All news on the topic: Coronavirus

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PPE worth £1.4bn from a single Covid deal destroyed or written off
UK government deal struck at height of pandemic described as ‘colossal misuse of public funds’
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John Lewis denies staff their bonuses AGAIN- and warns of job losses as retail giant plans robot workers
Reports suggest another 11,000 staff could go in the next five years
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Covid most likely came from lab leak amid 'unusual' activity, new study reveals
A research team used an established risk analysis tool called the Grunow-Finke assessment to create a likelihood scale for possible pandemic causes have come to interesting Covid conclusions
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'Devastating pandemic' could sweep Earth as countries helpless to health threats
The world might not be ready for another ‘devastating pandemic’ with global response to ‘health threats’ waning, according to a bombshell new US intelligence report
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Low iron levels could be key trigger behind long Covid, major new study finds
Researchers found patients exhibiting symptoms of Covid months after their initial infection often had low levels of iron in their blood
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Vaping 'may increase risk of catching Covid' as new study issues grim warning
A new study has found that chemicals in e-cigarettes enhance the chance of you catching Covid while a scientist has advised vapers to stop for "the protection of their health"
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'Hyper-vaccinated' man receives 217 Covid-19 vaccines baffling scientists
The 62-year-old man, from Magdeburg in Germany, said that he underwent dozens of vaccines for "private reasons" over the course of 29 months - and had never shown any signs of being infected
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Covid 'increases risk of arthritis for up to one year after infection'
Fresh research shows that Covid-19 infections are associated with an increased risk for autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIRDs) including arthritis, gout, and lupus
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Fears planned £320M 'deadly' 30,000 monkey farm will ignite next global pandemic
Residents in Bainbridge, Georgia, a small town of around 14,000, are urging the City Council to block plans by a controversial company called Safer Human Medicine to build a 200-acre monkey farm complex
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Little-known new effect of coronavirus discovered in major study of UK adults
The huge Covid study of 140,000 Brits found a 'measurable' impact on thinking skills and memory formation that can be detected more than a year after an infection
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Woman's rare brain condition saw her hallucinating that mum was Boris Johnson
Chantelle Christian started to experience manic episodes where she would have terrifying hallucinations and her behaviour became more generally more erratic after a condition post-covid
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'My dad got Covid in hospital - ITV drama Breathtaking is our harrowing reality'
Sharon Collins witnessed first-hand the devastation that took hold in hospitals when her father died after catching coronavirus on a ward, and says ITV's Breathtaking is 'real life'
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Covid infections that last for months are 'surprisingly common'
A new study has found that up to three in every 100 Covid infections last for a month or longer - and that people with the persistent infections are more likely to have Long Covid
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NHS doctor urges public to watch ITV's Breathtaking to see trauma medics endured
NHS doctor Rachel Clarke has shared her thoughts on why the story of the traumatised pandemic medics needs to be told again in new ITV drama series, Breathtaking
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Why Covid was so lethal - from 'hit and run killer' to deception
As ITV drama Breathtaking shines a light on NHS pressures in response to the coronavirus crisis, The Mirror takes a look at why the virus was so destructive, killing millions across the globe
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Breathtaking author Rachel Clarke's life - war hero husband to career change
ITV's new drama Breathtaking brings palliative care doctor Rachel Clarke's first-hand experience of working in the NHS at the start of the Covid pandemic to TV screens
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Boy, 5, died after getting Covid, strep throat and two other viruses
Five-year-old Jean Carlos Martinez Rivero had a myriad of viruses and medical conditions before his untimely death about two months ago, according to the local medical examiner's report
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Harrowing true story and real doctor behind ITV's Covid drama Breathtaking
Actress Joanne Froggatt portrays Dr Abbey Henderson in ITV's new drama Breathtaking, and brings to life author and NHS frontline doctor Rachel Clarke's first-hand experience
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Inside covid care home scandal - Tory 'lies' and choice that killed thousands
ITV's Breathtaking exposes the sacrifices made by NHS staff during the Covid-19 pandemic. As the number of people needing hospital care for the virus soared, hospital patients were discharged to care homes to free up vital beds, but this sparked deadly consequences among the elderly
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PPE scandal explained - shortage riddle, who got rich and who was to blame
As ITV's drama Breathtaking airs, we look at what the Covid PPE scandal actually was, where the millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money went, why equipment didn't reach desperate NHS workers and who is being held to account
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One in 67 Brits tests positive for covid - all the symptoms you need to know
The government data, examined by the Office for National Statistics, show that 1.6% of the population would test positive in the fortnight to Wednesday, February 7
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'I travelled 5,000 miles to meet my online date from UK - and it was worth it'
American Rachel Hieser spent ten hours on a plane to meet Joe De Silva for the first time - but the pair hit it off immediately and she moved to Bristol to be with him
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Experimental new vaccine from Covid jab manufacturer 'could help beat cancer'
Following the pandemic, emerging vaccine technology has been turbocharged and now British patients are among a global cohort enlisted to trial a cancer vaccine
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The Apprentice's Tre Lowe heartbreak of marriage disapproval and brother's death
The Apprentice contestant Tre Lowe - otherwise known as Architechs's musician Paul Akabah - has battled personal heartbreak in recent years ahead of his place on the BBC show
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'Silent' organ damage found in over half of long Covid patients, study warns
A recent study has found that organ damage persists in long Covid patients, even in those initially not severely affected, raising serious concerns about the long-term health impacts of the virus