Britain could see as many as 66,000 COVID-19 deaths during the first wave of the current pandemic, new research showed Tuesday, making the outbreak there by far the deadliest in Europe. Modelling conducted by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington’s School of Medicine showed that approximately 151,680 people […]
Belgium’s death toll from the novel coronavirus passed the 500 mark Monday, with almost 12,000 cases detected since the start of the epidemic. Health authorities in the country of 11.4 million said 513 COVID-19 deaths had been recorded and 11,899 cases confirmed by laboratory tests. But officials said the rise in admissions to hospital and […]
Coronavirus death toll tops 10,000 worldwide as crisis continues to escalate in Europe Total deaths have reached 10,000 and there are more than 245,600 cases The coronavirus is ravaging Europe, which accounts for half of deaths China accounts for a third of victims having battled COVID-19 since December Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you […]
France and Spain became the latest European nations to impose lockdowns, while Australia joined New Zealand in ordering self-isolation for all arrivals Sunday as the number of coronavirus infections around the world passed 150,000, with nearly 6,000 deaths. France ordered the closure of restaurants, bars, cinemas and nightclubs—but said food shops, pharmacies and banks would […]
UK Border Force hunts 2,000 people who flew in from Wuhan in last two weeks and up to 20 new patients are tested as France declares three cases after killer virus reached Europe Border Force agents have been deployed to crank up search for those who came from eastern Hubei province While 14 people have […]
‘Portable A&E’ that can treat patients in life-threatening situations on the road ‘saves hospital £500,000 a year by preventing ambulance trips’ The Physician Response Unit (PRU) was trialled for a year by an NHS trust The car has more medical equipment and specialist doctors than an ambulance It can treat patients at the location of […]
