Since the coronavirus pandemic began, health experts have recommended that we socially distance by standing or sitting six feet (or two meters) apart from strangers. But a new study suggests that separation might not be far enough to prevent a patient from transmitting the virus. Researchers found that contagious droplets can spread more than 16 … Read more
UK’s longest-suffering Covid-19 patient finally returns home after a record-breaking 141 days in hospital – including 105 on a ventilator Fatima Bridle, 35, fell ill with coronavirus after returning to the UK from Morocco She battled Covid-19, pneumonia and sepsis at Southampton General Hospital When her lungs collapsed she was on a ventilator and in a coma … Read more
A coronavirus patient saved from the brink of death by a double-lung transplant has made a full recovery from the deadly disease, according to doctors in Wuhan. The 65-year-old pensioner, named Cui Zhiqiang, was discharged by a hospital today – three months after he underwent the operation billed as ‘highly risky’ by surgeons. Mr Cui … Read more
Britain’s longest-suffering coronavirus patient has been moved to a recovery ward after battling the disease for 130 days. Fatima Bridle, 35, is hoping to be reunited with her husband Tracy, 56, within weeks after the couple spent four months apart. Mrs Bridle fell unwell after flying back from a month-long trip to Mohammedia, Morocco, on … Read more
Every Covid-19 patient who has died of the disease shows signs of blood clotting, a leading scientist has claimed. Professor Graham Cooke, an infectious disease specialist at Imperial College London, has analysed post-mortems of patients who have succumbed to the life-threatening illness. Results showed ‘very clearly’ that all Covid-19 patients had some form of thrombosis, … Read more
New Zealand today announced it will press charges against a coronavirus patient who absconded from quarantine to go to a supermarket last night. The 32-year-old man – who was ordered into isolation after arriving in the country from India on July 3 – escaped through a fence at his Auckland hotel before browsing the aisles … Read more
Princess Eugenie has been praised by a young woman disfigured by cancer surgery, for having the courage to proudly expose her back scar on her wedding day. Darcy Shaw, 21, from Manchester, was left with marks on her neck and chest after surgery for skin cancer and told the Queen’s granddaughter, 30, how it was … Read more
Thousands of test and trace callers failed to find a SINGLE contact of a coronavirus patient, investigation reveals Government said new contact tracing system has been a success so far One call handler said they’ve had zero cases and done two to three shifts a week Test and trace system has been unable to contact … Read more
A mother-of-four, who is the first American patient to have her genes edited with the controversial CRISPR technology to treat her sickle cell disease, says the technology is working. Victoria Gray, 34, of Forest, Mississippi, has suffered from the debilitating blood disorder her entire life. She was in so much pain at one point that she … Read more
Suspected Covid-19 patient dies after his relatives unplug ventilator so they could plug in an air cooler at Indian hospital Incident took place last Monday in the Maharao Bhimsingh Hospital in Rajasthan The patient, 40, had breathing difficulties and was put on a ventilator His family brought their own air cooler because temperatures were high … Read more