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Wearing TWO masks like Joe Biden could help in the fight against coronavirus by blocking more than 90% of infectious particles, research suggests A cloth mask over a surgical mask gives ‘maximal protection,’ scientists say President-elect Joe Biden often wore two masks
A fifth of all critical care units in England were full last week, NHS figures show as the number of Covid patients in hospital continued to spiral. Some 27 of 140 major NHS trusts had no space on the specialist wards, designed
Covid outbreaks in care homes have more than trebled in a month meaning infection levels are now similar to the peak of the first wave amid growing fears residents are not being given the vaccine fast enough. Date from Public Health England
Britain could face even more super-infectious coronavirus variants because surging infections across the globe fuel the chances of the pathogen mutating to beat the immune system and vaccines, scientists say. More than 90million Covid-19 cases have been recorded worldwide since the pandemic
Coronavirus patient numbers may have already peaked in almost a seventh of hospitals in England, official figures suggest as an ICU doctor today warned care may have to be rationed if admissions continue to surge. Some 20 of 138 acute NHS trusts
Britain announced another 55,761 coronavirus cases today and 1,280 deaths, both lower than this time last week, amid signs that the rate of infection is starting to come down. The positive test count is down 18 per cent from the 68,053 confirmed
Eleven Britons have been infected with a Brazilian coronavirus variant which is feared could make vaccines less effective, it emerged today as Number 10 was accused of was accused of ‘putting lives at risk’ by being too slow to close the borders.
Two children in Japan ‘caught’ cancer from their mothers, in a rare medical phenomenon, new case reports. They likely inhaled cancer cells from their mothers, each of whom unwittingly had cervical cancer. The children each developed lung cancer years later. A baby
Scientists say they believe they have discovered the mechanism behind what causes irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In a new study, researchers discovered that stomach infections such as food poisoning that trigger cells that release a compound called histamine. Histamine, in turn, can lead to
A trauma surgeon says lungs of recovered COVID-19 patients look far worse than even those of smokers. Dr Brittany Bankhead-Kendall, an assistant professor at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, has been treating thousand of people ill with the disease since the