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Coronavirus: What counts as a death from COVID-19?
Despite the coronavirus pandemic entering its fifth month and having killed at least around 300,000 people, there is still no unified way of counting ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus is less deadly than we thought, says German expert
The COVID-19 coronavirus that has swept the world is less deadly than experts had first thought, and governments implemented lockdown measures too ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: London Heathrow Airport reports 97 pct passenger drop, asks for plan
Heathrow Airport called on the UK government to lay out its plans on how borders will be reopened, after it said on Monday that its passenger numbers ... Coronavirus -
Research predicts ‘end date’ of coronavirus crisis in US, UK, Italy, France, Spain
A research project by Singapore University of Technology and Design used data-based estimations to create models which show the coronavirus life-cycle ... Coronavirus -
Retail challenges amid coronavirus: Companies file for bankruptcy, lay off employees
With lockdowns, curfews, and strict social distancing measures, the coronavirus pandemic shuttered malls and retail stores across the world, ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: UK set up contingency plan for PM Johnson’s death while he battled virus
The British government had a contingency plan for Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s death as he battled COVID-19 in intensive care last month, he said in ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: UAE’s Mohammed bin Rashid sends 60 tons of medical aid to UK
The UAE sent on Thursday the first aircraft carrying medical aid for the United Kingdom’s healthcare sector, which arrived in London Heathrow airport ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Syndrome linked to COVID-19 in UK kills some children
Some children in the United Kingdom with no underlying health conditions have died from a rare inflammatory syndrome which researchers believe to be ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: UK will soon begin trial to see if plasma may help treat patients
Britain is to start trials to see whether plasma collected from donors who have recovered from COVID-19 could be an effective treatment for patients ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Bahrain Embassy sends care packages to citizens studying in US, UK
Bahraini citizens studying in the United States and the United Kingdom received care packages filled with essential goods and food from their ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Lacking ventilators, UK hospital turns to sleep apnea machines
A hospital in northwest England has been successfully using a modified version of a sleep apnea device instead of ventilators to treat coronavirus ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus lockdowns unproven, politically dangerous and hard to exit: Expert
Lockdowns are the wrong policy to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, are politically dangerous and will be difficult to exit, said Swedish ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: The UK says it will create COVID vaccine by autumn – but is it possible?
The UK has announced human trials for a coronavirus vaccine it says could be ready by autumn.Despite a normal development time of 18 months or more ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: UK announces large-scale study to track virus in about 300,000 people
The British government announced plans Thursday for a major study to track coronavirus in the general population, with as many as 300,000 people ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: UK to test use plasma from recovered patients as treatment
The United Kingdom is preparing to collect the blood from COVID-19 survivors to investigate if convalescent plasma transfusions could improve an ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Captain Tom, 99-year old veteran, raises $15 million for UK NHS
Captain Tom, a 99-year old British veteran, completed 100 laps of his garden on Thursday, raising 12.2 million British pounds ($15.24 million) for the ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: UK death toll rises to 12,868 after 761 fatalities reported in one day
The number of people who have died in hospital in Britain from the coronavirus has risen to 12,868, according to health ministry figures published on ... Coronavirus -
More tough times to come: UK finance minister Sunak
British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak warned during a daily briefing on Tuesday (April 14) of tough times ahead as government “can’t protect every ... Coronavirus -
‘Exceptionally proud’ say parents of NZ nurse who treated Boris Johnson
Praised by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for helping to save his life, the parents of New Zealand nurse Jenny McGee said on Monday that they ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson’s health ‘continues to improve’, Downing street
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s health “continues to improve” on his fourth day in intensive care battling coronavirus, his official spokesman ... Coronavirus -
Man Utd donates coronavirus aid package to support NHS fight
Manchester United have donated medical equipment and provided vehicles for courier operations to support the National Health Service (NHS) in their ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: 60,000 to die in UK this month, highest in Europe, says study
More than 60,000 people could die of coronavirus in the UK by the end of April, the highest projected number in Europe, according to a new report by ... Features -
Britain to build two more temporary coronavirus hospitals
Britain will build a further two temporary hospitals to treat coronavirus patients, the National Health Service (NHS) said on Friday as its first ... World News -
UK aiming to increase tests from 12,750 to 25,000 a day by mid-April: Minister
Britain is aiming to increase the number of tests for coronavirus to 25,000 a day by the middle of the month from its present capacity of 12,750 a day ... World News -
UK’s Prince Charles, 71, out of self-isolation and in good health
British heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, 71, who had tested positive for coronavirus, is out of self-isolation and is in good health, his spokesman ... World News -
UK health minister Matt Hancock tests positive for coronavirus
British health minister Matt Hancock said on Twitter on Friday he has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating at home with mild symptoms ... World News -
Coronavirus: UK has 8,000 ventilators, has ordered 8,000 more: Junior Minister
Britain currently has about 8,000 ventilators with another 8,000 on order to come into the health system in a week or so, junior health minister ... World News -
UK reports 47 coronavirus deaths, toll at 281
A further 47 people have died in the United Kingdom after testing positive for the coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths to 281, the ... World News