Monthly Archives: Abril, 2020

Woman, 90, dies from coronavirus in Belgium after refusing a ventilator and telling doctors: 'I had a good life, keep this for the younger'Suzanne Hoylaerts, 90, was hospitalised after suffering respiratory issuesShe selflessly refused a ventilator and died from COVID-19 two days laterIt comes amid a global shortage of ventilators during the coronavirus pandemicCoronavirus symptoms:…

A MOTHER and her seven-year-old daughter have been found buried in their back garden — as her boyfriend who was quarantined with them was charged with their murder. Cristina Iglesias and her daughter Ada were reported missing on Wednesday last week when their family saw them for the last time. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live…

Image copyright Getty Images A loss of smell or taste may be a sign that you have coronavirus, according to UK researchers. A team at King's College London looked at responses from more than 400,000 people reporting suspected Covid-19 symptoms to an app. But loss of smell and taste are also signs of other respiratory…

Image copyright Twitter/ Emma Gallagher The coronavirus crisis is throwing many pregnant women's birth plans up in the air and leading some health trusts to increase home births.The image captured hearts on social media 10 days ago. Faolán, Gaelic for "little wolf", was born in Drogheda in Ireland on Saturday 14 March and a few…

The NHS is in talks to roll out a smartphone app that instantly traces close contacts of people carrying the coronavirus and advises them to self-isolate. The app, developed by NHSX – the health service’s digital transformation arm – with academic and industry partners is in advanced stages of evaluation and is weeks away from…

A dad-of-seven who ‘devoted his life’ to the NHS died in self-isolation after coming down with a suspected case of coronavirus from an infected patient. Thomas Harvey, a healthcare assistant at Goodmayes Hospital in Ilford, north London, spent weeks ‘fighting for his life’ after developing severe symptoms of Covid-19, his family said. The 57-year-old collapsed…

A 13-year-old boy with no apparent underlying health conditions has died after testing positive for coronavirus, his family has said.Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab from Brixton, south London, died in hospital in the early hours of Monday.• Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2lOHmNj • Get breaking news and more stories at http://www.itv.com/newsFollow ITV News on Facebook:…

Published on Mar 31, 2020A 13 year boy has died in London from the coronavirus - Britain's youngest victim so far. It came as the government admitted it must speed up its testing programme for the virus. It had set a target of 25,000 tests a day but so far only around 8,000 are being…

A HEARTBROKEN dad has paid tribute to his "very healthy" 19-year-old son after he died from coronavirus at a London hospital. Luca Di Nicola, originally from Italy but living in North London, is said to have had no underlying health conditions. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates 4 Luca…

ITV Report 31 March 2020 at 10:10pm Video report by ITV News Reporter Martha Fairlie A woman who lost her mother and father to coronavirus within 24 hours has paid tribute to her family’s “rocks”. Fiona Vallely had to say goodbye to her mother, Isabel, in hospital at the weekend before receiving a call to…

ITV Report 31 March 2020 at 9:24pm Video report by ITV News Correspondent Dan Rivers A fully-qualified Syrian doctor has told ITV News he cannot get into the NHS to help in the fight to tackle the coronavirus pandemic due to exacting English language tests which cost thousands of pounds to sit. Dr Hussam Allahham…

Image copyright SBNA Image caption Planet Ice in Milton Keynes may be used as a temporary mortuary Work has begun to turn an ice rink into a temporary mortuary that would be capable of holding hundreds of bodies.Planet Ice in Milton Keynes may be needed if funeral directors are unable to cope with the rise…