Britain’s chief medic puts NHS on coronavirus war-footing

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,500 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 125,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type … Read more

Boris Johnson tells of ‘deep sadness’ as he pays tribute to British army medic killed

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has today labelled an attack on an Iraqi military base that killed one British soldier as ‘deplorable’.  One British soldier and two American troops were killed, and about a dozen people were wounded when 15 small rockets hit Iraq’s Taji military camp north of Baghdad on Wednesday.  The Ministry of Defence said … Read more

‘Is my brain out?’: Trainee Army medic, 20, jokes with doctors as he has brain surgery WIDE AWAKE

A team of neurosurgeons is on the hunt for a ping-pong-ball-sized tumour, lodged in the left side of Cameron Ray’s brain. Not that you’d know it. Chuckling, the 20-year-old patient gives a thumbs-up to the surgical assistant and cheekily asks the assembled doctors and nurses: ‘Is my brain out?’ It sounds astonishing but Cameron is … Read more

Great Ormond Street hospital cancels surgery after medic tests positive for coronavirus

Great Ormond Street hospital cancels surgery for children with serious heart problems for two weeks after medic tests positive for coronavirus By Connor Boyd Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 13:35 GMT, 10 March 2020 | Updated: 13:45 GMT, 10 March 2020 Fears hundreds of vulnerable patients have been infected with coronavirus were sparked today after … Read more