A controversial ‘scoring system’ used by the NHS to decide who receives critical care has been slammed over fears disabled people will be denied life-saving treatment. The so-called ‘Clinical Frailty Scale’ (CFS) ranks patients’ frailty from one to nine and is designed to prioritise those most likely to recover from the killer virus. It has been implemented … Read more
The number of black bears has QUADRUPLED at Yosemite since the park closed due to coronavirus as the beasts migrate there while visitors stay away Yosemite National Park closed to the public on March 20 due to the coronavirus Bears, coyotes and bobcats that usually hide are walking around in the open Rangers said the … Read more
Coronavirus is ten times deadlier than the 2009 swine flu pandemic and a vaccine will be needed to halt it, the World Health Organisation has said. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual briefing from Geneva the organisation was constantly learning about the bug sweeping the globe. The incredibly contagious infection has now killed … Read more
It’s the three-minute breathing exercise that can ease debilitating coronavirus symptoms – and, by now, thousands of Britons will have tried it. A video posted by urgent care specialist Dr Sarfaraz Munshi showing him demonstrating the technique has gone viral – raking in more than three million views on YouTube, no doubt bolstered by the … Read more
President Donald Trump insisted that the call on when to reopen the country and the economy will be a ‘decision by me’ – as it was revealed his task force on the vital matter will include cabinet members, his daughter, and his son-in-law. Trump hyped the decision on Twitter, after saying for days it would … Read more
How to claim money back on a trip cut short due to coronavirus and advice on a future walking holiday in the Alps: The Holiday Guru solves traveller queries By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 11:07 BST, 11 April 2020 | Updated: 11:08 BST, 13 April 2020 The Holiday Guru is always on call to answer … Read more
With beaches closed all over the world due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, it has been impossible to find any cheer on the shore. But over the weekend, 7th Avenue supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio reminded her fans what it is like to feel carefree on the sand as she posted throwback photos of herself … Read more
Coronavirus outbreaks have been recorded in 92 care homes in the last 24 hours alone, the government revealed today as authorities were accused of ‘airbrushing out’ the deaths of hundreds of elderly victims. Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty said that almost one in seven (13.5 per cent) of the UK’s 11,300 care homes has … Read more
Edward Snowden, the famous whistleblower who leaked information from the National Security Agency in 2012, has come out of hiding to share a warning with the world about the coronavirus. Snowden told Vice that governments could exploit the coronavirus pandemic in order to keep their control over the public. The cautionary words comes at a … Read more
The doctor looked at me solemnly, having listened to my chest and peered at the back of my throat. ‘You really shouldn’t have come here today,’ he said. ‘Sorry, what?’ I replied. ‘With everything that’s going on, it wasn’t sensible to come here. Haven’t you thought that you might have this new virus?’ The doctor … Read more