Boris Johnson today revealed the first British coronavirus patient is taking part in a drug trial in hope of finding a way to fight the killer infection. Researchers around the world are desperately hunting a cure, amid fears thousands more patients will be struck down by the life-threatening illness. The Prime Minister – who also announced … Read more
Tennessee resident with coronavirus describes what it is like to be ‘patient zero’ with people asking if ‘you are the one’ who infected others Chris Baumgartner is the self-proclaimed coronavirus ‘patient zero’ in Tennessee The 44-year-old described how he and his family had endured the ‘mass hysteria’ In lengthy Facebook post he shared an image … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
A terminal cancer patient who hosted his own wake has fulfilled his dying wish of marrying his ‘rock’. Factory supervisor Chris Clark, 43, from Hebburn in Tyne and Wear, who has just weeks to live after being diagnosed with bowel cancer last year, held his ‘awake wake’ less than a fortnight ago so he could say … Read more
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
Heart-warming moment coronavirus medic enjoys a beautiful sunset with his patient, 87, while taking him to a CT scan after the elderly man was hospitalised for more than a month A picture captures the medic and patient watching the sunset together in Wuhan The heart-warming photograph has touched millions of Chinese people’s hearts The 87-year-old … Read more
Riverdale SHUTS DOWN production in Vancouver after team member is exposed to coronavirus patient The coronavirus patient is not involved with the production of the show but did encounter someone who is We are working closely with the appropriate authorities and health agencies in Vancouver,’ said a Warner Bros rep to TMZ Warner Bros is … Read more
Coronavirus patient tells relative ‘I’m going to spread the virus’ then goes on bar crawl in Japanese city – before police in hazmats take him to hospital The man had coronavirus but showed no symptoms in Gamagori City, Japan Sent home by medics and told to self-isolate and would later be taken to hospital He … Read more
A teenager has become the first NHS patient to have her spine straightened with pioneering robotic surgery. Emma Mayamine, 14, was diagnosed four years ago with scoliosis, a condition in which the spine starts to grow unevenly and curves to one side. Scoliosis is thought to affect thousands of people in Britain, including Princess Eugenie. … Read more
Hospital patient in his 80s is feared to be Britain’s second coronavirus death as child at Alder Hey Hospital tests positive for killer infection By Connor Boyd Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 13:14 GMT, 6 March 2020 | Updated: 13:21 GMT, 6 March 2020 A man in his 80s with underlying health conditions is feared … Read more