The deepening crisis unfolding in Britain’s care homes amid the coronavirus crisis was laid bare today as families revealed their harrowing stories of loved ones being abandoned to die. Grieving relatives told MailOnline how elderly family members were not admitted to hospital and refused visits by GPs, who have been accused of being ‘ageist’ and … Read more
Old and obese people are more likely to be hospitalised with the coronavirus than cancer or lung disease patients, research suggests. Two New York University studies looking at 8,000 patients found being over 65 or having a BMI above 30 were the biggest risk factors for COVID-19 admissions. In one paper, researchers found almost half (46 … Read more
Bruising and lesions on the feet could be a sign of coronavirus, doctors in Spain suspect. Patients with either purple chickenpox or chilblain-like marks on their toes have tested positive for the killer infection. ‘Numerous cases’ have been reported in Spain as well as Italy and France, as the disease continues to rage across Europe. … Read more
Almost a sixth of pregnant woman in New York have been found to have coronavirus in a small study. Researchers swabbed 215 mothers-to-be for COVID-19 when they were admitted to hospital to give birth. A total of 33 patients – 15 per cent – tested positive. But almost all of them didn’t have any tell-tale … Read more
The true scale of Britain’s devastating coronavirus crisis was today laid bare by data suggesting there are potentially thousands of hidden victims. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show the true number of people who have died of COVID-19 could be 52 per cent higher than official figures. Daily updates from the Department of … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
A pharmaceutical firm will donate two million antimalarials to the world’s largest COVID-19 medication trial following Donald Trump‘s praise of the drug. Accord Healthcare Ltd, a global medicine distributor, will supply hydroxychloroquine to 40,000 frontline healthcare workers in the COPCOV study. They will take a hydroxychloroquine tablet daily and be followed for a five-month period to … Read more
One in three NHS and critical key workers have tested positive for the coronavirus, official figures show. Out of almost 17,000 swabs carried out on key workers to date, 5,733 people have been infected – a rate of 33 per cent. In comparison, 23 per cent of those in the general population, NHS hospital patients, … Read more
The Himalayas have become visible from parts of India for the first time in 30 years. Pollution levels across much of the country – infamous for its dirty air – have dropped sharply amid the country’s lockdown as it tackles coronavirus. Locals from the Jalandhar district in Punjab, nearly 125 miles away from the Himalayas, flocked … Read more
Air kissing: Parakeets give one another a peck on the beak in mid-air The parakeets were photographed mid-air in Gurdaspur, Punjab, northern India The male and female duo can be seen brushing past each other before clashing At the end of their ‘lover’s tiff’, the pair plant a peck on each other’s beaks By Ryan … Read more