Medics and pharmacy workers urged to disinfect SHOES after studies show COVID-19 carried on soles

Coronavirus can be spread through surfaces such as the shoe soles of patients and medics, according to new scientific studies. Medical staff and pharmacy workers are being warned to disinfect their footwear after researchers discovered the virus can be transmitted on shoes. Chinese scientists examined surface and air samples from both an intensive care unit … Read more

PM thanks NHS staff for his life-saving care with special mention for two medics

The NHS hero who saved Boris Johnson’s life and stood by his bedside when things could have gone ‘either way’ has been pictured. The Prime Minister spent the last week in St Thomas’s Hospital – including three nights in intensive care – being treated for the virus. Shortly after he was discharged, Mr Johnson released … Read more

PM thanks NHS staff for his life-saving care with special mention for two medics

The NHS hero who saved Boris Johnson’s life and stood by his bedside when things could have gone ‘either way’ has been pictured. The Prime Minister spent the last week in St Thomas’s Hospital – including three nights in intensive care – being treated for the virus. Shortly after he was discharged, Mr Johnson released … Read more

Businessman ‘fuming’ after NHS well-wishers paint over £400 ad board to say ‘thank you’ to medics

Businessman, 33, is left ‘fuming’ after NHS well-wishers paint over his £400 advertising board to say ‘thank you’ to medics fighting coronavirus Christopher Walker was ‘fuming’ after ‘NHS Thank you’ was put on £400 board The 33-year-old bought the sign in Redcar, North Yorkshire, to boost business The father-of-three from Redcar slammed the ‘mindless’ violence … Read more

Businessman ‘fuming’ after NHS well-wishers paint over £400 ad board to say ‘thank you’ to medics

Businessman, 33, is left ‘fuming’ after NHS well-wishers paint over his £400 advertising board to say ‘thank you’ to medics fighting coronavirus Christopher Walker was ‘fuming’ after ‘NHS Thank you’ was put on £400 board The 33-year-old bought the sign in Redcar, North Yorkshire, to boost business The father-of-three from Redcar slammed the ‘mindless’ violence … Read more

NHS medics fighting the coronavirus are forced to cut up plastic curtains and use them as gowns

NHS medics fighting on the coronavirus frontline are forced to cut up plastic curtains and use them as gowns as PPE shortage rages on Health Secretary had previously said 742m units of PPE had been delivered Medics claim they are having to create their own PPE from plastic curtains Intensive care staff being cut because … Read more

How frontline medics are boosting morale by dancing

Doctors with dancing feet! How frontline NHS medics are keeping morale high during the coronavirus crisis by performing in hospital corridors and car parks Doctors have been using dance routines to boost morale during the pandemic  Frontline medics have been filming routines in carparks and hospital corridors Some communicate important information about hygiene and hand … Read more

WWII hero, 99, given guard of honour from NHS medics as he’s wheeled out after defeating coronavirus

Heart-warming moment WWII hero, 99, is given guard of honour from NHS medics as he’s wheeled out of hospital after defeating coronavirus Albert Chambers, who will turn 100 in July, thanked NHS staff for his treatment He recovered from coronavirus after being treated at Tickhill Road Hospital, Doncaster He was wheeled through the hospital as … Read more

Rebekah Vardy donated £10,000 to buy scurbs for medics

Rebekah Vardy donates £10,000 to buy 2000 sets of scrubs for medics battling the coronavirus pandemic By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 09:00 BST, 7 April 2020 | Updated: 09:00 BST, 7 April 2020 Rebekah Vardy has donated £10,000 to buy 2,000 sets of scrubs for medics battling the coronavirus epidemic. The wife of Leicester and … Read more

Mother suffering from coronavirus dies during labour at London hospital – but medics save her child

Horror as mother-to-be suffering from coronavirus dies during labour at London hospital – but medics save her child A mother who was infected with coronavirus has died during birth of her child  Death at Whittington Hospital, North London, has left her family ‘devastated’ Not known if victim had underlying health conditions – investigation is underway … Read more