Parents everywhere have quickly learned just how tough it is for schoolteachers, as they embark on homeschooling their children amid the coronavirus lockdown. One person having a particularly wild time with the experience is New Girl’s Max Greenfield, who has been delighting fans by documenting his efforts to educate his rather unruly daughter Lilly on … Read more
Hundreds of NHS workers’ coronavirus swabs have reportedly been flown to Germany because the results are coming back in half the time. Samples passed to Public Health England are believed to be taking up to four days to process but those on the Continent can come back in just two. Northampton General Hospital is understood to have … Read more
A medical researcher says he has developed a test for Covid-19 that can produce results within five minutes and could cost as little as £2 per test. Currently, people experiencing coronavirus symptoms generally have to wait 48 hours for test results, with some patients reporting wait times much longer than that. But with scientists around … Read more
Kelly Brook displays the results of her incredible two stone weight loss as she enjoys a stroll with boyfriend Jeremy Parisi By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 13:14 BST, 31 March 2020 | Updated: 13:26 BST, 31 March 2020 She revealed earlier this week she’d lost an incredible two stone. And Kelly Brook displayed the … Read more
Hospitals outside of London face four-day waits for coronavirus test results. When the number of potential cases rapidly increases – as it has already done in London – hospitals outside the capital could face an ‘apolocalypse’ because of the lengthy wait for confirmation. Britain’s coronavirus death toll rocketed by 260 to 1,019 today as the … Read more
Google launches ‘SOS Alert’ for coronavirus in search results to provide users with tips and information from the World Health Organisation on how to stay safe Google partners with WHO to make coronavirus information easily accessible SOS Alert prioritises WHO info on the virus when users search ‘coronavirus’ The feature, launched in 2017, gives uses reputable info … Read more
Bosch has created a coronavirus test and machine that gives results in two-and-a-half hours, removing the need to send samples to a laboratory. The results are 95 per cent accurate, according to the German manufacturer, better known for its washing machines and fridge freezers. Swabs from patients are placed into a special cartridge and put … Read more
A Dutch firm has created a new coronavirus test that can give results in just 15 minutes in the same fashion as a pregnancy stick. Sensitest’s blood test, manufactured in China, detects antibodies that signal the body is fighting the deadly infection. It is not able to spot the virus in its early stages, but … Read more
A North Carolina biopharmaceutical company is developing a test for the novel coronavirus that can deliver results in just 30 minutes. Heat Biologics, based in Durham, has partnered with the University of Miami to design a test that can diagnose patients in just a fraction of the time compared to most other tests. The test … Read more
A 39-year-old woman who was ‘in good health’ has died days after she was tested for coronavirus – after she initially turned down a test because she thought she was low-risk. Natasha Ott, of New Orleans, was found dead on her kitchen floor Friday by her longtime partner, Josh Anderson, while she was still awaiting her … Read more