Coronavirus Germany: ‘90% of severely ill patients have migrant background’

More than 90 per cent of severely ill coronavirus patients in Germany have a ‘migrant background’, a leading doctor has said, prompting claims that the government is turning a blind eye to the issue to avoid igniting a race row.  Thomas Voshaar, the head doctor at a German lung hospital, said a survey of leading … Read more

Parents forced to take turns to see their severely ill baby due to hospital Covid rules

A couple are being forced to take it in turns to be with their severely ill baby daughter in hospital due to Covid rules which ban them from visiting together. Reagan Lewis and Mitch Smith have been told they cannot sit as a family with daughter Alessi due to the strict Covid restrictions at busy Bristol … Read more

Seal pup who was found severely injured on a beach is transported to safety in 400-mile mercy dash 

Signed, sealed… delivered! Seal pup who was found severely injured on a beach is transported to safety in 400-mile mercy dash Baby harbour seal was found on a beach by dog walkers in Roker, Sunderland She was a forlorn sight and weighed just 27lb – half the weight she should be The sanctuary that she was … Read more

Stem cells from babies’ umbilical cords could be used to treat severely ill Covid-19 patients

Stem cells found in the umbilical cords of newborn babies could provide a life saving treatment for people with a severe case of coronavirus, according to scientists. A study by the University of Miami found that using stem cells on patients under the age of 85 doubled their chances of surviving Covid-19 and worked in … Read more

Covid UK: Severely obese ‘should get vaccine before the elderly’

The fattest people in the UK will be prioritised over millions of Britons aged 50 to 65 for a coronavirus vaccine, Government guidance has confirmed. Official advice says morbidly obese people should be included in the ‘at-risk’ adult group and get access ahead of everyone under 65. One in eight adults in the UK are classed … Read more

Newborn babies are very unlikely to become severely ill with Covid, major study finds

Newborn babies are very unlikely to become severely ill with Covid-19, according to research that puts to rest one of the key fears about the disease. And researchers have also concluded that the chances of a baby catching the virus from their infected mother is very slim. Just 66 babies out of 118,000 born in … Read more

Women who are pregnant are three times more likely to fall severely ill if they catch COVID-19

Pregnant women who contract the coronavirus are more likely to become critically ill and die, and are at higher risk for premature delivery, two new reports released on Monday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) find. Expecting mothers with COVID-19 were about three times more likely to be admitted to the ICU … Read more

Halie Tennant opens up about moment she was severely burnt in campfire accident

A primary school teacher who suffered horrific burns during a campfire accident has described the heartbreaking moment she gave her husband permission to leave her. Halie Tennant, 29, from Hotspur in Victoria, had fallen asleep next to a fire in May during a camping trip with her friend before her chair tipped over sending her … Read more

Number of severely ill Covid-19 patients being placed on ventilators has more than HALVED

The proportion of severely ill Covid-19 patients needing to be hooked up to ventilators has more than halved since the peak of the pandemic in the spring, figures reveal. Twenty-six per cent of intensive care patients received invasive ventilation up to 24 hours after being admitted to hospital last month.  But this figure was as … Read more