What is a ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown, and how could it help curb rising Covid-19 cases?

Oct 15, 2020

His intervention provoked a bitter backlash from the Government, with a “senior source” branding him a “shameless opportunist”. However, the public seem to be of the same mind as the Labour leader – 54 per cent of people surveyed by YouGov on Tuesday said they feel the Government should have introduced a national lockdown in September, while […]

Covid-19 could make sufferers permanently deaf, scientists warn

Oct 13, 2020

Coronavirus can make patients permanently deaf, scientists have warned after the first reported case in the UK. Details have emerged of a 45-year-old man who experienced sudden hearing loss in one ear while being treated in hospital for Covid-19. The problem first...

Parents with young children could be protected against severe Covid-19

Oct 10, 2020

Parents with young children may be protected against severe Covid-19 symptoms because their immune systems are boosted by regularly catching coughs and colds, a study has found. A team of scientists believes exposure to seasonal coronaviruses from the same family as...