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Coronavirus: What happens in an intensive care unit? – BBC News
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Intensive care units (ICUs) are specialist wards within a hospital that look after people who are very ill.
They're equipped with a lot of highly technical monitoring equipment and staff who've been specially trained.
Coronavirus patients have problems with their lungs and so are usually admitted to ICUs so they can get help breathing.
As Prime Minister Boris Johnson continues to be treated for coronavirus in an ICU, BBC health correspondent Laura Foster explains how they work.
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Hancock asks industry leaders to help find viable antibody test
Hancock asks industry leaders to help find viable antibody test
Biotech firms will be asked to help produce test showing if people have had coronavirusCoronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The health secretary, Matt Hancock, will ask industry leaders to help the UK find an antibody test that works.Hancock will issue the plea on a conference call on Wednesday, echoing his call for help on ventilators, after the government conceded that none of the antibody tests it has are good enough for mass usage. Continue reading...
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Coronavirus: 100 days that changed the world
Coronavirus: 100 days that changed the world
It started with a warning. It turned into a pandemic that has transformed life as we know itA turbulent decade had reached its final day. It was New Year’s Eve 2019 and much of the world was preparing to celebrate. Continue reading...
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Coronavirus live news: WHO says situation in Europe still ‘very concerning’ as Wuhan reopens
Coronavirus live news: WHO says situation in Europe still 'very concerning' as Wuhan reopens
Scientists predict UK will be worst-hit country in Europe; Trump threatens to stop WHO funding; Global cases pass 1.4 millionBoris Johnson to stay in hospital amid concerns over political vacuumUK coronavirus updates – liveAustralia coronavirus updates – liveAt a glance: latest developmentsSee all of our coronavirus coverage 12.41pm BSTHealth authorities in Ukraine have reported 206 new laboratory-confirmed cases of coronavirus, and seven new deaths. The total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus since the outbreak began in the east European country now stands at 1,668, according to the latest data from the Ukrainian government. The people of Ukraine, together with countless mill...
Eurozone fails to agree on €540bn coronavirus rescue plan
Eurozone fails to agree on €540bn coronavirus rescue plan
All-night EU talks break up without a deal amid splits over conditions on financial aidCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTalks on a coronavirus economic rescue plan for the eurozone worth up to €540bn (£476bn) have broken up without a deal amid north-south divisions over the strings to attach to financial aid for the most-stricken countries.Negotiations were suspended after a marathon all-night video conference call between the 19 finance ministers of the eurozone ended early on Wednesday morning. Continue reading...
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Doctors have been whistleblowers throughout history. They’ve also been silenced
Doctors have been whistleblowers throughout history. They’ve also been silenced
Dr Li Wenliang tried to sound the alarm about the coronavirus outbreak. For centuries, doctors have been doing the same – leading to backlash and even deathCoronavirus – live US updatesLive global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDr Li Wenliang was an astute observer. Back in December, the Chinese opthamologist noticed that there were a series of patients who had upper respiratory infections in Wuhan that seemed similar to prior Sars outbreaks. He alerted colleagues on WeChat but was quickly criminalized by the state for spreading “false rumours”. It wasn’t until after the young doctor’s death from Covid-19, the same disease he had identified, that the Chinese author...
Coronavirus: Marathon talks over EU virus rescue package stall
Coronavirus: Marathon talks over EU virus rescue package stall
EU finance ministers suspend talks on a recovery fund after 16 hours, amid deep deep divisions.
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Coronavirus: EU top scientist resigns citing politics and red tape
Coronavirus: EU top scientist resigns citing politics and red tape
Mauro Ferrari says he lost faith in the system, criticising EU scientific governance and politics.
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Trump says US will have more ventilators than it needs
Trump says US will have more ventilators than it needs
The US president says he will offer the devices to "desperate" countries fighting coronavirus.
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How Delays and Unheeded Warnings Hindered New York’s Virus Fight
How Delays and Unheeded Warnings Hindered New York’s Virus Fight
The federal response was chaotic. Even so, the state’s and city’s own initial efforts failed to keep pace with the outbreak, The Times found.
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Live Coronavirus Updates and News
Live Coronavirus Updates and News
President Trump sidelined the top official monitoring how the administration spends the $2 trillion relief package. New York State now has more confirmed cases of coronavirus than Italy.
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Coronavirus Global Coverage: Live Updates
Coronavirus Global Coverage: Live Updates
Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain spent a second night in intensive care, and China ended its lockdown of Wuhan, the city where the pandemic first emerged.
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Stock Markets Slip as Grim Economic Data Arrives: Live Updates
Stock Markets Slip as Grim Economic Data Arrives: Live Updates
Live updates on stock market and business news during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Trump Ousts Coronavirus Spending Watchdog Glenn Fine
Trump Ousts Coronavirus Spending Watchdog Glenn Fine
The official had been leading the office of the inspector general for the Pentagon. In removing him from that role, the president stripped him of his pandemic relief oversight duties as well.
