Covid new strain: The warning sign of COVID-19 on your nails or earlobe

Chris Whitty outlines how new coronavirus variant is easily spread The UK is currently battling a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus causing COVID-19), which was originally termed lineage B.1.1.7. The mutated strain, which was detected in November 2020, is pushing hospitals in the Capital and South East to the brink. One hospital in Essex […]

Doctors may be better equipped to handle latest virus surge

The latest surge in U.S. coronavirus cases appears to be much larger than the two previous ones, and it is all but certain to get worse—a lot worse. But experts say there are also reasons to think the nation is better able to deal with the virus this time. “We’re definitely in a better place” […]

Coronavirus – do you have COVID or could it be lung cancer? What you need to know

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Coronavirus appears to be intensifying across the UK, with the hospital death toll rising to 241 yesterday. The figure marks the highest reported rise since the first wave of the pandemic. As […]

Coronavirus update: Scientists discover ‘breakthrough’ treatment – latest

New hope has been ignited in the fight against coronavirus today as scientists in the UK reveal they have made a “major breakthrough” with a drugs treatment. The common steroid drug dexamethasone was shown to reduce death rates by a third for patients on ventilators, and by a fifth for patients needing oxygen. The results […]