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Coronavirus does not appear to affect children as seriously as it does older people, particularly those with underlying health conditions. How the COVID-19 affects pregnant women is not completely clear because it is a new virus. What effect does coronavirus have on pregnant women? The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) report that pregnant […]
Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke from Downing Street on Thursday afternoon declaring the UK was upping it’s response to the delay phase of its coronavirus plan. This meant new advice for those who may have the virus – named COVID-19 – has been issued in order to help the NHS cope with increased demand on […]
As of March March 12, 29,764 people have been tested in the UK, of which 29,174 were confirmed negative and 590 were confirmed as positive. So far 10 patients who tested positive for coronavirus have died. What to do if you have flu symptoms On Thursday, Boris Johnson announced that anyone showing flu symptoms, no […]
Boris Johnson spoke in a televised address on Thursday afternoon, announcing the UK’s progression to the ‘delay’ phase of the Government’s coronavirus plan. The Prime Minister was accompanied by England’s Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance, the Government’s chief scientific adviser as he stressed the danger of coronavirus. Speaking from Downing […]
Around the world, there are now 125,7135 cases of coronavirus, and this is growing daily. Countries have declared lockdowns, limited travel and upped efforts to contain COVID-19, which has killed 4,598 people since it emerged in December 2019. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has now declared coronavirus a pandemic – due to the growing outbreaks […]
The city of Wuhan has gone into lockdown in an effort to control the spread of a new coronavirus as the death toll spiked to 41, with more than1,200 confirmed cases in China. Authorities have suspended planes and trains in and out of the city of 11 million people, as well as buses, subways and ferries, […]
Cases of 2019-CoV, a “novel” coronavirus of which health officials knew very little, have ballooned this month, forcing Chinese authorities to quarantine the city of Wuhan. The disease started making rounds in late 2019 but has since spread through Chinese cities and into the world beyond, with infected people currently being treated in the UK […]
Flu circulates every winter, and tends to peak around December and January. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends which type of flu virus strains to include in the flu vaccine every year. Read on to find out more about the costs of the flu vaccine. Read on to find out more about the cost of […]
Amber Toon, 25, who was 20 weeks pregnant at the time, visited an optician after suffering dizzy spells. Instead of spending Christmas with her family, she ended up in hospital and needed an operation. Amber said: “One minute the optician was looking into the back of my eye, the next I was told to get […]
Since 2015, more than 4,000 adults have died while awaiting decisions for healthcare outside hospital, either in their home or a nursing home. This is known as NHS Continuing Healthcare. Of the 164 health authorities that responded to a Freedom of Information request, only 79 gave information covering at least a year. This means the […]