Military and medical staff on board the US Navy’s lead hospital ship, ‘Mercy’, are making preparations to take on as many as 1,000 non-coronavirus patients while docked in Los Angeles. The former super oil tanker left its home port in San Diego earlier this week to help free up beds on the mainland in the … Read more
President Donald Trump on Thursday revealed his administration is working on a new set of guidelines to help the country re-open that would grade every county a high, medium or low risk for coronavirus. ‘My Administration is working to publish new guidelines for state and local policymakers to use in making decisions about maintaining, increasing, … Read more
At least 23 sailors aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, forcing the warship to port in Guam to test all 5,000 on board. On Tuesday three sailors tested positive for COVID-19. By Wednesday that number jumped to eight and half of those infected were airlifted to a military medical … Read more
New York records 100 coronavirus death in just 24 hours, bringing state total to 385, as number of fatal cases across US jumps to 1,074 and infections increase to 73,000 New figures released on Thursday show that there are now 1,074 deaths and more than 73,000 confirmed cases across the United States New York, which … Read more
Meet Britain’s youngest dog agility trainer – an 11-year-old schoolgirl who took up the sport aged just five. ‘Dog whisperer’ Taylor Lyon has developed an unbreakable bond with ‘best friend’ Elliott, a six-year-old cocker spaniel, who she has grown up with since she was five. The pair, from Stoke Bruerne, Northants, have since fetched 21 … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of Britons have showed their appreciation for the NHS heroes who are slaving away day and night to try to stem the number of deaths from the lethal coronavirus. People flocked to their doorways, balconies, gardens and windows to give a heartwarming round of applause and lit fireworks from 8pm as the country came together. … Read more
Horrifying footage shows British skiers unwittingly partying in a bar at the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in Austria more than a month after the disease was first identified there. The film, obtained by MailOnline, show holidaymakers being served shots in the Kitzloch bar, Ischgl, in late February, where a 36-year-old German barman is believed … Read more
A drug used to treat hepatitis C is safe to use in coronavirus patients and could help them to recover, according to a study. The medication danoprevir, sold as Ganovo, was given to 11 people with ‘moderate’ COVID-19 infections, in combination with the HIV drug ritonavir. Scientists found it was safe and did not cause … Read more
Switzerland has become the fifth European country to declare more than 10,000 coronavirus infections after the number of cases jumped by almost 1,000 in the last 24 hours. The Alpine country’s health ministry revealed that 10,714 citizens have been infected this morning, and warned that this number will continue to rise for at least another … Read more
Police have set up road blocks to stop cars with one force sending up a drone to chase dog walkers, ramblers and ‘lycra lout’ cycists as it emerged at least one million Britons are ignoring Britain’s historic coronavirus lockdown. Derbyshire Police’s drone unit have taken the extraordinary step of using one its unmanned aircraft to swoop … 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
‘We’re still here’: Samaritans vow to keep call lines open during coronavirus pandemic after suspected suicides of nurse and infected patient Samaritans volunteers are continuing to carry out helpline services in branches British death toll from coronavirus stands at 465 with almost 10,000 cases For confidential support, call the Samaritans on 116123 or visit a local … Read more
Italy‘s coronavirus crisis has now killed 37 doctors while more than 6,000 medical workers have been infected, it emerged today. Three more doctors died of coronavirus yesterday, in Bergamo, Foggia and Naples, the Italian Federation of Medical Professionals said, bringing the total to 37. The head of an Italian research institute said today that 6,205 … Read more