Forty per cent of Covid deaths were in Care homes
40% of coronavirus-related fatalities registered in England and Wales took place in Care according to figures releases this morning from the Office for National...
Pregnant women are not at greater risk of severe COVID-19 than other women
Researchers have published new research that suggests pregnant women are no more likely to become ill with severe COVID-19 than non-pregnant woman.
However, the majority...
Government considering monitoring waste water to track Covid-19 locally
The Government is considering monitoring waste water to track the rate of Covid-19 infection on a local level.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson suggested the virus...
Roll-out of coronavirus behaviour change website will help public transition to ‘new normal’
A website that has proven successful in reducing infection transmissions for seasonal and swine flu has been adapted in response to coronavirus.
Researchers from the...
Coronavirus found in semen of young men with COVID-19
We don’t know much about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, but we are learning new things about it every day. The latest bit...
Government is urged to reopen gyms as exercise can combat the curse of mental...
With fears that gyms may be among the last areas of the economy to reopen ukactive has published the recommended operational framework for gyms,...
BAME groups two to three times more likely to die from Covid-19
The likelihood of death from Covid-19 is significantly higher among England’s Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority (BAME) groups than the general population, finds a...
5 million people living in households with children have experienced food insecurity since the...
Five million people in the UK living in households with children under 18 have experienced food insecurity since the lockdown started.
Figures released...
Elderly and vulnerable people still at risk from poor advice from some care homes,...
Some care companies are still failing to give staff accurate guidance on using personal protective equipment (PPE) – creating serious dangers for workers, care home...
Thousands of doctors unable to offer patients the desperate care they need as a...
In the midst of the biggest health crisis in recent history, thousands of doctors say important wider patient care has been neglected in the...