Could bruises on your FEET be a sign of the coronavirus? Doctors suspect a link

Bruising and lesions on the feet could be a sign of coronavirus, doctors in Spain suspect. Patients with either purple chickenpox or chilblain-like marks on their toes have tested positive for the killer infection. ‘Numerous cases’ have been reported in Spain as well as Italy and France, as the disease continues to rage across Europe. … Read more

Could bruises on your FEET be a sign of the coronavirus? Doctors suspect a link

Bruising and lesions on the feet could be a sign of coronavirus, doctors in Spain suspect. Patients with either purple chickenpox or chilblain-like marks on their toes have tested positive for the killer infection. ‘Numerous cases’ have been reported in Spain as well as Italy and France, as the disease continues to rage across Europe. … Read more

How letting patients in intensive care lay FACE DOWN boosts their chances of surviving

Lying intensive care patients with coronavirus face down on their beds could make them more likely to survive, doctors say. Prone positioning, in which patients who struggle to breathe are laid on their front instead of their back in a hospital bed, works by reducing pressure on the lungs. Doctors in the UK, US, Italy … Read more

Coronavirus: Italy and Austria take first steps out of lockdown

Shoppers were back on the streets in Austria and Italy today as Europe takes its first cautious steps out of the coronavirus lockdown.  Italy is opening a handful of stores including bookshops and stationery shops in a trial to see how social distancing measures can work after the lockdown, which otherwise remains in force.   However, … Read more

Spain sees number of coronavirus infections continue to drop, with 3,045 new cases

Spain’s overnight death toll from the coronavirus rose to 567 on Tuesday, while the country reported its lowest increase in new cases since March 18.  The country’s total death toll now stands at 18,056, passing the 18,000 mark, while confirmed cases of the infection rose by 3,045 to 172,541, the Health Ministry said in a … Read more

Shoppers are back on the streets in Italy and Austria

Shoppers were back on the streets in Austria and Italy today as Europe takes its first cautious steps out of the coronavirus lockdown.  Italy is opening a handful of stores including bookshops and stationery shops in a trial to see how social distancing measures can work after the lockdown, which otherwise remains in force.   However, … Read more

ANDREW PIERCE: Cabinet hawks and doves are split on the UK’s plan for how and when to lift lockdown 

As countries across Europe start to ease themselves out of lockdown, there is a growing recognition in Boris Johnson’s Cabinet that it, too, will have to make some hard decisions in the coming days. Of course, in terms of infection rates, Britain remains some weeks behind European countries such as Italy and Spain. But even … Read more

Europe gets back to work and lifts restrictions as UK remains on coronavirus lockdown

Europe took its first tentative steps towards a return to normality on Monday as some countries re-opened businesses.  And several other nations have announced they are preparing to ease their lockdown restrictions in the coming days. Spain and Italy – the two European countries worst-hit by the coronavirus outbreak – have re-started some industries while Germany … Read more

Deadly disease killing olive trees across the Mediterranean could cost the industry £17.5BILLION

Deadly disease killing olive trees across the Mediterranean could cost the industry £17.5BILLION and force the price up in supermarkets Xylella fastidiosa pathogen infecting trees in Italy and maybe Spain and Greece It is the most deadly disease in the world for plants and there is no cure  Researchers predict there will be a knock-on … Read more

Europe gets back to work and lifts restrictions as UK remains on coronavirus lockdown

Europe took its first tentative steps towards a return to normality on Monday as some countries re-opened businesses.  And several other nations have announced they are preparing to ease their lockdown restrictions in the coming days. Spain and Italy – the two European countries worst-hit by the coronavirus outbreak – have re-started some industries while Germany … Read more