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Chinese state media has gone on the offensive against suggestions that medical supplies sent from the country to European states to help them battle coronavirus was faulty or otherwise inadequate.Countries including the Netherlands, Spain, Czech Republic and Turkey have all reported in recent weeks that supplies from China—such as protective masks and testing kits—were not…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.A choir rehearsal in Washington state earlier this month is the likely catalyst for a coronavirus “super-spreading event” after dozens of members fell ill and two died from the infectious disease.The Skagit Valley Chorale in Mount Vernon, located about an hour…

Minnesota may be close to gaining a step on the rapidly spreading novel coronavirus through antibody testing that could detect if a person has already had COVID-19. Antibody testing would allow Minnesotans who have been left to wonder if their respiratory symptoms were from COVID-19 or something else, and work is underway at the Mayo Clinic…

The cases of COVID-19 skyrocketed over the weekend at the Cook County Jail. April 1, 2020, 1:41 AM8 min read The number of detainees testing positive for coronavirus at the Cook County Jail in Chicago skyrocketed over the weekend, leaving Sheriff Tom Dart grabbling with a dilemma that runs against the very grain of a…

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An NHS worker wearing a face mask. Photograph: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Every patient and member of staff in hospitals should wear a face mask at all times to help reduce the spread of coronavirus, a body representing thousands of doctors is urging. The Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) says the virus is so widespread…

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Children's nurse is left in tears after Aldi shoppers abused her for 'queue-jumping' with her NHS pass after 13-hour nightshiftNurse who was subject to snide comments after using NHS card to avoid queuesShe had just finished 13-hour nightshift at Liverpool Children's Hospital  She stopped at an Aldi as it opened to pick up essentials before going homeBy…

A 90-YEAR-OLD woman has died of the coronavirus after telling doctors: 'I had a good life, keep ventilators for younger patients.' Suzanne Hoylaerts, 90, was hospitalised in Belgium after suffering with respiratory issues. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates 3 Suzanne Hoylaerts died after turning down a respirator when…

Professor Stephen Powis said here are 'green shoots' signs that the rate at which people are becoming infected with Covid-19 is slowing, but warned Brits aren't 'out of the woods' just yet and must stay home.Professor Stephen Powis said the next few weeks are critical in terms of seeing how the UK epidemic would pan…

The latest headlines in your inbox Almost £50,000 has been raised for the “devastated” family of a 13-year-old London boy who died after testing positive for coronavirus. Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab, from Brixton, died in hospital in the early hours of Monday, it was revealed last night.  He had no apparent underlying health conditions and is thought…

Um estudante de 13 anos de idade, em Londres, se tornou a mais jovem vítima de coronavírus da Grã-Bretanha. Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab, de Brixton, Londres, morreu sozinho no King's College Hospital, em Londres, na segunda-feira, com membros da família incapazes de visitá-lo com medo de pegar o vírus mortal.

Doctors and nurses who speak out about the lack of personal protection equipment for hospital staff are being threatened with dismissal, they have said, raising fears that health authorities are trying to hide the extent of the crisis.In a letter to the prime minister, 10,000 NHS staff demanded better protection. The government and health service…

Coronavirus was judged a “moderate risk” to Britain by the government’s scientific advisers five weeks ago as cases began to surge in Italy, The Times has learnt.Scientists on a government committee, including the key pandemic modeller Neil Ferguson, met on February 21 and discussed the Covid-19 threat level.Recently released minutes show that the experts and…