Life after Covid: The people who will re-enter society last
Danielle Seal likens going for a walk during the pandemic to an extreme sport.
“When I go [and walk] the dog I have to ask people to stay two meters away,” she told CNN. “And that’s what really upsets me. If you try and squeeze past me, you are putting my life in danger. Going for a walk is an adrenaline-seeking extreme sport.”
Seal has Common Variable Immunodeficiency Disorder (CVID), a type of primary immune deficiency (PID). This means that her body does not produce protective antibodies to defend itself against pathogens like bacteria or viruses, leaving Seal and others like her extremely vulnerable to infections even without a global pandemic.
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At least 222 frontline health and care workers have been identified after dying with coronavirus.
Through tributes from loved ones and confirmation through sources such as local NHS trusts and other authorities, the PA news agency has confirmed the names of health and social care workers who have died after contracting Covid-19 since March 11 2020.
This chronological list contains people who were working in roles shortly before their deaths where they were likely to come into contact with patients.
The figure is likely to be lower than the true number of workers who have died, as the names of some victims will not yet be in the public domain.
A new treatment may offer hope for blood cancer patients whose disease has spread to their brains or spines.
Researchers say that an intensive combination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy may double the remission time for these patients.
Blood cancer is a condition that affects around 40,000 people in the UK every year.
The team hopes the findings could help in changing the international guidelines on how to treat patients after their cancer spreads.
Blood cancer is a condition that affects around 40,000 people in the UK every year, but now a new study may offer hope for patients whose cancer has spread to their brain or spine