The coronavirus pandemic has been more deadly for Americans than the Vietnam War with linked deaths across the country in the past three months now higher than the U.S. death toll in the two-decade-long combat. Coronavirus deaths in the United States reached to 58,233 on Tuesday night, according to Reuters, meaning almost 1,000 more Americans … Read more
PAUL THOMAS on… the coronavirus death toll By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 02:21 BST, 29 April 2020 | Updated: 02:21 BST, 29 April 2020 Advertisement To order a print of this Paul Thomas cartoon or one by Pugh, visit Mailpictures.newsprints.co.uk or call 0191 6030 178. Share or comment on this article:
Stacey Hampton was recently forced to defend her frequent flights between Adelaide and Melbourne during the coronavirus pandemic, insisting they are ‘essential travel’ for work purposes. And on Tuesday, the Married At First Sight star gave fans a behind-the-scenes look at her latest business trip – and it’s very glamorous to say the least Stacey, 26, … Read more
A furious row has broken out among Great Ormond Street paediatricians and the NHS after an alert was dispatched to GPs linking a deadly inflammatory disease to the coronavirus. It comes as a 13-year-old boy from Aberdeen has been fighting for his life after testing positive for coronavirus with unusual symptoms including bloodshot eyes and … Read more
The Duchess of Cornwall has revealed that she starts the day with ballet lessons and a ‘little bit of pilates’ to keep fit during the coronavirus lockdown. Camilla, 72, let slip her secret in a video call to mark International Dance Day with Darcey Bussell, the Royal Ballet’s former principle dancer and president of The … Read more
A clinical trial is being launched to test an asthma drug’s effectiveness in treating deadly conditions caused by the novel coronavirus. The drug, called ibudilast – which has been approved to treat asthma in Japan and South Korea – has shown promise in improving lung health in mouse models. The team, from Yale University’s New Haven … Read more
The malaria drug hydroxychloroquine has improved the survival and recovery odds for about 90 percent of patients treated with the controversial medication, a physicians group claims. The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) presented data on 2,333 patients treated with hydroxychloroquine – including two supervised by Dr Oz – across the globe that shows … Read more
Why coronavirus is more devastating for older patients: The virus can more easily multiply and spread throughout the body in ‘stiff’ lung tissue seen in the elderly Coronavirus first enters the cells that produce mucus before ‘hijacking’ the machinery to replicate itself and spread throughout the body These cells, found in the lungs and respiratory tract, … Read more
Woman, 35, who stockpiled £2,500 of masks, gloves and face shields refuses to donate any to the NHS as they ‘should have been more prepared’ Becca Brown, from Plymouth, stockpiled masks, gloves, face shields and food She spent more than £2,500 on her ‘PPE kit’ and went £700 into debt to afford it Ms Brown … Read more
An antiviral drug that could be taken as a nasal spray can block the coronavirus from latching onto lung cells, according to laboratory trials. The medicine, marketed as Neumifil, was developed as a treatment for flu but may be able to prevent COVID-19, scientists say. A study by the University of St Andrews in Scotland … Read more