VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Coronavirus, the new go-to excuse for why businesses can’t possibly provide customers with basic customer service By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:27 BST, 25 August 2020 | Updated: 22:27 BST, 25 August 2020 With so many people still working from home, I often receive phone calls from numbers I don’t … Read more
Nottingham woman, 75, is the earliest known Covid-19 patient to catch the disease in the UK after testing positive on February 21 – a week before officials accepted the virus was spreading in Britain The woman is thought to be the first to catch Covid-19 in the community UK’s first cases were confirmed on January … Read more
‘It wasn’t nice… I was very lucky’: Kirsty Gallacher reveals she contracted COVID-19 in March By Eve Buckland For Mailonline Published: 16:03 BST, 25 August 2020 | Updated: 16:03 BST, 25 August 2020 Kirsty Gallacher has revealed she contracted COVID-19 in March. The presenter, 44, revealed her battle with the infection during an appearance on … Read more
Rob Small has been stuck on the island of Upolu in Samoa since February A British man locked down on a tiny island in Samoa has revealed how being trapped in paradise has turned into a nightmare. Back in March, Rob Small was enjoying his time on the white sand and palm-fringed shores of Upolu … Read more
Patients being discharged from NHS hospitals are still not all being tested for coronavirus — despite scientists warning ministers that the practice should be routine. Experts working on the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) — which advises Number 10 — raised concerns months ago that infected hospital patients were ‘seeding’ outbreaks. They advised ministers in … Read more
‘Do I have to return to the UK immediately if the air bridge agreement with Greece ends?’: The Holiday Guru solves traveller queries, from quarantine rules to Tui refunds By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 13:15 BST, 25 August 2020 | Updated: 13:16 BST, 25 August 2020 The Holiday Guru is always on hand to answer … Read more
Magda Szubanski hits back at vicious trolls and their ‘orchestrated pile-on’ for her role in Victorian Government’s COVID-19 campaign and says ‘they’re picking on the wrong person’ By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:30 BST, 25 August 2020 | Updated: 12:30 BST, 25 August 2020 Magda Szubanski has been slammed by trolls for … Read more
A ‘potentially life-saving’ treatment for coronavirus patients with diabetes will begin human trials in Britain this week. Doctors will test an AstraZeneca-made drug called AZD1656 to see if it can reduce the risk of serious illness or death for infected diabetics. Patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes face up to three times the … Read more
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is now injecting volunteers with its new antibody treatment for Covid-19 in a bid to see if it will protect people and also help patients who are already ill. The British company, which is also manufacturing an experimental jab developed by experts at Oxford University, hope the monoclonal antibody therapy will prove … Read more
Usain Bolt has confirmed that he has coronavirus and is self-isolating in Jamaica, days after partying mask-free with friends and sports stars at his 34th birthday. Jamaica’s health ministry confirmed late Monday that Bolt, known as the greatest sprinter of all time, had tested positive for the virus. The confirmation came after he posted a … Read more