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Coronavirus blood treatment to be tried in UK
The hope is blood from coronavirus survivors could treat hospital patients ill with Covid-19.
Double warning over virus antibody tests
Experts say screening may not prove immunity from coronavirus, and Britons are warned over unproven tests.
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Peyton Maguire from Lanarkshire is one of the youngest Covid-19 patients in the UK.
Masks for public 'could put NHS supplies at risk'
The hospitals bosses' warning comes ahead of a review into whether people should be urged to wear them.
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The World Health Organization warns high air pollution could be a risk factor for severe Covid-19 cases.
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Patients with urgent problems are having to "take matters into their own hands", a dental body says.
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Coronavirus blood treatment to be tried in UK
The hope is blood from coronavirus survivors could treat hospital patients ill with Covid-19.
Double warning over virus antibody tests
Experts say screening may not prove immunity from coronavirus, and Britons are warned over unproven tests.
The tiny premature baby who fought off coronavirus
Peyton Maguire from Lanarkshire is one of the youngest Covid-19 patients in the UK.
Masks for public 'could put NHS supplies at risk'
The hospitals bosses' warning comes ahead of a review into whether people should be urged to wear them.
How close to developing a vaccine are we?
We answer some of the big questions about vaccines and how long one for coronavirus could take.
Air pollution linked to raised Covid-19 death risk
The World Health Organization warns high air pollution could be a risk factor for severe Covid-19 cases.
Dentists facing 'critical shortage of kit'
Patients with urgent problems are having to "take matters into their own hands", a dental body says.
Double warning over virus antibody tests
Experts say screening may not prove immunity from coronavirus, and Britons are warned over unproven tests.
The tiny premature baby who fought off coronavirus
Peyton Maguire from Lanarkshire is one of the youngest Covid-19 patients in the UK.
Masks for public 'could put NHS supplies at risk'
The hospitals bosses' warning comes ahead of a review into whether people should be urged to wear them.
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