Joan Collins, 86, sports a face mask and white gloves amid coronavirus outbreak

Joan Collins, 86, sports a face mask and white gloves as she heads back to London after revealing she’s ‘prepared’ for coronavirus By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline Published: 14:41 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 14:41 GMT, 7 March 2020 She recently revealed she’s ‘prepared’ for the coronavirus threat. And just days after her admission, … Read more

Queen ditches the gloves to greet Maltese President at Buckingham Palace

The Queen ditched her gloves as she carried out audiences at Buckingham Palace – but will be following Government advice on washing hands amid the coronavirus outbreak. The 93-year-old unusually wore large white gloves at a Palace investiture for what was believed to be the first time on Tuesday, as she greeted more than 50 … Read more

Global supply of masks, gloves and gowns is ‘rapidly depleting’ WHO says

Supplies of face masks and other protective equipment against the coronavirus are ‘rapidly depleting’ around the globe, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Tuesday.  ‘Shortages are leaving doctors, nurses and health care workers dangerously ill-equipped to care for COVID-19 patients,’ said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the WHO.  An estimated 89 million masks, 1.6 … Read more

Coronavirus: The Queen wears gloves at investiture ceremony

The Queen wore gloves at an investiture at Buckingham Palace today, the first time she has done so since she began carrying out the ceremonies in 1952, amid warnings about the spread of coronavirus and the deadly danger it poses to the over-80s. The 93-year-old’s decision to cover her hands to above the wrists came … Read more

The Queen dons long cream gloves amid coronavirus crisis as she hands out honours

The Queen has worn gloves for the first time at a Buckingham Palace investiture since she started doing them in 1952 amid warnings about the spread of coronavirus and the deadly danger it poses to the over-80s. The 93-year-old’s decision to cover her hands to above the wrists came as the Government warned the death … Read more

DEBORAH ROSS: Jamie and Nigella won’t be quaking in their oven gloves

Crazy Delicious Tuesday, Channel 4 Rating: Avenue 5 Wednesday, Sky One Rating: White House Farm Wednesday, ITV Rating: I watch a lot of cooking shows. I don’t know why. It’s not as if I like to cook that much. I suppose it’s easy on the eye and, like the police procedural, is narratively satisfying with … Read more

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Should I wear gloves and a mask when flying?

Over the past few months I’ve written in this column about everything from natural pain relievers and how magic mushrooms could herald a treatment for drug-resistant depression, to the waning concentration of minerals in vegetables and ways to boost your IQ. Your letters have, as ever, been flooding in, so this week I’m going to … Read more