Coronavirus may increase risk of brain blood vessel blockages

Coronavirus may cause an increased risk of blood clots and blockages in the brain and could lead to a stroke, according to a new study by University College London. The small study focused on six patients with confirmed COVID-19 who had suffered a stroke caused by the sudden loss of blood circulation to the brain. … Read more

Elon Musk brands lockdown ‘fascist’ and claims it poses risk to Tesla 

Elon Musk brands US lockdown measures ‘fascist’ and claims they pose a serious risk to Tesla By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:00 BST, 30 April 2020 | Updated: 22:27 BST, 30 April 2020 Tesla boss Elon Musk has branded virus lockdown measures ‘fascist’ and warned they pose a ‘serious risk’ to his … Read more

Children at risk of ‘heart attacks if Kawasaki is misdiagnosed as coronavirus’

Children could be at risk of suffering deadly heart damage if Kawasaki disease is misdiagnosed as coronavirus, top medics fear.  NHS chiefs have warned of a spike in youngsters with an ‘inflammatory syndrome’, which has left a dozen critically-ill in intensive care.  Health officials fear it is a complication of COVID-19 and say it has … Read more

Blueprint to get us back to work, but the PM warns that he won’t risk a second wave of coronavirus

A blueprint to get us back to work: Ministers are working on a series of restrictions to be brought in when lockdown eases… but Boris Johnson will warn the public that he will not risk a second wave of coronavirus by relaxing the rules too soon Prime Minister is expected to set out latest thinking … Read more

Patients with blood and lung cancers three times more at risk of dying of coronavirus

Patients with blood and lung cancers are three times more at risk of dying of coronavirus than people with other tumors, study finds Researchers looked at coronavirus patients with multiple forms of cancer in comparison with coronavirus patients without tumors People with blood and lung cancers were at a three-times greater risk of dying from the … Read more

Coronavirus UK: More ‘weird’ proof smokers may be at less risk

A review of scientific studies has added more evidence to the claim that people who smoke might have a lower risk of becoming seriously ill with COVID-19. University College London academics looked at 28 papers and found the proportions of smokers among hospital patients were ‘lower than expected’.  One public health professor said there was … Read more

Airbus jobs at risk and shake-up looms as 3,200 furloughed

Airbus warns staff it is ‘bleeding cash’: Jobs at risk and shake-up looms as 3,200 furloughed By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:15 BST, 27 April 2020 | Updated: 22:15 BST, 27 April 2020 Thousands of UK jobs could be at risk after Airbus warned it is ‘bleeding cash’ and may not survive … Read more

SAGE warned the Government ‘very early on’ that care homes were at risk of COVID-19

SAGE warned the Government ‘very early on’ in Britain’s coronavirus outbreak that care homes would be COVID-19 hotspots, chief scientific adviser reveals By Sam Blanchard Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 14:25 BST, 27 April 2020 | Updated: 14:27 BST, 27 April 2020 Britain’s chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, has revealed he and other … Read more

Study finds one in three jobs in parts of Britain are at risk of being lost

Up to one in three jobs in parts of Britain are at risk of being lost amid coronavirus crisis with Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s constituency topping list of areas most affected, study finds The analysis has found that jobs in hospitality, retail and tourism are most at risk  A new social contract has been called for … Read more