Doctors plea to give high-risk ethnic minority health workers PPE at all times amid alarming Covid-19 death rates among black and Asian NHS staff BIDA says staff must be protected, even when treating non-coronavirus patients Britons of black African heritage are three-and-a-half times more likely to die NHS England chief has since written to all trusts … Read more
It had been the longest week of my life – and then it was announced that we had to close our doors. All the usual comradeship and joyfulness of the place had vanished in the preceding days. We were going out with hardly a whimper, let alone a bang. I stood in the middle of … Read more
A vet has urged pet owners to take a ‘common sense approach’ with their four-legged friends during the coronavirus crisis. Two research projects are underway at the University of Adelaide to determine whether pets can experience a biological transmission of the virus after several dogs and cats outside of Australia tested positive to COVID-19. But … Read more
The medical experts spearheading Britain’s fight against coronavirus have issued a plea for more more infected patients to take part in three major clinical drug trials. NHS England medical director Professor Stephen Powis and the UK’s chief medical officers penned an open letter to doctors urging them to enroll more volunteers. There are three main … Read more
Italy’s coronavirus death toll has now surpassed 6,000, as hospitals continue to struggle with the country’s 64,000 confirmed cases. And radio presenter Kate Langbroek, who lives with her family in Bologna, pleaded with Australians on Tuesday to take social distancing seriously in order to avoid a similar situation back home. Kate, 54, said on Sunrise that the … Read more
‘Please take this seriously!’ Actress Phoebe Tonkin makes impassioned plea for people to stay home amid coronavirus pandemic By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:05 GMT, 22 March 2020 | Updated: 09:25 GMT, 22 March 2020 Phoebe Tonkin has made an impassioned plea for people to stay home amid the coronavirus epidemic. In … Read more
‘Prevent the spread!’ Cancer-stricken Olivia Newton-John makes a desperate plea for people to self-isolate during the coronavirus pandemic By Shive Prema For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:26 GMT, 22 March 2020 | Updated: 05:36 GMT, 22 March 2020 Cancer-stricken Olivia Newton-John has made a desperate plea for people to stay at home during the coronavirus … Read more
A palliative care doctor has issued an impassioned plea to the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock after claiming the capital’s ITU beds are nearing capacity. Dr. Rachel Clarke, an Oxfordshire based doctor and author, took to Twitter to call on Mr Hancock to intercede and ask Boris Johnson to shut London’s pubs down. ‘Matt, we won’t … Read more
Boris Johnson tells private hospitals to free up beds for the NHS and orders Rolls Royce and JCB to help produce ventilators in ‘national effort’ to tackle coronavirus pandemic Prime Minister will go to private hospital groups asking them to free up beds His request will mirror that of wartime leader Sir Winston Churchill in … Read more
Italy’s prime minister last night made an impassioned plea for his citizens to obey a drastic new lockdown in which 16million people have been quarantined to stop the spread of coronavirus. Giuseppe Conte declared that ‘this is the time to be responsible’ as he called on people to ‘protect the health of our loved ones’ … Read more