Monthly Archives: April 2020

Should YOU spend £190 on an immunity test? Some doctors are charging a high price to find out if you’ve had Covid-19

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-8262307/Should-spend-190-immunity-test.html Who will be struck down by Covid-19 and who has already had it are questions that are key to ending the lockdown that began five weeks ago. And central to this is testing. The Government promised to provide 100,000 tests a day by the end of this week to check — using a swab […]

How losing weight could be key to surviving Covid-19: Excess mass makes it harder for lungs to supply oxygen to vital organs

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-8238411/How-losing-weight-key-surviving-Covid-19.html The latest evidence is that most people have no risk of dying from Covid-19. However, the bad news is the virus probably won’t be eliminated by the lockdown. Doctors are now saying the findings so far suggest there’s more we can all do to reduce the risk of Covid-19 causing us serious illness. The […]

Growing fear you can catch Covid-19 more than once as patients who’ve recovered start to test positive again

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-8215339/Growing-fear-catch-Covid-19-once.html For those who have already been infected with Covid-19, the idea of having an immunity certificate to allow a return to normal life sounds like an attractive prospect. The proposal, put forward by Health Secretary Matt Hancock earlier this month, is based on the theory that having the virus and beating it means we […]