Author Michael Rosen, 74, leaves intensive care after ‘long and difficult’ eight weeks in hospital The Children’s Laureate author was admitted to hospital in late March It is not confirmed whether Mr Rosen has been suffering from coronavirus He spent 47 days in intensive care at Whittington Hospital in north London Mr Rosen’s wife tweeted … Read more
Boris Johnson has today been spotted wearing exercise gear just days after he reportedly blamed his need for intensive care during his touch-and-go battle with coronavirus on his weight. The Prime Minister is seen in pictures wearing a blue top, navy blue Bermuda shorts and a fitness watch as he returns to Downing Street after … Read more
An intensive care nurse has spoken of the heartbreaking moment his ‘goggles filled up with tears’ after he had to decide whose hand to hold between two patients dying from coronavirus. Tonight’s one-off Channel 4 documentary NHS Heroes: Fighting to Save Our Lives, follows the stories of a collection of frontline NHS workers who filmed … Read more
Doctors are prescribing medicines they haven’t used for 20 years and others that may cause heart attacks as hospitals run low on eight key drugs. Sedative drugs used to treat patients with the worst coronavirus symptoms in intensive care have been included on a list of drugs banned for exportation in an effort to ensure … Read more
Kate Garraway has shared an update on her husband Derek’s condition as he continues to battle coronavirus. The Good Morning Britain presenter revealed in an emotional Instagram post that he is still fighting the deadly disease. She said: ‘He is still critically ill in intensive care, but where there is life there is hope.’ Fighting … Read more
A New Zealand nurse who treated Boris Johnson while he was in hospital with coronavirus said she saw the Prime Minister as ‘just another patient’ and that she thought he was joking when he singled her out for praise. Jenny McGee, 35, who has worked for the National Health Service since 2010, was one of the … Read more
British medics were clear last night – Boris Johnson would not be in an intensive care unit unless he definitely needed to be. The move marks a serious escalation in his treatment and will not have been taken lightly by his team of doctors at London’s St Thomas’ hospital. ‘The NHS, particularly in this moment, … Read more
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to an intensive care unit at a London hospital last night in a frightening turn in the UK’s coronavirus outbreak. The PM is reported to be in a stable condition, breathing on his own and ‘in good spirits’. He is said not to have been diagnosed with pneumonia … Read more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is currently in a London intensive care unit fighting the coronavirus, leaving Britons waiting with bated breath for more news. He posted a video about his symptoms on Friday (pictured) Prime Minister Boris Johnson is currently in a London intensive care unit fighting the coronavirus, with Britain waiting for more updates … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more