Fewer than 20 people aged under 40 have died with coronavirus since the second wave began. Official figures reveal the disease is now 100 times as deadly for the oldest in society as for the young, and that increased infections among children and young adults has not led to their hospitalisations or deaths. And including … Read more
A coronavirus lockdown row erupted today after No10’s scientific advisers called for another national shutdown to curtail Britain’s Covid-19 resurgence amid projections that the second wave could end up being deadlier than the first because it will last for longer. Top experts questioned why the ‘incredibly harmful intervention’ was being considered when Britain successfully squashed its … Read more
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have presented a Pride of Britain award, on behalf of the nation, to recognise the NHS frontline heroes in their battle against coronavirus. Kate Middleton and Prince William, both 38, met six representatives of the NHS to discuss their work during the pandemic and to present them with the … Read more
Doctors have called on the Government to divert the millions of pounds spent on the private firms behind the bungling NHS Test and Trace system to local health teams instead. The group claim ministers have overlooked the proven ability of local health teams in containing disease outbreaks, in favour of a centralised approach reliant on … Read more
Hospitals in Leeds and Edinburgh have been forced to cancel non-urgent operations in order to make room for coronavirus patients, it was revealed today. Leeds Teaching Hospitals – one of the biggest NHS trusts in England – said it now has more Covid-19 patients in its wards than at the peak of the first wave … Read more
Britain today recorded 367 more Covid-19 victims in the highest daily death toll since the end of May as a senior health official warned the number of fatalities will continue to rise ‘for some time’. But despite the grisly death figures, Government statistics also offer hope the outbreak could finally be tailing off, with another … Read more
Hospitals in Leeds and Edinburgh have been forced to cancel non-urgent operations in order to make room for coronavirus patients, it was revealed today. Leeds Teaching Hospitals – one of the biggest NHS trusts in England – now has more Covid-19 patients in its wards than at the peak of the first wave of the … Read more
Boris Johnson insists he has ‘full confidence’ in Baroness Dido Harding despite continued failures of coronavirus test and trace regime she runs amid Tory calls for her to QUIT NHS Test and Trace service was supposed to be key to controlling the disease But the system last week hit a record low, prompting demands for … Read more
A clinically vulnerable mother has been threatened with a three-month prison sentence and a £2,500 fine because she refused to send her children back to school amid coronavirus. Katy Simpson, 29, chose to keep her son Damien and daughter Alisha, both six, at their home in Redcar when schools returned last month. She told teachers at Galileo … Read more
The NHS used half as many intensive care beds as France, Belgium and other badly-hit European nations during the Covid-19 crisis in the spring, according to figures that come amid shock claims the health service denied care to older patients to stop it becoming overwhelmed. At most, there were the equivalent of 50 infected patients … Read more