medics

Nations rally to help Italy: Germany, Russia, China and Cuba dispatch medics and supplies to Rome

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Germany, Russia, China and Cuba have rallied around Italy, sending medics and supplies to the country with the most recorded coronavirus deaths in the world. Vladimir Putin has dispatched 600 ventilators and 100 military virologists and epidemiologists following phone calls with the Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte last Saturday. At least 16 Italians requiring urgent medical … Read more

NHS medics threaten to quit over safety concerns as doctor slams ‘inadequate’ protection

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NHS medics working across the UK fighting the coronavirus pandemic could be forced to ‘quit the profession’ they love if the government fails to provide adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) for those heading into a ‘warzone’ as the ‘tsunami’ of the illness hits. Many health professionals are being forced to wear the ‘same scrubs for … Read more

Medics are more likely to catch the coronavirus ‘because they get a higher dose of the infection’

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Li Wenliang, 34, died from coronavirus in China. He was one of a group of doctors in China’s virus epicentre who shared posts on social media warning of a Sars-like virus spreading in the city in December. Front line medical staff and priests appear to be more likely to fall seriously ill or die from coronavirus, … Read more

Vandals smash up cars of NHS medics left outside hospitals

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NHS medics on the front line of Britain’s coronavirus emergency have been targeted by thugs who smashed up their cars while they treated the sick. Dr Alec Watson was pulled from his shift at the King’s Cross Hospital, Dundee, after his and a colleague’s vehicle windows were both shattered. And nurse Holly Coates was devastated … Read more

Being obese raises coronavirus risk: Medics warn patients with high BMI more likely to die

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What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Seven more people die in Wales as UK coronavirus death toll hits 240 and three medics, 30, are ill

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Seven more people in Wales have died today after contracting the coronavirus as three junior doctors are on ventilators in the same London hospital.  Britain’s total number of infections has soared to 5,018, after Chief Medical Officer for Wales Dr Frank Atherton confirmed that 12 people in total have died.    ‘My thoughts are with their families and … Read more

NHS doctor, 52, is on life support amid fears many more medics will catch coronavirus 

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A senior NHS doctor is fighting for life after being infected with coronavirus, which may have happened during a routine appointment with a patient. The 52-year-old ear, nose and throat consultant from the Midlands had been ‘fit and well’ but was last night on a life-support machine.  News of the medic’s plight came as NHS … Read more

Boris Johnson urges up to 65,000 former medics to come out of retirement to help fight coronavirus

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Your NHS needs YOU! Boris Johnson urges up to 65,000 former medics to come out of retirement to help fight coronavirus Ex-doctors and nurses are being urged by ministers to help tackle coronavirus Emails will echo Lord Kitchener’s Your Country Needs You recruitment poster Staff will complete brief online survey and be allowed to re-register … Read more

NHS says it will NOT test frontline medics for coronavirus

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NHS says it will NOT test frontline medics for coronavirus unless they have suspected pneumonia or acute respiratory illness NHS staff have been warned they will not be routinely tested for coronavirus  Public Health England said medics will be tested along the established rules  Clinicians who develop symptoms have been told they must self-isolate  Tests … Read more