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The vast majority of Britons say Boris Johnson’s government is doing a good job of tackling the coronavirus crisis, a poll suggests. Two-thirds of the country, including nearly half of Labour voters, feel the Prime Minister has handled the pandemic well so far, the YouGov survey says. The UK was put in lockdown on March … Read more
Doctors at a Brooklyn hospitals are removing coronavirus patients’ blood from their bodies, rejunvenating it with oxygen, and returning it to the patients in an experimental bid to help those on ventilators. The procedure is known as ‘ECMO’ – extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. As critically ill coronavirus patients flood into their hospitals, doctors have noticed a … Read more
It’s the fort that counts! Bored father creates ‘castle Covid’ complete with a draw-bridge – using old cardboard sandwich boxes to keep his son entertained during lockdown It took Steve Wilson four whole days to complete the impressive structure The castle even features a moving draw-bridge, corridors and a hiding place Facebook users were stunned by … Read more
Three nurses who were pictured wearing bin bags because of a lack of protective gear have tested positive for coronavirus, it was reported last night. The frontline staff at Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow were forced to put clinical waste bags on their heads and feet last month due to shortages of personal protective equipment … Read more
Struggling firms applying for Covid business loans ‘eight times more likely to be rejected than approved’ By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:57 BST, 7 April 2020 | Updated: 23:15 BST, 7 April 2020 Struggling firms which applied to their bank for an emergency business loan last week were eight times more likely … Read more
Twins born during virus lockdown in India are named Corona and Covid by parents who insist they are hoping to ‘ease the anxiety and fear associated with these words’ Twins were born in Doctor Bhim Rao Ambedkar Memorial Hospital in Raipur ‘Covid’ and ‘Corona’ were born in early hours of March 27 by caesarean section Parents … Read more
In the absence of an official Covid-19 death toll – at least one that anyone believes – the people of Belarus rely on an altogether more primitive source of information. A street kiosk in the former Soviet republic’s fourth city, Vitebsk, bore a terse, medieval warning in red spray paint last week. ‘Vitebsk, 22 corpses. … Read more
Newborn twins ‘are named Corona and Covid’ after being born during India’s lockdown The baby boy and girl were born by caesarean on March 27 at a hospital in Raipur Mother Preeti Verma said the names symbolise triumph over hardships India is currently in a 21-day lockdown in a bid to curb rising coronavirus cases … Read more
Giving birth leaves a woman at her most vulnerable. Yet it is also a time for joy — and an opportunity for family members to rally round. But when you’re having a baby in the middle of a pandemic, all bets are off. This week, families and partners have been banned from many delivery wards; … Read more
By Natalie Rahhal, Acting US Health Editor for DailyMail.com HOW DANGEROUS IS CORONAVIRUS? About 14 percent of people who contract the Covid-19 coronavirus are taken to hospital – with severe symptoms including breathing problems and pneumonia. About 5 per cent need intensive care. But the majority who get the virus suffer nothing more than … Read more