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Amanda Strudwick (pictured above) contracting the coronavirus after helping an elderly woman who she was sharing a ward with A former nurse who was battling cancer died alone after catching the coronavirus from an elderly dementia patient she was sharing a ward with in hospital. Amanda Strudwick had survived lung cancer last year but was … Read more
Babies may be at risk of catching the coronavirus from their mother during pregnancy, scientists have warned. Chinese doctors studied four newborns who tested positive for the infection within a few days of a Caesarean delivery, after experiencing mild tell-tale symptoms. Three had been isolated as soon as they were born because their mothers had … Read more
Boy, one, is rushed to hospital after catching coronavirus from father when he brought it home from ‘single short visit to Tesco’ Peter Jones, from Devon, said on social media he brought the deadly virus home Three family members recovered but his young son was taken into hospital Mr Jones shared the story to warn … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic is forcing African leaders to face up to the realities of their own countries’ healthcare systems. Dramatic travel restrictions imposed across the continent will see rich and poor alike reliant on the same doctors and resources available in their home country. Africa has collectively confirmed 8,039 cases of coronavirus with 338 deaths, … Read more
A much-loved mother has died in her sleep at home after developing coronavirus symptoms – and today her youngest son is fighting for his life in hospital after being exposed. Linda Tuppen, from Greater Manchester, was found dead in her bed by her eldest son Rob, 28, last Saturday – five days after she began to … Read more
A documentary showing a Chinese virologist catching wild bats in mountains have fuelled a conspiracy theory, which suggests that the novel coronavirus may have originated in Wuhan’s disease control authority. The seven-minute film features the centre’s researcher Tian Junhua, who has visited dozens of caves in Hubei province to capture the flying mammal. It has … Read more
Tumble drying and machine washing at 56 degrees Celsius kills all traces of COVID-19 on clothes, cushions and Doonas, infectious disease specialists who study how viruses are transmitted have confirmed. Professor Sacha Stelzer-Braid studies respiratory viruses at UNSW in Sydney Professor Sacha Stelzer-Braid is a virologist with special interest in respiratory diseases at UNSW who … Read more
Black cab driver, 56, dies of coronavirus after catching infection off cash from a fare as he ferried people around London during outbreak, family say Black cab driver Spencer Kurash died at his Chigwell home on Wednesday He had been ferrying passengers until he first noticed symptoms on March 18 The 56-year-old then went into … Read more
PAUL THOMAS on… Boris Johnson catching coronavirus By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 00:04 GMT, 28 March 2020 | Updated: 00:07 GMT, 28 March 2020 Advertisement To order a print of this Paul Thomas cartoon or one by Pugh, visit Mailpictures.newsprints.co.uk or call 0191 6030 178 Share or comment on this article:
Grandmother, 80, ‘is the first patient to die by catching coronavirus on a hospital ward’ Marita Edwards, 80, was a ‘very fit lady’ who regularly played nine holes of golf The former cleaner was admitted to a Newport hospital for a routine operation ‘If she had not been in hospital she would still be alive’ … Read more