NewsYahoo News UKRemarkable 99-year-old who survived the Nazis, plane crash and cancer beats COVID-19
Joy Andrew was struck down with coronavirus at the Minister Grange care home in May.
NewsYahoo News UKWearing face coverings for up to eight weeks 'could get COVID-19 under control', says US expert
Both Donald Trump and Boris Johnson have just started to wear masks in public.
NewsYahoo News UKThree ways the coronavirus pandemic is affecting women more than men
One of the main talking points during the UK’s coronavirus outbreak has been its unequal impact on different parts of society. An example of this is the effect the pandemic is having on women.
NewsYahoo News VideoFamily stands behind Black man charged with murder: ‘This is bigger than Marc’
William Marcus Wilson believed he was standing his ground when he fired at a pickup truck he says was trying to run his car off the road as he drove home with his girlfriend one night last month. But Wilson, 21, who goes by Marc, is a Black man from a small city in Georgia, and the girlfriend in the car with him was white, and, according to his family and attorneys, that fact has complicated matters. Wilson, charged with murder in the death of a teenaged girl who was riding in the truck, has been in jail since June 17. “This is bigger than Marc,” said his aunt SaJuana Williams — meaning it raises the question of whether the principle of “Stand Your Ground” applies to Black men being threatened by white people.
NewsAssociated PressCare home refused free tests. Now, nearly everyone has virus
It was meant to be a last line of defense to protect the most vulnerable as the coronavirus spread across the United States: Montana officials offered free testing in May for staff and residents at assisted living and long-term care facilities. The virus has infected almost every resident and killed eight, accounting for almost a quarter of Montana's 34 confirmed deaths. While Montana's rates of confirmed infections and deaths are much lower than other parts of the country, the outbreak at Canyon Creek Memory Care illustrates that even the most simple and common-sense preventive measures have sometimes gone unused during the pandemic, allowing the virus to sweep through elderly care facilities with devastating results.
NewsYahoo News UKTory MP calls face mask rule for shoppers a 'monstrous imposition'
Sir Desmond Swayne, 63, said he and a number of his constituents were "outraged and reluctant" to wear the coverings.
HealthYahoo News UKNHS waiting list could soar to 10 million people during winter coronavirus outbreak, scientists warn
The report also predicted a 'reasonable' worst-case scenario of between 24,500 and 251,000 virus-related deaths.
HealthYahoo News UKFour urgent changes Boris Johnson needs to make to prevent major COVID-19 death toll in winter
Four policies have been set out by the Academy of Medical Sciences, which said 120,000 people could die in winter in the worst case scenario.
NewsYahoo News UKAlmost half of Brits are planning staycations as majority feel 'unsafe' on planes
As many as 45% of Brits expect to travel in the UK in the next six months, according to YouGov.
NewsYahoo News UKCoronavirus: The 13 major developments that happened on Tuesday
Scotland has reported no new coronavirus deaths for the sixth day in a row.
CelebrityYahoo Celebrity UKKatie Price 'not panicking' as son Harvey tested for coronavirus
The reality star's 18-year-old son - who has underlying medical conditions - has been admitted to intensive care with breathing difficulties.
NewsYahoo News UKBoris Johnson criticised on Twitter for 'not removing his face mask properly'
The prime minister's technique for removing his face mask has been put under scrutiny on social media.
NewsYahoo News UKQueen could be asked to wear a face mask as a 'role model'
A government adviser said more should be made of popular figures.
NewsYahoo News UKPolice boss warns mandatory face coverings in shops in England will be 'impossible to enforce'
Wearing face masks in shops will be mandatory in England from 24 July, with people facing fines of up to £100 if they fail to do so.
LifestyleYahoo News UKHong Kong Disneyland closes again just a month after reopening following coronavirus spike
The theme park will close as Hong Kong announced the reintroduction of social distancing measures.
CelebrityYahoo Celebrity UKKate Garraway to visit husband Derek Draper in hospital for first time in months
The TV presenter's husband has been critically ill after contracting coronavirus in March and she been unable to see him in person due to quarantine rules.
HealthYahoo News UKWinter coronavirus outbreak in UK could be worse than first peak and cause 120,000 deaths, scientists warn
With the first COVID-19 wave tailing off, scientists have urged Boris Johnson to act in the next six weeks to guard against a second wave in the winter.
HealthReutersCoronavirus-related syndrome surfaces in older adults; stillbirths cause worry
A rare and life-threatening condition seen in some children and young adults after exposure to the novel coronavirus is being reported in older adults now as well. Doctors at New York University, in a report on Saturday in the Lancet medical journal, reported a similar case in a 45-year-old man. Doctors at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn reported last month in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine a case in a 36-year-old woman.
NewsYahoo News UKThe two statistics that show how quickly the global coronavirus pandemic is accelerating
According to analysis by Reuters, infections climbed by a million in the last five days, the quickest climb for a million new cases since the beginning of the worldwide pandemic.
NewsYahoo News UKHong Kong bans gatherings and shuts gyms amid fears of a third wave of coronavirus
The government will limit group gatherings to four people – from 50 – a measure last seen during its second wave of coronavirus in March.
PoliticsReutersWHO warns that coronavirus crisis may get 'worse and worse and worse'
The new coronavirus pandemic raging around the globe will worsen if countries fail to adhere to strict healthcare precautions, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday. "Let me be blunt, too many countries are headed in the wrong direction, the virus remains public enemy number one," WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual briefing from the U.N. agency's headquarters in Geneva. Tedros, whose leadership has been criticised by U.S. President Donald Trump, said that of 230,000 new cases on Sunday, 80% were from 10 nations, and 50% from just two countries.
NewsYahoo News UKCoronavirus: The 17 major developments that happened on Monday
An announcement on wearing face coverings in shops in England is expected in the next few days.
NewsYahoo News UKEngland records lowest daily coronavirus hospital death toll since mid-March
It brings the total number of confirmed hospital deaths to 29,077.
NewsYahoo News UKLeicester lockdown ‘no longer justified’, says city’s mayor
Sir Peter Soulsby said he has only just been provided with accurate local data for the Leicester outbreak.
NewsYahoo News UKPolice remove sunbathers from Copacabana as Brazil's coronavirus death toll tops 72,000
Sunbathers have been told to move on from the iconic beach by municipal police officers because it is now open only for people wanting to exercise.