as reducing the risk of coronavirus spreading social distancing could make people’s symptoms milder if they do get the illness, scientists say. It can do this by reducing a patient’s viral load – the number of particles of the virus they are first infected with. Having a high viral load gives an infection … Read more

A group of men have been slammed as ‘covidiots’ after being spotted having a barbecue, while others have been seen surfing, as people continue to flout the countrywide lockdown. In a shocking image the group can be seen gathering closely around disposable barbecues in scenes which fly in the face of Government guidance on social … Read more

Vincent van Gogh painting is stolen from Dutch museum closed due to coronavirus The museum near Amsterdam said Van Gogh’s ‘Spring Garden’ had been stolen  Burglars forced their way in through a glass door shortly after 3am this morning Museum director said he was ‘shocked and incredibly p****d off’ by the theft  Coronavirus symptoms: what … Read more