medics

The least we can do is ensure that medics are as protected as possible, writes Dr MAX PEMBERTON 

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Safety shambles that could cost many more lives: The least we can do as a nation is ensure that medics in the frontline of the coronavirus battle are as well protected as possible, writes Dr MAX PEMBERTON By Dr Max Pemberton For The Daily Mail Published: 23:39 BST, 29 March 2020 | Updated: 23:41 BST, … Read more

Medics are more likely to catch the coronavirus ‘because they get a higher dose of the infection’

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Li Wenliang, 34, died from coronavirus in China. He was one of a group of doctors in China’s virus epicentre who shared posts on social media warning of a Sars-like virus spreading in the city in December. Front line medical staff and priests appear to be more likely to fall seriously ill or die from coronavirus, … Read more

Medics are more likely to catch the coronavirus ‘because they get a higher dose of the infection’

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Li Wenliang, 34, died from coronavirus in China. He was one of a group of doctors in China’s virus epicentre who shared posts on social media warning of a Sars-like virus spreading in the city in December. Front line medical staff and priests appear to be more likely to fall seriously ill or die from coronavirus, … Read more

Being obese raises coronavirus risk: Medics warn patients with high BMI more likely to die

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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

Being obese raises coronavirus risk: Medics warn patients with high BMI more likely to die

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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

Seven more people die in Wales as UK coronavirus death toll hits 240 and three medics, 30, are ill

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Seven more people in Wales have died after contracting the coronavirus as the UK death toll hits 240 with 5,018 positive tests for Covid-19.   The surge in cases of the Wuhan virus comes as Boris Johnson pleads with young people to take the potentially life-threatening infections more seriously. Chief Medical Officer for Wales Dr Frank Atherton confirmed … Read more

Seven more people die in Wales as UK coronavirus death toll hits 240 and three medics, 30, are ill

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Seven more people in Wales have died today after contracting the coronavirus as the UK death toll hits 240 with 5,018 positive tests for Covid-19.   The surge in cases of the Wuhan virus comes as Boris Johnson pleads with young people to take the potentially life-threatening infections more seriously. Chief Medical Officer for Wales Dr Frank Atherton … Read more

NHS doctor, 52, is on life support amid fears many more medics will catch coronavirus 

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A senior NHS doctor is fighting for life after being infected with coronavirus, which may have happened during a routine appointment with a patient. The 52-year-old ear, nose and throat consultant from the Midlands had been ‘fit and well’ but was last night on a life-support machine.  News of the medic’s plight came as NHS … Read more

NHS doctor, 52, is on life support amid fears many more medics will catch coronavirus 

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A senior NHS doctor is fighting for life after being infected with coronavirus, which may have happened during a routine appointment with a patient. The 52-year-old ear, nose and throat consultant from the Midlands had been ‘fit and well’ but was last night on a life-support machine.  News of the medic’s plight came as NHS … Read more