04:40, 22 APR 2020 US dad ‘who said lockdown was bulls*** dies after catching coronavirus’ Coronavirus In posts shared across Facebook, dad John W. McDaniel reportedly criticised Ohio governor Mike DeWine for closing businesses and denied coronavirus was real. He is apparently the first person in Marion County to die […]
US dad ‘who said lockdown was bulls*** dies after catching coronavirus’
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In posts shared across Facebook, dad John W. McDaniel reportedly criticised Ohio governor Mike DeWine for closing businesses and denied coronavirus was real. He is apparently the first person in Marion County to die of Covid-19
Prince Charles on what his family do for him to keep him going during lockdown
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The Prince of Wales has praised the “heart warming and remarkable kindness” of people across the country as they pull together to tackle covid-19
Coronavirus scandal as 500,000 boxes of visors ready for NHS heroes could be exported
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Printers Prime Group, of Nottingham, transformed its operation and took on 30 extra staff ready to make up to one million visors a month, which is 35,000 a day – but the firm is frustrated that despite contacting officials a month ago, no orders have been placed
Coronavirus: Dr Alex George shares worry over PPE shortages as he works on frontline
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The Love Island star is currently battling the coronavirus pandemic as he works on the NHS frontline in Lewisham hospital’s A&E
Coronavirus: Dedicated nurse dies at hospital where she spent her career
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Julie Penfold, a grandmother of 11, has died at the Arrowe Park hospital in Merseyside, where she spent her long career first as a healthcare assistant and then as a nurse
Tiny premature baby battles back from coronavirus to be discharged from hospital
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Tina Peyton, who tested positive for the coronavirus just days after she was born via C-Section at University Hospital Wishaw in North Lanarkshire, is now free from the disease
Captain Tom Moore praises NHS heroes as he opens Nightingale hospital in Yorkshire
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The 99-year-old Captain Tom Moore appeared by video link in front of a crowd of around 100 people and officially opened the new facility in Harrogate following his £27 million fundraising effort
UK stuck in the danger zone as new coronavirus cases rate remains high
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Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, deputy chief medical officer for England, has warned that the country was by no means out of the danger zone yet at the Downing Street press conference today
Brave NHS worker, 41, dies of coronavirus leaving behind four-year-old son
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Healthcare assistant Kirsty Jones, 41, from Scotland, was described as a “wonderful mother” and leaves behind her husband and two sons, aged 4 and 14.
Matt Hancock rejects claim ‘political decision’ saw UK not join EU PPE scheme
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Mr Hancock now claims that the UK did join the scheme but that it hasn’t produced PPE anyway
‘Joyful’ woman, 25, who survived with one kidney for years dies of coronavirus
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Nasro Ade died in St Georges hospital, Tooting of a suspected case of Covid-19, having battled health problems for years after moving from Somalia to the UK when she was 11
Scientists confirm when coronavirus deaths peaked in England and Wales
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It was announced that hospital death toll rose to 17,408 after 873 more fatalities were reported in 24 hours – but scientists say the figure has been trending downwards for days
Coronavirus: Family of ‘loving’ NHS worker share heartbreak at being unable to say final goodbye
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The family of NHS administration worker Liz Shale, 61, have shared their devastation at her death from coronavirus after she was rushed to St James’s University Hospital in Leeds
Hospital visitors ‘steal vital PPE from NHS’ leaving medics ‘scavenging’ for masks
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In an emotional open letter about the PPE crisis, the worker said the situation at Wythenshawe Hospital has reached “critical” over the past few days – with staff left anxious and feeling like ‘second-class citizens’
Fred Sirieix’s new show sparks Ofcom complaints as viewers say it triggers eating disorders
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Fred Sirieix’s new show The Restaurant That Burns Off Calories has sparked Ofcom complaints as viewers brand it “triggering” for eating disorders
Woman with ‘presumed coronavirus’ shares two activities she does to help ease symptoms
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A woman who has been experiencing Covid-19 symptoms has shared the two things she found that help make her feel better while she is unwell
Coronavirus: Carrie Symonds calls for global ban on wildlife trade in wake of pandemic
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The Covid-19 outbreak is widely thought to have originated in a wildlife ‘wet market’ in the Chinese city of Wuhan
Care home residents hospitalised with coronavirus ‘unlikely’ to be put on a ventilator
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GPs have written to dozens of care homes warning that frail coronavirus patients are “unlikely to benefit” from ventilators, and therefore may not be offered a machine in hospital
An open letter to Boris Johnson from an NHS doctor working on the frontline
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In this heartfelt message to the Prime Minister, Dr Minesh Khashu explains how the Government’s mishandling of the coronavirus has let down NHS staff and failed patients
Coronavirus UK death stats show worst-hit places and areas with most care home fatalities
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Figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggest more than 15% of coronavirus deaths in England and Wales are taking place outside of hospital
Mum’s anguish as she loses gran to coronavirus as fiancé nearly dies in same hospital
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Haley Reed’s partner Stephen Wallis was rushed to James Cook University Hospital, in Middlesbrough days before her gran was taken in too, both with coronavirus
We should think about coronavirus face masks like we do condoms for STIs, expert claims
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David O’Connor, a viral diseases researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, claims that we should think about coronavirus face masks like we do condoms for STIs
Children may not be coronavirus ‘super-spreaders’ as boy gave it to none of 172 contacts
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A new study found that a nine-year-old boy who contracted COVID-19 at a ski resort in France did not pass coronavirus on, despite being in contact with more than 170 people
Coronavirus: Bumbling minister admits vital PPE from Turkey could take days to arrive
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Local Government Minister Simon Clarke said the plane to collect the equipment had set off, but couldn’t say when it would return
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