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Health official feared biological warfare over a pandemic prioritizing smallpox vaccine over masks

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President Trump’s top official for public health preparedness, Robert Kadlec, dedicated billions in taxpayer dollars to fight biological and chemical weapons prioritizing that over battling a naturally occurring pandemic, a Washington Post investigation has found.  Kadlec’s team, for instance, cut a deal to buy up to $2.8 billion in smallpox vaccine and also purchased anthrax vaccines, while cutting … Read more

Boy, 11, feared to have ‘life-changing injuries’ after being shot by burglars posing as deliverymen

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Boy, 11, feared to have ‘life-changing injuries’ after being shot at home by burglars posing as deliverymen A gang forced entry into an Upminster home by posing as deliverymen on Friday Ray Hawkins, 45, opened the door believing it was a parcel delivery at 9.30pm Mr Hawkins and his son, 11, were rushed to hospital … Read more

More than 7,500 care home residents feared to have died

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More than 7,500 care home residents are now feared to have died from coronavirus, according to new data. Care England, the country’s largest representative body for care homes, said the number of residents dying from the illness far surpassed government estimates. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) earlier this week showed only 237 … Read more

4,000 feared dead in care homes: Coronavirus death toll is being shockingly underreported

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A ‘hidden epidemic’ of coronavirus in care homes may have cost 4,000 lives, experts warned last night.  They believe deaths are being hugely under-reported because of a lack of testing. GPs are also sometimes reluctant to write Covid-19 on death certificates and figures from care homes are not included in the official daily toll.  The latest … Read more

4,000 feared dead in care homes: Coronavirus death toll is being shockingly underreported

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A ‘hidden epidemic’ of coronavirus in care homes may have cost 4,000 lives, experts warned last night.  They believe deaths are being hugely under-reported because of a lack of testing. GPs are also sometimes reluctant to write Covid-19 on death certificates and figures from care homes are not included in the official daily toll.  The latest … Read more

Mother of quadruplets, 39, who died of coronavirus feared she was infected by Chinese passengers

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A mother of ‘miracle quadruplets’ who died of coronavirus feared she was infected at Heathrow Airport while working for British Airways, her heartbroken husband has told The Mail on Sunday.  Shabnum Sadiq, 39, was employed as a customer care relations manager for BA at Heathrow’s Terminal 5.  Before falling ill she had told her husband … Read more

Mother of quadruplets, 39, who died of coronavirus feared she was infected by Chinese passengers

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A mother of ‘miracle quadruplets’ who died of coronavirus feared she was infected at Heathrow Airport while working for British Airways, her heartbroken husband has told The Mail on Sunday.  Shabnum Sadiq, 39, was employed as a customer care relations manager for BA at Heathrow’s Terminal 5.  Before falling ill she had told her husband … Read more

Could UK coronavirus deaths be lower than feared?

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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

NHS surgeon is ‘flung out’ of his rented room by landlady who feared he would give her coronavirus

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NHS surgeon, 43, is ‘flung out’ of his rented room by landlady who feared he would give her coronavirus Joseph Alsousou, 43, said he was asked to leave house in Headington, Oxford NHS surgeon was ‘nearly in tears’ as he drove back to family home in Merseyside He said landlady wanted him to leave as soon … Read more