Tottenham confirm legendary former striker and pundit Jimmy Greaves is ill in hospital – with no suggestion of link to coronavirus Jimmy Greaves was admitted to hospital in Chelmsford near his home in Essex There was no suggestion he had been suffering from any coronavirus symptoms Greaves has been in poor health since suffering a severe … Read more
Coronavirus may mount a full body onslaught, attacking not just the lungs and respiratory tract but the heart as well, emerging research suggests. Doctors have observe since the early days of the pandemic that COVID-19 patients with underlying health conditions – including cardiac disease – tend to get coronavirus at higher rates and become sicker … Read more
British mother-of-five and ‘dedicated councillor’ dies of coronavirus aged 39 after falling ill during trip to Pakistan Councillor Shabnum Sadiq worked for Slough Borough Council for four years She fell ill while on a trip to Pakistan and died of coronavirus complications The flags at the council offices fly at half mast as a sign … Read more
Up to 4,000 patients with serious complications from the novel coronavirus in New York are being given the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine. President Donald Trump has hailed the drug, which also is used to treat arthritis and lupus, as a ‘game-changer’ for treating COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. Health officials told the New York … Read more
‘My brother has a brain tumour and I can’t see him’: Sherrie Hewson breaks down in tears as she reveals her terminally ill sibling is in hospital By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 10:35 BST, 7 April 2020 | Updated: 10:59 BST, 7 April 2020 Sherrie Hewson broke down in floods of tears on Good … Read more
WHO warns that more younger people are falling severely ill with Covid-19 with at ‘least’ 15 per cent of those in intensive care in Italy aged under 60 WHO said COVID-19 victims in their 30s, 40s, & 50s were dying from the virus Dr Mike Ryan said the world was trying to ‘convince’ itself the … Read more
‘It was like having my death warrant sent by the grim reaper’: Fury as GP surgery asks patients with serious health problems to sign ‘do not resuscitate’ forms so medics will not be called if they fall ill with coronavirus Llynfi Surgery in Maesteg, South Wales sent out the letter to seriously ill patients Terminal … Read more
Will I inherit any of my terminally ill husband’s state pension when he dies? Steve Webb replies By Steve Webb for This Is Money Published: 07:36 BST, 30 March 2020 | Updated: 07:36 BST, 30 March 2020 I receive £150 state pension in my own right. My husband is terminally ill now. Will I receive … Read more
The death toll from alcohol poisoning in Iran has risen to 300 after people started to consume methanol because of a rumour that high proof alcohol could cure the coronavirus. Iranian media reports that more than 1,000 have been sickened so far by ingesting methanol across the Islamic Republic, where drinking alcohol is banned and where … Read more
Matalan has come under fire as workers were photographed in cramped conditions, raising fears they are unable to keep to social distancing rules Shocking pictures have emerged of workers packed together at a Matalan warehouse on Merseyside. The first picture revealed staff crowding inside the distribution centre in Kirkby – an image Matalan described as … Read more