Evidence suggests even those with mild covid-19 symptoms can be left with long-term damage to organs

The vast majority of the tens of thousands of patients in the UK who have tested positive for Covid-19 will be counting their lucky stars that they have had only a mild encounter with the deadly virus — but they may not be able to relax just yet. There is growing evidence from China, where … Read more

STEPHEN GLOVER: Brussels is using Covid-19 as an excuse to put off Brexit

Brexit! So you thought it had happened? Not exactly. Britain may have left the EU, but its crucial future trading relations with the bloc are still being discussed, and in an unproductive and acrimonious way. Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator, has popped up in a Sunday newspaper warning Boris Johnson that he must keep … Read more

Five new drugs to be trialled on NHS Covid-19 patients 

Bemcentinib Who makes it? It’s a tablet developed by the Norwegian company BerGenBio. It’s known as an AXL kinase inhibitor. What have studies shown? Bemcentinib is likely to have been chosen because lab tests have shown it has potent anti-viral activity against several enveloped viruses, including Ebola and Zika virus. Preliminary data suggest bemcentinib is … Read more

Australia springs back to life as pubs, clubs and restaurants open as COVID-19 restrictions ease

Thousands of punters poured into pubs across Australia as some of the country’s venues open their doors for the first time in two months as coronavirus restrictions continue to ease state-by-state. The first night of winter didn’t stop patrons packing venues around Sydney as pubs and clubs were brought back to life with up to 50 people … Read more

Emily Andre discusses daughter Amelia returning to school amid COVID-19 lockdown

Emily Andre has discussed her daughter Amelia’s return to school on Monday amid the COVID-19 lockdown. Speaking in her OK! Magazine column, the doctor, 30, said it was time for ‘life to get going again’ and that she felt positive about her daughter, six, going back to education, after Peter, 47, admitted the couple had … Read more

Amanda Kloots ‘still praying for miracle’ as husband Nick Cordero suffers setback in COVID-19 battle

‘It’s day 60’: Amanda Kloots is ‘still praying for a miracle’ as husband Nick Cordero suffers setback in COVID-19 battle By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 04:48 BST, 1 June 2020 | Updated: 04:49 BST, 1 June 2020 For two months, she’s been sharing the news of her husband Nick Cordero’s battle with COVID-19. And … Read more

UK announces official daily Covid-19 death toll of 113 – the lowest since lockdown

The UK has announced 113 more Covid-19 deaths today, the lowest since lockdown began, taking the official count to 38,489.  Today the Department of Health reported the lowest figure in almost ten weeks – 74 people died on March 23, after which the crisis spiralled out of control. However, the weekends always see a significant … Read more

UK announces daily Covid-19 death toll taking the official count past 38,480

The UK has announced a preliminary daily Covid-19 death toll of 106, taking the official count to 38,482. Department of Health officials – who release the UK’s final coronavirus count every afternoon – have yet to update the official figures.  This preliminary toll is calculated by adding up the individual tallies of each of the … Read more

How UK’s Covid-19 outbreak has barely changed in seven days

Britain still has a ‘significant burden of infection’, the Government’s top scientist warned as statistics show the coronavirus crisis has barely changed in a week. The chief scientific adviser to the Government, Sir Patrick Vallance, urged the country not to get carried away with the news that lockdown is loosening. In a short speech that … Read more

People’s Covid-19 risk should be scored on a scale from 1 to 5

Britons should get an individual Covid-19 risk score on a scale from one to five to allow healthy youngsters out of lockdown, scientists say. Top experts have floated the idea of ‘stratified shielding’ to kickstart the economy again and end the lockdown, which they claim is ‘damaging’. It would involve rating each person’s chances of … Read more