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Coronavirus: Why are people experiencing more vivid dreams? – BBC News
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BBC's Outside source speaks to Psychology Professor Mark Blagrove about people experiencing more vivid dreams during lockdown
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Coronavirus: US records highest death toll in single day
Coronavirus: US records highest death toll in single day
More than 1,736 deaths were recorded on Tuesday including that of influential folk singer John Prine.
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Coronavirus: ‘Please learn from Wuhan’s mistakes’
Coronavirus: 'Please learn from Wuhan's mistakes'
As the Chinese city lifts its quarantine, residents share lessons learnt from the outbreak.
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Coronavirus warship row: Acting US Navy secretary resigns
Coronavirus warship row: Acting US Navy secretary resigns
The acting Navy chief was under fire for ousting a captain who pleaded for help fighting Covid-19.
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Israeli man charged with spying for Iran
Israeli man charged with spying for Iran
The man is accused of meeting members of Iran's intelligence to recruit people to carry out attacks.
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Coronavirus: Wisconsin defies its own lockdown to vote
Coronavirus: Wisconsin defies its own lockdown to vote
Wisconsin is the first state to hold a major election despite a state-wide stay home order.
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Boris Johnson to stay in hospital amid concerns over political vacuum
Boris Johnson to stay in hospital amid concerns over political vacuum
PM remains in critical care as it emerges Dominic Raab has no power to make key decisionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson is to spend a second night in intensive care amid concerns about the seriousness of his condition and how the government will make key decisions about the coronavirus pandemic in his absence.The foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, who is deputising for the prime minister, has no power to make major decisions without cabinet agreement, it emerged on Tuesday. There are also doubts about whether lockdown conditions imposed by the prime minister will be reviewed as promised next week. Continue reading...
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Coronavirus live news: Trump threatens to stop WHO funding as global cases pass 1.4 million
Coronavirus live news: Trump threatens to stop WHO funding as global cases pass 1.4 million
Boris Johnson still in intensive care; top EU scientist resigns over bloc’s response to virus; cases in Africa pass 10,000; Follow the latest updates. Boris Johnson ‘stable’ in intensive care and not on ventilator, says No 10US coronavirus updates – liveAustralia coronavirus updates – liveAt a glance: latest developmentsSee all of our coronavirus coverage 12.58am BSTNew York suffered the highest single-day increase in its death toll from coronavirus, governor Andrew Cuomo reported on Tuesday, even as those in the state were still under orders to stay at home. Related: New York state suffers largest single-day increase in coronavirus deaths 12.57am BSTFormer Chinese ...
Twitter chief to donate quarter of his fortune to coronavirus fight
Twitter chief to donate quarter of his fortune to coronavirus fight
American Jack Dorsey putting $1bn into the funding of ‘global Covid-19 relief’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJack Dorsey, Twitter’s chief executive, has pledged to donate $1bn (£800m) to fund coronavirus research to help “disarm this pandemic”.Dorsey, who co-founded Twitter in 2006 and went on to found payments company Square, tweeted on Tuesday that he was donating $1bn of Square shares to a charitable fund, called Start Small, to “fund global Covid-19 relief”. Continue reading...
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Covid-19 to wipe out equivalent of 195m jobs, says UN agency
Covid-19 to wipe out equivalent of 195m jobs, says UN agency
UN Labour body expects 6.7% of working hours to be wiped out globally in second quarterCoronavirus – latest updatesLatest US updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe disruption to the world’s economies caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is expected to wipe out 6.7% of working hours globally in the second quarter of this year – the equivalent of 195 million jobs worldwide, according to the UN’s labour body.More than four fifths of workers globally live in countries affected by full or partial lockdown measures, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a report on Tuesday. Continue reading...
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How can coronavirus models get it so wrong?
How can coronavirus models get it so wrong?
Analysis depends on data – so predictions for Italy and Spain, where peak has passed, are more reliable than for UKUK will have Europe’s worst death tollCoronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverageThe Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation in Seattle, based at the University of Washington, is the best organisation in the world at collecting data on diseases and mapping out why we fall ill.Its Global Burden of Disease study is a massive collaborative effort that is valued and used in every country. But even for such an organisation, predicting what will happen to us all as a result of Covid-19 is a tricky business. Continue reading...
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Coronavirus French death toll passes 10,000
Coronavirus French death toll passes 10,000
In the past 24 hours, 607 deaths were recorded in hospitals, with more deaths also in nursing homes.
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Coronavirus: Twitter boss pledges $1bn for relief effort
Coronavirus: Twitter boss pledges $1bn for relief effort
Jack Dorsey said he would give 28% of his wealth towards efforts to "disarm" the pandemic.
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Coronavirus: Four out of five people’s jobs hit by pandemic
Coronavirus: Four out of five people's jobs hit by pandemic
The global economic impact of coronavirus could leave nearly 200 million people jobless, a UN agency says.
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How coronavirus inspired a gangland truce in South Africa
How coronavirus inspired a gangland truce in South Africa
A truce has broken out in the notorious, gang-infested townships around Cape Town.
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