Coronavirus

DEFENCE COMMITTEE CHAIR TOBIAS ELLWOOD: The global race for a vaccine will turn nasty

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It is a race in which the prize could hardly be greater – the dash to find a vaccine. There will be no true exit from the coronavirus disaster without one. The runners and riders include such familiar names as GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi, Imperial College and Oxford University’s Jenner Institute. There has been … Read more

Christian Wilkins throws himself a VERY flamboyant 25th birthday party in self-isolation

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Christian Wilkins throws himself a VERY flamboyant 25th birthday party with giant balloons and THREE cakes – as he self-isolates at home with family By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:47 BST, 26 April 2020 | Updated: 07:18 BST, 26 April 2020 The Australian government has imposed a strict ban on public gatherings … Read more

Intensive care units are running low on EIGHT key drugs as doctors are forced to use alternatives

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Doctors are prescribing medicines they haven’t used for 20 years and others that may cause heart attacks as hospitals run low on eight key drugs. Sedative drugs used to treat patients with the worst coronavirus symptoms in intensive care have been included on a list of drugs banned for exportation in an effort to ensure … Read more

Sweden’s virus expert is so popular that people are getting his FACE as a tattoo

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Down at the Tudor Arms last week, regulars toasted their good fortune, happy to be in one of the last pubs on Earth still open. There were endless pints of Guinness and London Pride bitter, while rules about not standing at the bar and ensuring a 5ft distance between tables were scrupulously observed.  Unsurprisingly, Covid-19 … Read more

Sweden’s virus expert is so popular that people are getting his FACE as a tattoo

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Down at the Tudor Arms last week, regulars toasted their good fortune, happy to be in one of the last pubs on Earth still open. There were endless pints of Guinness and London Pride bitter, while rules about not standing at the bar and ensuring a 5ft distance between tables were scrupulously observed.  Unsurprisingly, Covid-19 … Read more

Dream come true: Brad Pitt plays a fact-checking Dr Fauci on SNL

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Brad Pitt starred as a fact-checking Dr Fauci on Saturday Night Live’s cold open, which ended on a sincere note to thank the doctor who once joked he’d love to be portrayed by the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star.  The comedy sketch show, which returned for another ‘At Home’ virtual version, kicked off … Read more

Dream come true: Brad Pitt plays a fact-checking Dr Fauci on SNL

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Brad Pitt starred as a fact-checking Dr Fauci on Saturday Night Live’s cold open, which ended on a sincere note to thank the doctor who once joked he’d love to be portrayed by the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star.  The comedy sketch show, which returned for another ‘At Home’ virtual version, kicked off … Read more

Russian doctor accuses Vladimir Putin of lying about coronavirus deaths

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Badly paid doctors have quit in droves, fearing for their lives after being told to treat coronavirus patients without adequate protective equipment in a chronically underfunded health system.  Ambulances crews queue for hours to deliver patients to overloaded hospitals where medical staff have run out of oxygen – yet desperately needed ventilators have been bought … Read more