Britain will hold one minute’s silence at 11am tomorrow to pay tribute to NHS staff and key workers who have died battling coronavirus pandemic Boris Johnson will observe the minute’s silence after overcoming coronavirus Government workers will be asked to take part along with rest of the nation A campaign was launched last week to … Read more
Home-testing coronavirus kits are again unavailable for key workers after just 20 minutes on day three of Government’s new website Millions of key workers have failed to secure a home test for covid-19 again today Government website had ‘none available’ just twenty minutes after opening The 5,000 tests released daily are only intended for those … Read more
Ministers have ordered production of up to 50 million new immunity tests as part of what experts hope will be a ‘game-changing’ development in the battle against Covid-19. A breakthrough by a team of top British scientists means that, by June, people could be able to reliably test whether they have developed immunity to the virus … Read more
How do you arrange a coronavirus test? ARRANGING YOUR OWN Essential workers who are self-isolating can book a test directly here. You can select a regional test site drive-through appointment or home test kit. The Department of Health said home test kit availability will initially be limited but more will become available. However, it said there is … Read more
A wife was given just 15 minutes to offer a heartbreaking final goodbye to her husband of 15 years as he lost his life to coronavirus. Joanna Parker, from Romford, was able to make the journey to Queen’s Hospital in east London to visit her dying husband Keith Parker after doctors told her the father-of-four … Read more
Rapid coronavirus mouth swab test produces results in MINUTES and analyzes up to 22 samples at once Michigan State University has developed a rapid coronavirus test It produces results in just five to seven minutes and analyzes 22 samples at once The new test uses a mouth swab instead of the invasive nose swab The … Read more
Scientists have created a portable machine that can analyse coronavirus swabs and give results in as a little as 20 minutes. The kit, developed by experts at the University of South Wales, costs less than £100 to manufacture and is currently being evaluated. It works by analysing a nasal swab for traces of the virus’ … Read more
Mystery as ‘huge’ burning object tears through the skies of Cambridgeshire for 20 minutes before hitting the ground Gerry Underwood, 55, saw the bizarre entity above Stretham, Cambridgeshire The unidentified object fell slowly to the ground and left a huge trail in its wake Eventually the burning mass disappeared behind a line of trees in … Read more
The coronavirus is killing one Briton every two minutes – and Birmingham is the epicentre of the UK’s crisis, figures show. The darkest day of the UK’s outbreak yesterday saw a further 786 deaths reported, bringing the total to 6,159. However, the outbreak seems to be slowing, with the lowest number of new cases diagnosed … Read more