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Lisa Wilkinson reveals she 'bonded' with Harry Styles in Los Angeles amid coronavirus pandemic

Lisa Wilkinson alluded to a 'big celeb interview' on Friday as she headed back to Australia from Los Angeles amid the coronavirus crisis. 




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Coronavirus: Harry Styles learns Italian and sign language

The former One Direction singer, 25, revealed he's picked up Italian and sign language in a bid to keep himself entertained during coronavirus isolation.




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iHeartRadio's Wango Tango cancelled amid coronavirus... as headliner Harry Styles postpones tour

iHeartRadio released a statement Tuesday, saying: 'The 2020 iHeartRadio Wango Tango concert has officially been cancelled. Refunds are being issued to ticketed guests.'




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Harry Styles enjoys hike in LA after being left 'stuck' in California due to coronavirus pandemic

The Fine Line singer, 26, cut a rare low-key figure as he displayed his toned physique in a pair of grey shorts and a black hoodie.




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One Direction reunion 'is thrown into doubt by coronavirus pandemic'

Despite reports the band are in early talks to mark their 10-year anniversary this summer, a source has claimed the plans may not come to fruition due to the nationwide lockdown.




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DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: Unleash your creativity and feel SMILES better during coronavirus lockdown

DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: How has it been for you? A month in lockdown and with no reprieve in sight, it's starting to feel like a life sentence, isn't it?




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FDA expert warns the US could run out of researchers to run coronavirus drug trials

Head of the FDA drug research arm, Dr Janet Woodcock, warned in a webinar that if every potential coronavirus drug is trialled separately, we could run out of scientists to run them the studies.




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Cancer sufferer is far from alone in fearing coronavirus will kill thousands with chronic conditions

Jane Dabner, it seems, was regarded as collateral damage in the fight against Covid-19 - one of thousands of NHS patients told their life-prolonging treatments would be cancelled or delayed.




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Newsreader CHARLENE WHITE reveals how coronavirus has killed her great-aunt and two friends

CHARLENE WHITE: After weeks of trying its best to take her, Covid-19 had won. My Great Aunt Dell was gone. Just days earlier, she'd seemed better. But a second wave of the virus took hold.




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Is a red rash another symptom? How skin changes could identify people who should be tested for virus

There are a growing number of reports of infected patients with rashes and chilblains - red patches on toes and fingers - and experts are keen to establish whether the virus is the cause.




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Could your 'coronavirus' symptoms be a bad case of HAY FEVER?

Red eyes, a sore throat, wheezing, fatigue, a dry cough - do these symptoms sound familiar? They are typically associated with hay fever. They are also the symptoms of Covid-19.




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Lung bypass machines that oxygenate blood have kept 68% of critically ill coronavirus patients alive

A new study looked at 32 critically ill COVID-19 patients who were placed on ECMO machines at nine different hospitals and found that 68% were still alive at the time of analysis.




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We MUST find out why so many black and Asian Britons are dying from coronavirus, doctors urge

Britain's most senior doctors have demanded immediate Government action to tackle soaring fatalities from Covid-19 in black and Asian communities, the Mail on Sunday can reveal.




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Coronavirus US: Doctors give men oestrogen to curb inflammation

Two hospitals, in New York and California, are giving male coronavirus patients sex hormones found mainly in women to see if they reduce inflammation and the severity of the illness.




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Bay Area says masks with valves are not acceptable face protection amid the coronavirus pandemic

Six counties in the San Francisco Bay Area say that masks with one-way valves do not meet their face covering requirements because they allow potentially infectious droplets to excape.




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Patients with blood and lung cancers three times more at risk of dying of coronavirus

A new study led by Wuhan University in China has found that people with blood and lung cancers are three times more likely to die from coronavirus compared patients with other tumors.




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Coronavirus can more easily multiply in 'stiff' lung tissue seen in the elderly

A new review article, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, finds that mucosal cells are 'stiffer' in older patients due to more protein fibers, allowing coronavirus to multiply more easily.




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Yale researchers lunch trial on asthma drug to test if it could treat coronavirus patients

Yale University will begin a clinical trial to test the safety and effectiveness of asthma drug ibudilast after it was found to reduce lung inflammation caused by coronavirus in mouse models.




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Coronavirus US: Graphs show lockdown may need to last til July

A new study from the University of Notre Dame has found that maintaining a high level of social distancing until summer 2020 allowed for tapering of control of the virus later on.




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Researchers engineer two copies of an antibody produced by llamas which bind to coronavirus proteins

A new study from the University of Texas at Austin found that antibodies produced by llamas bind to proteins found on the coronavirus and prevent them from infecting cells.




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'Pooling' samples could speed testing for coronavirus, scientists say

Researchers at Saarland University in Homburg, Germany, say that with a sensitive enough tests, they can detect just one positive in a single test tube samples taken from 30 patients.




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Coronavirus can damage the heart in up to 20% of severely ill patients

Cardiologist Dr Robert Bonow says that in the US as well as Italy and China, coronavirus has attached itself to the hearts of infected people and even triggered heart attacks due to severe inflammation.




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Pilot study launching to examine if dogs can sniff out coronavirus

A new study from Penn Vet will have eight dogs be exposed to COVID-19 positive saliva and urine samples and then test if they can discriminate between positive and negative samples.




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Coronavirus patients treated with hydroxychloroquine fared no better, early study results find

Preliminary results of New York state testing of hydroxychloroquine to treat some 600 coronavirus patients suggest those treated with the drug fare no better than those who did not receive it.




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Arthritis drug may prevent severely ill coronavirus patients from needing life support

A small French study has found that severely ill coronavirus patients given tocilizumab, a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, were less likely to be put on life support and less likely to die.




