Saturday, May 2 I’ve been experiencing a weird breathlessness sensation for a couple of days that I put down to hay fever. But today, it got significantly worse, to the extent where I was having trouble breathing properly, was left panting after walking up or down the stairs, and then I started sporadically coughing too. … Read more
Europe could be hit by a double wave of disease in the autumn, with Covid-19 returning alongside seasonal flu, WHO warns Dr Hans Kluge said he was ‘very concerned’ about a second wave in Europe Warning from WHO’s Europe chief comes as lockdown easing started this week Kluge said now ‘is not a time for … Read more
Europe could be hit by a double wave of disease in the autumn, with Covid-19 returning alongside seasonal flu, WHO warns Dr Hans Kluge said he was ‘very concerned’ about a second wave in Europe Warning from WHO’s Europe chief comes as lockdown easing started this week Kluge said now ‘is not a time for … Read more
Italy will be hit by a more deadly second coronavirus wave as it eases lockdown, according to a sobering report from Imperial College London. Researchers modelled how the virus would spread in three scenarios – if the nation stayed in quarantine or if Italians increased their movements by 20 per cent and 40 per cent. … Read more
Italy will be hit by a more deadly second coronavirus wave as it eases lockdown, according to a sobering report from Imperial College London. Researchers modelled how the virus would spread in three scenarios – if the nation stayed in quarantine or if Italians increased their movements by 20 per cent and 40 per cent. … Read more
Back in November 1918, the San Francisco authorities thought they had beaten the deadly Spanish flu pandemic that had spread across the globe in only a matter of months. Infection levels in the city had peaked, then dwindled to apparent insignificance. At the centre of the city a whistle blew, signalling the official end of … Read more
Back in November 1918, the San Francisco authorities thought they had beaten the deadly Spanish flu pandemic that had spread across the globe in only a matter of months. Infection levels in the city had peaked, then dwindled to apparent insignificance. At the centre of the city a whistle blew, signalling the official end of … Read more
The chancellor Rishi Sunak is under pressure to launch a second wave of furlough payments as the government’s scheme is set to run out in June. Industry and manufacturing think-tanks have warned that without further payments up to 35 per cent of jobs could be lost in parts of the UK, as businesses struggle to … Read more
The chancellor Rishi Sunak is under pressure to launch a second wave of furlough payments as the government’s scheme is set to run out in June. Industry and manufacturing think-tanks have warned that without further payments up to 35 per cent of jobs could be lost in parts of the UK, as businesses struggle to … Read more
A blueprint to get us back to work: Ministers are working on a series of restrictions to be brought in when lockdown eases… but Boris Johnson will warn the public that he will not risk a second wave of coronavirus by relaxing the rules too soon Prime Minister is expected to set out latest thinking … Read more