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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 […]
Credit: CC0 Public Domain President Emmanuel Macron will make a televised address on France’s response to the coronavirus outbreak Thursday, as authorities prepare for a surge in cases in the coming weeks. France has reported 33 coronavirus deaths and nearly 1,800 infections, according to the latest figures. Macron’s prime-time address will come just three days […]
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 […]
Figures show 29 percent of adults in England are now obese. But scientists say the belief that obesity is self-inflicted is at odds with evidence that more than 200 genes – as well as social factors – can influence weight. Professor John Wilding of Liverpool University and Vicki Mooney of the European Coalition for People living […]
The data shows there were 795 cases of the highly contagious viral disease recorded in the first quarter of this year – extrapolated for the whole of 2019 it would equate to 3,180. This is almost five times more than the 145 recorded in the first quarter of 2016 – or 580 for the year. […]