Doctor who helped save Boris Johnson’s life says coronavirus is ‘this generation’s polio’ and warns some patients will suffer long-term effects ‘Large numbers of patients will have physical, cognitive and psychological disability post critical illness’ The Prime Minister credits Professor Hart and consultant Dr Nick Price with helping him to overcome the virus After Mr … Read more
A third Russian doctor has plunged from a hospital window after complaining about medics facing intolerable coronavirus pressures. Alexander Shulepov, 37, is fighting for his life with head injuries after taking part in in a video which claimed he was ordered to work despite testing positive for Covid-19. He and colleagues also warned about PPE … Read more
Even in our hospitals, there is hope that the worst is over. But as one frontline NHS doctor reveals in her latest diary, the heartache and tragedy go on… MONDAY He just wants to go home to die Since the crisis began, I’ve been drinking too much coffee to try to stay alert. I’ve suffered … Read more
A fit and healthy paramedic who was ‘taken down in a week’ has become one of the latest healthcare workers to die from coronavirus. Mark Stanley, 57, who was stationed at Halifax Ambulance Station in West Yorkshire, died in Calderdale Royal Hospital on Thursday after a week-long battle with the virus. Mr Stanley, who was … Read more
Mattel honors COVID-19 frontline staff with doctors, nurses, EMTs, delivery drivers and grocery store workers action figures which will raise funds to buy PPE for first responders Toy maker Mattel launched a ‘Thank You Heroes’ line of 16 new action figures honoring workers on the frontlines during the coronavirus pandemic The toys, being sold under … Read more
A Wuhan doctor has revealed how she found out the novel coronavirus, a then unknown bug, could spread among humans as early as December. Dr Zhang Jixian, 54, has been hailed by China as the first person to report the pathogen to local authorities. She sent an urgent report to her district CDC on December … Read more
BORIS JOHNSON The Prime Minister has no known health problems and is thought to be fairly fit and well. Will Walden, a friend of Boris Johnson and his former director of communications during his time as London mayor, said the Prime Minister is a ‘really, really strong guy’ and ‘far fitter than he looks’. He … Read more
Russian doctor falls to her death from hospital window ‘after being blamed for spread of Covid-19 at cosmonaut training facility’ – days after medic who reported PPE shortages also plunged from a window Natalya Lebedeva was accused of failing to stop an outbreak, colleagues claim She was involved in treating the city’s ‘patient zero’, a … Read more
A senior doctor in Russia plunged 50 ft from her office window during a conference call when she was told her hospital would be forced to take in coronavirus patients, say reports. Dr Yelena Nepomnyashchaya, 47, a mother of two, had objected to the move because of an ‘acute shortage’ of personal protection equipment for … Read more
Badly paid doctors have quit in droves, fearing for their lives after being told to treat coronavirus patients without adequate protective equipment in a chronically underfunded health system. Ambulances crews queue for hours to deliver patients to overloaded hospitals where medical staff have run out of oxygen – yet desperately needed ventilators have been bought … Read more