The health care sector has cut 1.4 million jobs in April. And as COVID-19 has consumed health care resources, other essential routine procedures — like screenings for strokes — have gone down.

Marc Lipsitch, a professor of epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health, answers questions about access to testing for COVID-19, false-negative results and the challenges of mass testing.

In Scotland, bereavement payments do not cover carers. Six care workers have been officially confirmed to have lost their lives in Scotland.

Earlier Matt Frei spoke to Mark Roscrow, the Chair of Trustees for the Health Care Supplies Association

Cardi B stunned her fans when she shared a new photo on Instagram showing off the new much shorter blonde and brown hairstyle and pink short nails. Cardi’s nails look like they’ve been just cut off, not manicured though. She posed on the bed captioning the photo: “Baby I got you”. Just a week ago, […]

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Hulk Hogan (66) has had 17 surgeries over the past couple of decades, 10 of them on his back only with his “Immortal” tattoo on top. The first time he went under the knife was back in 2009 after suffering extreme back pain. Now, he decided to share with the world his battle scars. “I’ve […]

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THERE are fears a lack of promised testing for residents and staff is fuelling the spread of coronavirus in Oxford's care homes.

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OTTAWA - For years, those living and working in nursing and retirement homes across the country have struggled as overburdened caregivers tried to maintain a basic level of care and dignity for aging and ailing Canadians. It happened behind closed doors, said Carole Estabrooks, a professor in

TORONTO - The provincial government said it will help cover operating costs for child-care providers and waive their licensing fees in an effort to keep them from permanently shutting during the COVID-19 crisis. Education Minister Stephen Lecce said Saturday that the government will give out

The team behind The Artist will have spent the first day of the rest of their lives conforming to the grandest, and most lucrative, of Hollywood traditions.

The wardrobe malfunction could've ruined her night

Sources say the couple have gone their separate ways

A Medium-Sized Book of Boring Car Trivia is inaccurately named.

Blake Lively will star in "Dark Days at the Magna Carta," a post-apocalyptic thriller that's being developed at Netflix as a possible trilogy. Michael Paisley will write the screenplay for "Dark Days at the Magna Carta," set amid a catastrophic event and centering on a woman going to extreme lengths to survive and save her […]

Philip Rivers already has his next job set up, though he won't start coaching the St. Michael Catholic High School football team in Alabama until he retires as an NFL quarterback.

My basement is overrun by sports cards from the 1980s and 1990s, all of which aren't worth the cardboard they're printed on. And they've never been more priceless.

Jimmie Johnson has been logging virtual practice laps for what should be an unpredictable first race back.

A Shoeless Joe Jackson baseball card from 1910 sold for $492,000, Heritage Auctions says.

'I'm in awe of the work that has taken place across our community over the last month, says Tony Ryan

The latest trends may not matter any more, but there is a whole new set of influences on what we wear

I know, I know – there are more important things to think about than clothes at the moment. I get that. On the other hand, I don’t see that me squinting at graphs or scrolling through headlines is going to make a vaccine come any quicker. So thinking about clothes is no less constructive than pondering logarithmic scales or contact tracing approaches, really.

I have pretty much checked out of fashion, in the sense of trends, during the period universally known as This Difficult Time. For those of us fortunate enough not to be at the sharp end of the crisis, lockdown is a little like living in a freeze-frame, and the “spring trends” that were scheduled to be happening in our wardrobes now – Bermuda shorts, crochet dresses, waistcoats – feel like outfits for a party that got cancelled. Fashion in the this-week’s-must-have sense feels like a radio station that’s still broadcasting, but with no one tuning in.

Many people will get coronavirus at some point during this pandemic and in the majority of cases will be able to manage the illness themselves. Emma Hammett, a nurse and founder of First Aid for Life, offers some advice on how to look after people who have mild or moderate symptoms at home.

If you're looking after loved ones whose  symptoms are severe or getting worse, you should seek medical help immediately – particularly if they are in a vulnerable group

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"Your support to vulnerable Americans during this crisis is deeply appreciated," said U.S. Consul General Greg Stanford.

While the data suggests long-term care homes across the globe have suffered unduly from COVID-19, residents in Canada's system seem to be suffering more than others.

The death toll at a long-term care facility in Montreal, the epicentre of COVID-19 in Canada, has jumped to 40 as health officials admit they failed to reach the lofty goal of conducting 14,000 tests per day in the city.

"To use that American expression, he almost took one for the team" Read our live coronavirus updates HERE

Follow our live coronavirus updates HERE Fiancee Carrie Symonds said: "There were times last week that were very dark indeed"

The Speaker is presiding over his first virtual PMQs. Susannah Butter meets him (on FaceTime)

The pair announced the exciting news this morning

It seems like a lifetime ago that Boris Johnson announced that he and his partner were engaged and expecting a baby.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson led the sixth national applause for frontline workers as his fiancee Carrie Symonds tweeted she had "another wonderful reason to thank the NHS this week too".

Nigel Farage has become the butt of mocking jokes online after sharing his Clap for Carers effort.

Cardi B invited Bernie Sanders to join her on Instagram Live last night to talk politics, coronavirus and manicures.

Canadian actors, musicians and public figures came together on Saturday night for a televised special to support frontline and essential workers, and to raise funds for Food Banks Canada.

With the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus mounting, President Trump on Monday took aim at MSNBC's Joe Scarborough. The cable news host responded by telling Trump to let Vice President Mike Pence “run things for the next couple of weeks.”

Visual challenges remain before autonomous cars are ready for the masses.

And let's move beyond the tiresome ideological battle lines of “private bad, public good.” It's not that simple.

It was intended as an interim measure to protect people during the pandemic, but now that doctors across Canada have embraced virtual care, some clinicians and patients would like to see it continue.

Zoo owner also accuses Netflix of sensationalising' story to make him 'villain' in new aftershow

She accused hit Netflix show of 'betrayal' in first interview since it began

'I'll make you a rich man if you kill Carole'

Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle play lightly fictionalised versions of their 13-year-old selves in this cathartic comedy, writes Annabel Nugent

Protective gear from The Crown, The Young Pope and Vikings have also been sent to key workers

Fans had speculated that Lowe could be Baskin's first husband Michael Murdock in disguise

Beloved sitcom was last revived for a Comic Relief sketch in 2015