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A THIRD kind of coronavirus test in development could be easier to make and return faster results

Antigen tests are easier and cheaper to manufacture and simpler to administer because they require specific chemicals, highly-trained staff or specialized equipment unlike current tests.




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Does coronavirus cause deadly blood clots too?

Between 20 and 40 percent of COVID-19 patients at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, have developed blood clots - even after being put on blood thinners, doctors there say.




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Why there are lies, damned lies...and coronavirus death statistics

Social media is awash with data and graphs, which all seem to point to the same grim conclusion: that the UK is one of worst affected countries, with our virus death toll approaching a chilling 30,000.




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Prostate cancer drugs will be made available before chemotherapy during coronavirus crisis

Two hormone treatments used in prostate cancer patients will be available before chemotherapy, as hospitals try to keep patients away from hospitals during the coronavirus crisis.




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How the porn industry could help reopen America amid coronavirus pandemic

The adult entertainment industry launched an STI testing and contact tracing program, like what's needed for coronavirus, to stop the spread of HIV. It hasn't been transmitted on regulated sets since 2004.




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Dermatologists warn red spots, blisters and itchy wheals could be a sign of the killer coronavirus 

Dermatologists have warned of five skin conditions after studying 375 patients. The most common, affecting half, was a rash of either flat or raised bumps




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Study casts doubt over hydroxychloroquine's potential for treating coronavirus

A Harvard University review found issues with each of 10 studies on hydroxychloroquine they examined. The drug can be immunosuppressive, which could be helpful or harmful for covid patients.




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Coronavirus: How UK death toll compares with rest of world

Data from a project led by University of Oxford researchers shows that Britain's rate of 394 deaths per million is the fourth worst in world behind Italy, Spain and Belgium.




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Coronavirus UK: Interactive map shows fatalities by postcode

The map, created by the Office for National Statistics, shows deprived regions in England and Wales are suffering 55 deaths per 100,000 people, compared to 25 deaths in affluent areas.




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Why do some people get two coronavirus tests?

Dr Paul Hunter, a medicine lecturer at the University of East Anglia, said it was 'valid' for people to be tested more than once and that tests are not perfect so may have to be repeated.




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Coronavirus: Hydroxychloroquine may trigger heart arrhythmia

More than 90% of COVID-19 patients treated with hydroxychloroquine in studies in France and Boston had longer than normal pauses in their heart beats - a sign of dangerous arrhythmias.




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What we can all learn from the 100-year-old super survivors who caught coronavirus - and lived

Evidence suggests the biggest risk factor for death by Covid-19 is age, but scores of pensioners are bucking the trend by managing to shake off the killer infection.




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Elderly coronavirus patients should be given anti-ageing drugs to make immune systems 'younger'

As a person ages, their immune system becomes suppressed and it takes longer for their body to recognise and attack the virus. Harvard scientists say this could be fixed by with NAD boosters.




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DR ELLIE CANNON: The £20 gadget no family should be without during the coronavirus pandemic

DR ELLIE CANNON reveals how the oximeter, pictured, a simple tool available easily on the high street, can help catch Covid-19 before it turns deadly.




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One in four coronavirus patients on ventilation suffer KIDNEY failure

Charities in the UK have warned the killer infection can lead to acute kidney injury (AKI), a sudden serious condition that can be fatal if not treated immediately.




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Critically-ill coronavirus patient saved by quick-thinking doctor who gave him an arthritis drug

Dr Giorgio Gentile gave Leonard Whitehurst, being treated at Royal Cornwall Hospital, the drug tocilizumab as a last ditch attempt to save his life. He had heard promising results from early trials.




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Coronavirus UK: Pressure on government to recommend face masks

Top experts from the prestigious Royal Society concluded that masks - even home-made ones - can reduce the transmission of the deadly infection.




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FDA gives emergency approval to Roche's coronavirus antibody blood test

Swiss drug maker Roche says its coronavirus antibody blood test has a specificity rate of 99.8% and a sensitivity of 100%, meaning it would show very few false positives and no false negatives




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High levels of protein in the blood could predict which coronavirus patients will need ventilators

A new study from Rush University Medical Center looked at the protein, known as suPAR, is a marker of disease severity and aggressiveness as well as activating of the immune system.




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Coronavirus UK: 'Lift lockdown to deal with second worse wave'

History shows how lethal disease pandemics have a habit of seeming to shrink away - but then returning suddenly in subsequent waves. Chillingly, these latter waves can prove far deadlier.




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75 coronavirus patients to get experimental HIV and cancer drug this month

Leronlimab is a drug in development for treating HIV and cancer. Two of seven critically ill coronavirus patients who were given the drug were taken off ventilators in a matter of days.




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Coronavirus mutation found in one sample could signal it's getting weaker

One sample collected from an Arizona coronavirus patient showed a deletion of 81 genetic 'letters' that suppresses the virus's ability to fight the human immune system, also seen as SARS began to fade.




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Coronavirus UK: Care home deaths NOT inevitable, report says

Researchers at the London School of Economics have highlighted exactly where the UK has fallen short of protecting some 400,000 care home residents and staff.




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Coronavirus UK: Obesity, gender and race death risks examined

An urgent review has been launched by Health Secretary Matt Hancock into whether obesity, ethnicity and gender raise the risk of death from coronavirus.




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Coronavirus UK: SEWAGE analysis may be used to track spread

Defra confirmed it is conferring with scientists about whether wastewater can help trace the spread of the deadly infection. It could become part of the government's plan to ease Britain out of lockdown.