There could be more than 3,500 avoidable cancer deaths in England in the next five years as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, researchers say. The virus had disrupted services and some people had avoided healthcare, they told The Lancet Oncology journal. The team looked at the likely impact on four major types of cancer… Read More »
Department of Health WITHDRAWS official UK Coronavirus daily death toll of 114 after it emerges nobody in England is ever counted as cured Department of Health figures show 82 Britons are now succumbing to the life-threatening infection each day The seven-day average was 74 last Friday. More than 1,000 people died each day during the peak… Read More »
By Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool A new covid-19 testing Site has been set up in Spinney Hill Park in East Leicester after a new outbreak of casesAlex Hannam/EMPICS Entertainment Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 30 June UK deaths fall below five-year average… Read More »
Britain announces 133 more coronavirus deaths in preliminary toll as daily data shows Covid-19 is still killing more people in the UK than in the rest of the EU combined Department of Health officials have yet to confirm the final daily figure, which can often be much higher The preliminary toll is calculated by adding… Read More »
This is part of our Coronavirus Update series in which Harvard specialists in epidemiology, infectious disease, economics, politics, and other disciplines offer insights into what the latest developments in the COVID-19 outbreak may bring. Hospital officials, anticipating a surge of COVID-19 cases, urged deferring routine, nonemergency care so doctors, nurses, and other personnel could focus… Read More »
Britain announces 545 more coronavirus victims, 13% down from a week ago, as total hits 35,000 – but new figures reveal real toll so far is at least 44,000 as virus continues to sweep care homes NHS England announced 174 hospital deaths today, showing the majority are now coming from elsewhere Separate data from the… Read More »