An NHS worker left gasping for breath and in excruciating pain by coronavirus has told of her ordeal in a warning to those ignoring lockdown rules. Karen McCabe, from Edinburgh, said she first came down with symptoms while self-isolating with her children, and initially tried to battle the illness with paracetamol. But within days she … Read more
The Duke of Cambridge has praised the ‘herculean effort’ of NHS staff and thanked them for their’ ‘selfless commitment’ as he officially opened Birmingham‘s Nightingale Hospital today. Prince William, 37, said the temporary field hospital – built inside the NEC exhibition centre in just eight days – was also a ‘wonderful example’ of the ‘pulling together’ going on … Read more
Great-grandmother, 106, is thought to be Britain’s oldest patient to recover from coronavirus as she is discharged from hospital Connie Titchen was first admitted to Birmingham City Hospital in mid-March Staff thought she had pneumonia but was diagnosed with Covid-19 soon after Retired shop worker said she feels ‘very lucky’ and ‘can’t wait to see … Read more
Amy Schumer arranged for a supply of 2,500 KN95 and other crucial supplies to be donated to a New York hospital where her childhood friend Jen Cloudman is among the ranks of brave healthcare workers waging the fight against the coronavirus. ‘This is Jen, my best friend since I was 12 years old,’ the 38-year-old … Read more
Doctors at a Brooklyn hospitals are removing coronavirus patients’ blood from their bodies, rejunvenating it with oxygen, and returning it to the patients in an experimental bid to help those on ventilators. The procedure is known as ‘ECMO’ – extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. As critically ill coronavirus patients flood into their hospitals, doctors have noticed a … Read more