Coronavirus: NHS England launches tool to aid long-term recovery
NHS England is launching a new service for people with ongoing health problems after having coronavirus.The government says "tens of thousands" of people have long-term symptoms after catching Covid-19."Your Covid…
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PM joins nationwide clap on NHS 72nd anniversary
Media playback is unsupported on your device The prime minister has joined a nationwide applause to pay tribute to NHS staff on the 72nd anniversary of the health ...
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Coronavirus: Frailty 'indicator' to survival
Frailty is as important as age or underlying health issues in determining whether someone may die from Covid-19, a study has found.It looked at more than 1,500 patients at 10…
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Coronavirus: Calls for government to plan public inquiry
The government must set out plans for an inquiry into its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, the health service ombudsman has said. This was not about blaming staff but about…
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Coronavirus doctor's diary: A 'dying' patient's miraculous recovery
When Mohammed Azeem arrived in Bradford Royal Infirmary he was in critical state, with far too little oxygen in his blood - at one point his oxygen levels were "not…
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Coronavirus: Why disabled people are calling for a Covid-19 inquiry
As a disabled woman, Ginny Butcher is roughly 11 times more likely to die from coronavirus than her peers. New figures also suggest almost two-thirds of Covid-19 deaths in the…
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Coronavirus: Local testing data to be shared with councils
Local authorities are to be given access to postcode-level data about the number of people testing positive for coronavirus in their areas after it was agreed with the Department of…
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NHS anniversary: Landmarks to be lit up in weekend of celebration
Dozens of landmarks across the country will be lit up blue later to mark 72 years since the founding of the NHS.Ahead of the health service's anniversary on Sunday, people…
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Public not asked for addresses for weeks during virus tests
People being tested for coronavirus in England were not asked to provide addresses for weeks during the height of the pandemic, it has emerged.The BBC understands Public Health England is…
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Coronavirus: Hydroxychloroquine trial to restart
Trials of the controversial anti-malarial drug taken by US President Donald Trump to try to prevent catching coronavirus are to be resumed.UK regulators say hydroxychloroquine and a similar drug chloroquine…
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Coronavirus: 'Right thing' to be part of plasma trial
Media playback is unsupported on your device Blood plasma from patients who have recovered from Covid-19 is being tested as a potential treatment for those still suffering from ...
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Coronavirus: Almost 30,000 'excess' care homes deaths
Almost 30,000 more care home residents in England and Wales died during the coronavirus outbreak than during the same period in 2019, ONS figures show.But only two-thirds were directly attributable…
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Cystic fibrosis patients offered 'life-transforming' drug
Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients can now get a "life-transforming" treatment on the NHS in England. Nine in 10 people with the genetic condition - more than 7,000 in England -…
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Coronavirus: Sense of smell and taste 'improve for most'
Almost 90% of people who lost their sense of smell or taste while infected with Covid-19 improved or recovered within a month, a study has found.The study, in Italy, found…
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Coronavirus: Sniffer dogs trial going 'very well'
A trial to see whether dogs can detect coronavirus is going "very well", according to the charity behind it.Six dogs are being trained by Medical Detection Dogs in Milton Keynes.Claire…
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Leicester coronavirus outbreak timeline: Who knew what, and when?
As the rest of England continues to emerge from lockdown, a fresh outbreak of coronavirus in Leicester means the city will remain largely closed.The outbreak has prompted criticism about the…
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Coronavirus: Cardiff man meets doctor who saved his life
Media playback is unsupported on your device Covid-19 survivor Davide Compagnone was brought back from the brink of death after a struggle with the disease.Now the pharmacist has ...
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Coronavirus UK map: How many confirmed cases are there in your area?
There have been around 300,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK and almost 44,000 people have died, government figures show. These numbers only include people who have been tested,…
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Coronavirus: Care home staff and residents to get regular tests
Staff and residents in care homes in England will receive regular coronavirus tests from next week.Staff will be tested for coronavirus weekly with tests every 28 for days residents over…
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Many government call handlers traced no Covid contacts
Thousands of workers in the government's new test and trace call centre failed to trace a single contact of a coronavirus case in the first three weeks of operation.Between them…
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Coronavirus: 'I felt least afraid when the pandemic started'
Seaneen Molloy's panic attacks stopped when the coronavirus pandemic started. But as restrictions begin to ease, the writer and charity worker from Northern Ireland describes how her anxiety has returned.…
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Coronavirus: Worst could be yet to come, WHO warns
The worst could be still to come in the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned, six months on from when the outbreak began. WHO head Tedros Adhanom…
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