A chilling video has revealed the full impact of the coronavirus pandemic on an Italian city, showing how the obituary section of a local newspaper has expanded from a single page to ten. The footage, from Bergamo, Lombardy comes after 146 died in the city in the space of a week. In the footage, a … Read more
Scientists have crunched coronavirus statistics to reveal the fatality rate for infected patients with underlying health problems. Data shows patients with pre-existing conditions are more likely to suffer severe illness and die because their immune systems are weaker. Researchers in China, who studied more than 72,000 patients, found 10.5 per cent of heart disease sufferers … Read more
Former MP and Labour veteran Frank Field urges Boris Johnson to make cannabis available on the NHS after revealing he took ‘wonder drug’ to ease ‘crippling’ back pain The 77-year-old said CBD drug Bedrolite cured pain that had left him bedbound He called on Boris Johnson to meet with him to discuss legalising the drug … Read more
Coronavirus fatalities in the UK have increased by 14 overnight bringing the total death toll to 35 as the number of cases increases by more than 200 to 1,372, the department of health and social care announced this afternoon. A total of 40,279 people have been tested across the UK and the latest update comes as … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 5,300 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 140,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type … Read more
Entertainment reporter Richard Wilkins has opened up on his ‘bizarre’ coronavirus diagnosis after he came into contact with Tom Hanks’ wife Rita Wilson. Channel Nine on Sunday evening revealed the presenter, 65, who briefly met Wilson during her visit to the network’s studios, tested positive to the virus that has left more than 5,000 people dead … Read more
Matt Hancock today confirmed the government will tell the elderly to stay at home for up to four months as he admitted the NHS does not currently have enough ventilators for the fight against coronavirus. The Health Secretary said people over the age of 70 will be told to self-isolate even if they do not … Read more
The Foreign Office today warned Britons to avoid ‘all but essential travel’ to Madrid and other areas of Spain. British travellers are being told to scrap unnecessary visits to the regions of Madrid and La Rioja and the municipalities of La Bastida, Vitoria and Miranda de Ebro. The FCO advice was issued after Spain announced … Read more