Denise Van Outen told the NHS Helpline she had Covid-19 symptoms and they didn’t know what it was

‘I’m still very careful’: Denise Van Outen admits she told the NHS Helpline she had Covid-19 symptoms and they didn’t know what it was By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 15:58 GMT, 24 November 2020 | Updated: 15:59 GMT, 24 November 2020 Denise Van Outen has revealed she was told by the NHS Helpline they … Read more

Children can test negative for Covid-19 despite having antibodies and mild symptoms

In an Australian family of five, two parents became infected with the coronavirus and passed it on to their three children, but none of them ever tested positive.  While the adults developed classical symptoms such as a cough, fever and headache, two of the children only had very mild symptoms and the youngest was completely … Read more

Boris Johnson takes a coronavirus test despite having NO symptoms

Boris Johnson takes a coronavirus test despite having NO symptoms as Downing Street says it is ‘trialling’ rapid screening kits Boris Johnson has tested negative for coronavirus as he self-isolates in No10 The PM received a rapid test despite showing no symptoms of the disease  No10 said that the lateral flow tests were being trialled … Read more

OCD drug improves coronavirus symptoms by helping stop the body from attacking own cells and tissue

OCD drug improves coronavirus symptoms by helping stop the body from attacking its own cells and tissues in ‘storms’ that can cause organ failure, study finds Fluvoxamine is a drug commonly used to treat patients with obsessive compulsive disorder or anxiety disorder  Researchers gave half of a group of COVID-19 patients the medication for 15 … Read more

Two thirds of COVID-19 survivors have symptoms 7 weeks later

More than two thirds of coronavirus survivors who were hospitalized for the infection are still left with lingering symptoms seven weeks later, new research suggests.  Reports of so-called ‘long covid’ have spread across the world, suggesting that even if vaccines can slow the spread of the pandemic, millions may be living with lasting effects of … Read more

Coronavirus: Children are now being hit by ‘long Covid’ symptoms too

It has, almost since the start of the pandemic, been the mantra of experts when it comes to Covid-19 and the threat it poses to children: they’re more likely to get hit by a bus than suffer severely from the virus. And so in April, when Lois Benson’s two young sons developed a cough and … Read more

Eli Lilly’s antibody drug lowers viral loads and improves symptoms in mildly ill COVID-19 patients

Eli Lilly & Co’s coronavirus antibody treatment can almost completely reduce viral loads in COVID-19 patients to zero and lowers the risk of hospitalization. Researchers found that mildly and moderately ill patients given a high dose of the antibody, LY-CoV555 (also known as bamlanivimab), had viral loads that were 3.4 times lower than those who … Read more

Maradona goes into coronavirus isolation after bodyguard shows symptoms

Maradona self-isolates after bodyguard displays coronavirus symptoms: Argentina football star fears he is high risk due to drug abuse and poor health Maradona began isolating at his home in Argentina on Tuesday, agent has said  Comes after one of his bodyguards fell ill with a fever and loss of taste and smell  Guard is due … Read more

Dr Fauci warns that early COVID-19 vaccines will only prevent symptoms – not block infection

Dr Anthony Fauci has cautioned that early COVID-19 vaccines will be focused on preventing symptoms of the virus, not blocking it altogether.   Fauci, the nation’s leading expert on infectious diseases, made the point on Monday as at least four vaccine candidates near the end of clinical trials and the US reported a record number of … Read more

COVID-19: Asymptomatic children with coronavirus may have LESS of the virus than those with symptoms

Children who test positive for COVID-19 but show none of the outward signs may  have lower viral levels than the infected and symptomatic kids, a study suggested. Alternatively, experts said, the findings could be the result of the children being tested later in their disease — when their viral loads had fallen.  The US research … Read more