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As ITV drama Breathtaking shines a light on NHS pressures in response to the coronavirus crisis, The Mirror takes a look at why the virus was so destructive, killing millions across the globe

ITV's new drama Breathtaking brings palliative care doctor Rachel Clarke's first-hand experience of working in the NHS at the start of the Covid pandemic to TV screens

Five-year-old Jean Carlos Martinez Rivero had a myriad of viruses and medical conditions before his untimely death about two months ago, according to the local medical examiner's report

Actress Joanne Froggatt portrays Dr Abbey Henderson in ITV's new drama Breathtaking, and brings to life author and NHS frontline doctor Rachel Clarke's first-hand experience

ITV's Breathtaking exposes the sacrifices made by NHS staff during the Covid-19 pandemic. As the number of people needing hospital care for the virus soared, hospital patients were discharged to care homes to free up vital beds, but this sparked deadly consequences among the elderly

As ITV's drama Breathtaking airs, we look at what the Covid PPE scandal actually was, where the millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money went, why equipment didn't reach desperate NHS workers and who is being held to account

The government data, examined by the Office for National Statistics, show that 1.6% of the population would test positive in the fortnight to Wednesday, February 7

American Rachel Hieser spent ten hours on a plane to meet Joe De Silva for the first time - but the pair hit it off immediately and she moved to Bristol to be with him

Following the pandemic, emerging vaccine technology has been turbocharged and now British patients are among a global cohort enlisted to trial a cancer vaccine

The Apprentice contestant Tre Lowe - otherwise known as Architechs's musician Paul Akabah - has battled personal heartbreak in recent years ahead of his place on the BBC show

A recent study has found that organ damage persists in long Covid patients, even in those initially not severely affected, raising serious concerns about the long-term health impacts of the virus

The Good Law Project found the ventilator machines bought during the coronavirus pandemic are now up for grabs at online auctions, after being kept in expensive storage facilities

Tedros Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), has urged countries to sign on to its pandemic treaty by May in order to fight the globe's "common enemy".

Dr Kelly Fearnley was working at Bradford Royal Infirmary in November 2020 when she got Long Covid and she is still unable to work, has violent shakes, hallucinations and a high heart rate

The RSPCA is facing 'an unprecedented winter crisis' as people give up their pets because they can't afford to keep them

This winter, Covid cases have remained lower than many predicted and currently seem to be still decreasing far below rates seen just two months earlier in October

The winter vomiting bug has spiked recently and is up almost 50 per cent on the seasonal average, with rates particularly high amongst the country's elderly amid an Arctic freeze

London and the South East are the regions worst-hit by the current surge in the new JN.1 Covid variant, which began to rise over Christmas and has become the dominant strain across the world

A new deadly bat virus has been found in a remote cave in Thailand, an official from EcoHealth Alliance, which was heavily linked to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, has said

A UK-wide study found more than 7,000 hospitalisations and deaths might have been averted from June to September 2022, with figures showing between one third and half of Brits were under-vaccinated

While we're no longer required to test for these winter viruses - if unwell try to stay at home and avoid contact to prevent spread of infections to more vulnerable groups

Is there a particularly long-lasting virus circulating at the moment, are we catching back-to-back bugs, or is this simply a result of reduced immunity after the pandemic?

Experts discuss whether you should wear a face-mask or not, with a new variant of Covid-19 on the rise. Experts are split, but all say to use common sense and where one when it is appropriate, such as visiting a vulnerable person in hospital

A new interactive map has revealed where the highest number of Covid cases currently are in the UK, as the total number fell in the week leading up to January 10

As a new coronavirus variant spreads rapidly across the Continent, hospital cases and deaths are rising in line, leading immunologists to urge Brits to get vaccinated