Linda Lusardi is at ‘death’s door’ after testing positive for coronavirus, her husband Sam Kane confirmed on Monday. Sam, 51, posted on Facebook, begging the public to take the self isolation and self distancing rules seriously as he said: ‘I can’t stress enough that this is not ‘just a flu bug’. I’ve watched this take … Read more
Boris Johnson has pledged to urgently increase coronavirus testing despite saying less than three weeks ago that the NHS was ‘well-prepared’ for an outbreak. The Prime Minister told reporters in London yesterday that a ‘game-changing’ new test will be offered to hundreds of thousands of people as soon as possible. He added at Downing Street … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) never discussed providing coronavirus testing kits to the US in the early days of the outbreak. By the end of February, the WHO had shipped hundreds of thousands of test kits around the world – but the US was not among … Read more
Pressure is mounting on the UK Government to upgrade its coronavirus testing as other countries switch to diagnostic kits that take just minutes to produce results. Boris Johnson today announced testing will be ramped up to 25,000 a day after coming under scathing criticism for letting thousands go undiagnosed. Only 5,000 people were being swabbed daily … 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
Wealthy VIPs, celebrities and businesses are going private for £375-a-time coronavirus testing kits from Harley Street after Public Health England said not everyone could get checked Wealthy VIPs shelling out £375 each for a coronavirus test from London clinic It comes after Public Health England said it could only test certain patients The Private Clinic … Read more
British tourist is slammed for DEFYING health orders and flying to tourism hot spot AFTER testing positive for coronavirus A woman, 36, has been slammed for flying to Hamilton Island with coronavirus She had been in Australia less than a week when she was diagnosed in Sydney Queensland health authorities tracked her down on a … Read more
Boris Johnson today urged Britons to stop all non-essential contact with others as he faced a grilling over the government’s coronavirus response. The PM is defending the UK’s strategy at a press conference amid growing questions about why it is out of step with much of the rest of the globe. He said the government … Read more
Melania Trump ordered the annual Easter Egg Roll cancelled because of the coronavirus as the White House enacted new testing protocols to prevent the spread of the disease and keep it from getting to President Donald Trump and his team. All staff, Secret Service agents and members of the media had their temperature taken by … 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