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There are constructive steps we can all take to fight the coronavirus

Health

There are constructive steps we can all take to fight the coronavirus

The new coronavirus is upending our lives, but simple actions can slow its spread, help our neighbours, foster a sense of togetherness and rejuvenate our immune systems

Leader

Swab test

Health

How does coronavirus testing work and will we have a home test soon?

News

ICU bed

Health

UK has enough intensive care units for coronavirus, expert predicts

News

Can you catch the coronavirus twice? We don’t know yet

Health

Can you catch the coronavirus twice? We don’t know yet

News

How to fight infection by turning back your immune system's clock

Humans

How to fight infection by turning back your immune system's clock

Features

It will be many months before we have an effective vaccine

Health

We haven’t identified any new drugs for severe covid-19 cases yet

News

Why US society is so vulnerable to the coronavirus pandemic

Health

Why US society is so vulnerable to the coronavirus pandemic

Insight

A lack of social distancing on London's Primrose Hill on 22 March

Health

You could be spreading the coronavirus without realising you’ve got it

News

The bacteria in a mother’s gut may protect babies from food allergies

Health

The bacteria in a mother’s gut may protect babies from food allergies

News

Greta Thunberg

Health

Greta Thunberg says she may have had covid-19 and has self-isolated

Greta Thunberg says she and her father, Swedish actor Svante Thunberg, appear to have been infected by the coronavirus, though they have not been tested as their native Sweden is only doing so for severe cases

News

Health

Higher step count linked to lower yearly risk of death, up to a point

News

Health

UK's scientific advice on coronavirus is a cause for concern

Analysis

Health

Google may help UK officials track coronavirus social distancing

News

Health

Genetically modified neurons could help us connect to implants

News