Covid

Burundi president becomes world’s first head of state to die of Covid confirm medics

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The Burundian president died from the coronavirus, according to medics at the hospital where he was flown to following his death.  The country’s government had announced Pierre Nkurunziza’s cause of death as from a heart attack.  A medical source at the Karusi hospital where Nkurunziza died, has confirmed the president was in ‘respiratory distress’ before his … Read more

Covid may trigger onset of diabetes in healthy people

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Diabetes puts people at a higher risk of developing severe COVID-19 because it makes the immune system weaker, scientists say. The illness, which affects more than four million people in the UK, is caused by abnormal levels of sugar in the blood. For most people this takes the form of Type 2 diabetes, in which … Read more

Emotional moment children embrace their grandparents in Covid ‘support bubbles’

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First HUG with Nana in three months! Emotional moment children embrace their grandparents as Britons are allowed to people from other houses in their Covid ‘support bubbles’ today Government have announced that households can now form ‘support bubbles’ Adults who live alone or with children under 18 can visit a friend from Saturday Thousands of … Read more

Emotional moment children embrace their grandparents in Covid ‘support bubbles’

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First HUG with Nana in three months! Emotional moment children embrace their grandparents as Britons are allowed to people from other houses in their Covid ‘support bubbles’ today Government have announced that households can now form ‘support bubbles’ Adults who live alone or with children under 18 can visit a friend from Saturday Thousands of … Read more

The Queen is asked to thank Covid key workers with Buckingham Palace garden party

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The Queen is asked to thank Covid key workers with Buckingham Palace garden party as local councils draw up list of thousands of worthy candidates from nurses to shelf-stackers Charities and ­various businesses will be invited to nominate a ‘community hero’  Thousands of names are expected to be put forward which could lead to a … Read more

Inside reopened Las Vegas, with blackjack tables with plastic shields and Covid surcharges

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Las Vegas has reopened, but as these fascinating pictures show, it’s not looking its usual self – it’s looking more surreal than ever. That’s because it has brought in a raft of measures aimed at keeping visitors safe in the coronavirus era – there are big plastic shields at the casino tables, dealers wearing masks, … Read more

Indian holy man who claimed he could perform ‘Covid exorcisms’ dies of coronavirus

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Indian holy man who claimed he could perform ‘Covid exorcisms’ by kissing people’s hands dies of coronavirus – having already infected 20 of his followers Coronavirus spreads through contagious droplets from the mouth or nose  Despite this, a holy man from Madya Pradesh, India, claimed he had a ‘kiss cure’ He would kiss devotees’ hands … Read more

Study shows 70 per cent of people are more likely to listen to expert advice after COVID

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Coronavirus crisis rebuilds Britain’s trust in expert opinion: Study shows 70 per cent of people are more likely to listen to specialist advice now than before the pandemic Michael Gove notably claimed that Britain had ‘had enough of experts’ in 2016 A survey last year also found that only 40 per cent trust expert advice the … Read more

Don’t be fooled by the Covid cons: We expose Test and Trace scam

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Scammers began capitalising on coronavirus to con victims out of cash almost as soon as the disease started spreading worldwide. Fraudsters have been knocking on our doors, infiltrating our email inboxes and telephoning us in our homes — using the fear and confusion to steal from us. But today Money Mail can expose how a … Read more