A third Russian doctor has plunged from a hospital window after complaining about medics facing intolerable coronavirus pressures. Alexander Shulepov, 37, is fighting for his life with head injuries after taking part in in a video which claimed he was ordered to work despite testing positive for Covid-19. He and colleagues also warned about PPE … Read more
Even in our hospitals, there is hope that the worst is over. But as one frontline NHS doctor reveals in her latest diary, the heartache and tragedy go on… MONDAY He just wants to go home to die Since the crisis began, I’ve been drinking too much coffee to try to stay alert. I’ve suffered … Read more
A fit and healthy paramedic who was ‘taken down in a week’ has become one of the latest healthcare workers to die from coronavirus. Mark Stanley, 57, who was stationed at Halifax Ambulance Station in West Yorkshire, died in Calderdale Royal Hospital on Thursday after a week-long battle with the virus. Mr Stanley, who was … Read more
Mattel honors COVID-19 frontline staff with doctors, nurses, EMTs, delivery drivers and grocery store workers action figures which will raise funds to buy PPE for first responders Toy maker Mattel launched a ‘Thank You Heroes’ line of 16 new action figures honoring workers on the frontlines during the coronavirus pandemic The toys, being sold under … Read more
Mattel honors COVID-19 frontline staff with doctors, nurses, EMTs, delivery drivers and grocery store workers action figures which will raise funds to buy PPE for first responders Toy maker Mattel launched a ‘Thank You Heroes’ line of 16 new action figures honoring workers on the frontlines during the coronavirus pandemic The toys, being sold under … Read more
A Wuhan doctor has revealed how she found out the novel coronavirus, a then unknown bug, could spread among humans as early as December. Dr Zhang Jixian, 54, has been hailed by China as the first person to report the pathogen to local authorities. She sent an urgent report to her district CDC on December … Read more
BORIS JOHNSON Mr Johnson is pictured colliding with a 10-year-old during a game of street rugby in Tokyo in October 2015 The Prime Minister has no known health problems and is thought to be fairly fit and well. Will Walden, a friend of Boris Johnson and his former director of communications during his time as … Read more
Russian doctor falls to her death from hospital window ‘after being blamed for spread of Covid-19 at cosmonaut training facility’ – days after medic who reported PPE shortages also plunged from a window Natalya Lebedeva was accused of failing to stop an outbreak, colleagues claim She was involved in treating the city’s ‘patient zero’, a … Read more
Russian doctor falls to her death from hospital window ‘after being blamed for spread of Covid-19 at cosmonaut training facility’ – days after medic who reported PPE shortages also plunged from a window Natalya Lebedeva was accused of failing to stop an outbreak, colleagues claim She was involved in treating the city’s ‘patient zero’, a … Read more
We are beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel, but the battle goes on in our hospitals. Now read the latest heart-rending diary of a doctor on the Covid-19 front line… Monday In the middle of an ethical dilemma I’m returning to work with a sense of dread. I was thinking last night … Read more