What You Need To Know

In this episode of our podcast, we bring you this week's audio version of ITV News' weekly programme, Coronavirus: Q&A, which airs every Monday night. The programme puts your questions to key public figures involved in making the big decisions affecting our lives at the moment, plus our resident health and consumer affairs experts. In this week's episode, ITV News Presenter Nina Hossain puts viewe...

With a new inflammatory condition reportedly linked to Covid-19, how do you know what's making your child ill? Kylie Pentelow chats to paediatrician and TV presenter Dr Ranj Singh. In this episode, he offers advice on what to do if you think your child has coronavirus and also shares his tips on how to talk to children about the outbreak. We regularly release new episodes of Coronavirus: What You...

With the majority of us spending our time indoors, Public Health England is recommending we take Vitamin D - something we normally get from sunlight. Kylie Pentelow gets the lowdown on taking extra supplements. Nutritionist and author Hannah Richards explains why a daily dose of Vitamin D could not only protect your body but also boost your mood. We also find out what effects isolation could have...

Since the coronavirus outbreak an estimated 1.3 million Brits have returned to the UK - from Basra to Bangladesh, Morocco to New Zealand. But how do you organise such a huge scale operation when so many countries are on lockdown? In this episode ITV News International Affairs Editor Rageh Omaar speaks to Director-General for COVID-19 response at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office Menna Rawlings and...

People aren't the only ones affected by the nationwide lockdown, dogs have also sensed something odd is going on. Kylie Pentelow speaks to dog behaviourist Louise Glazebrook to find out why your pet might be acting strangely during lockdown. Owner of 'The Darling Dog Company' Louise shares her tips on keeping your dog entertained indoors and how to prepare your pooch for 'normal' life going forwar...

In this episode of our podcast, we bring you this week's audio version of ITV News' weekly programme, Coronavirus: Q&A, which airs every Monday night. The programme puts your questions to key public figures involved in making the big decisions affecting our lives at the moment, plus our resident health and consumer affairs experts. In this week's episode, ITV News Presenter Nina Hossain puts viewe...

In this episode, ITV News Science Editor Tom Clarke and Health Correspondent Emily Morgan speak to Peter Openshaw, Professor of Experimental Medicine at Imperial College London. He is one of three leaders of the largest study in Europe analysing hospital admissions due to COVID-19. Nearly 17,000 participants have been recruited for The Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infection Consortium or...

During this pandemic, we've heard a lot about the challenges faced by the UK's hospitals and care homes, where so far more than 26,000 people have died after testing positive for Covid-19. In this episode, we look at another sector under pressure - hospices. Demand for their services during the outbreak have risen significantly: hospices are caring for three times as many patients as this time las...

With so many changes to our lives at the moment, can we still find happiness? Kylie Pentelow chats to Sir Anthony Seldon, one of the founders of charity Action for Happiness. In this episode, he offers practical advice and tips to stay happy during lockdown, including a 'daily pause' every morning. We regularly release new episodes of Coronavirus: What You Need To Know - subscribe so you get the l...

Sir Trevor McDonald is none other than quite simply the biggest name in news in British broadcast history. Joining ITN in 1973, he's best known for presenting ITV's News at Ten from 1992 and becoming a familiar face on our screens. He retired from presenting in 2008, receiving a series of awards along the way, including a knighthood in 1999. Sir Trevor continues to present documentaries and spends...

In this episode of our podcast, we bring you this week's audio version of ITV News' weekly programme, Coronavirus: Q&A, which airs every Monday night. The programme puts your questions to key public figures involved in making the big decisions affecting our lives at the moment, plus our resident health and consumer affairs experts. In this week's episode, ITV News Presenter Nina Hossain puts viewe...

We're all washing our hands more often and being more aware about cleanliness at the moment - but just how much do you need to clean your home to make it as virus-free as possible? Kylie Pentelow speaks to author, businesswoman, and TV personality Lynsey Crombie - known as the 'Queen of Clean' - for tips and advice on what to clean in the home, and how regularly - as well as what to do about clean...

It's one of the big questions of the moment - should we all be wearing face masks? The current advice from the UK government and the World Health Organisation is that face masks should only be worn by those with coronavirus symptoms, as well as health care workers. A review is happening right now to see whether the UK should start urging the public to wear face masks. Some countries have already c...

In today's episode we look at why a disproportionate number of people from black, Asian and other ethnic minority backgrounds are dying from coronavirus in the UK. The government has launched a review to try to find out. On Monday, the NHS released figures showing that, out of all Covid-19 deaths in English hospitals, 16.2 per cent of patients were from black, Asian and ethnic minority communities...

In this episode of our podcast, we bring you this week's audio version of ITV News' weekly programme, Coronavirus: Q&A, which airs every Monday night. The programme puts your questions to key public figures involved in making the big decisions affecting our lives at the moment, plus our resident health and consumer affairs experts. This week, ITV News Presenter Nina Hossain puts viewers' health an...

A vaccine for Covid-19 is seen as the way out to end the lockdowns that are crippling economies around the world - because easing lockdowns without a vaccine in place could see health services overwhelmed with coronavirus cases. But the big question is: when will a vaccine be ready? A global race is happening right now to fast-track efforts to develop one. Among the teams involved is one from the...

A number of new NHS Nightingale hospitals are opening across the UK - existing buildings like exhibition centres which are rapidly transformed into field hospitals in just a matter of weeks, ready to treat coronavirus patients. Some are already treating patients, including the largest Nightingale, which is in London - it can treat up to 4,000 patients if needed. Next week, the first one in the Wes...

In this episode, we take a closer look at why some people become seriously ill with Covid-19 and why so many of them are dying. The outbreak has claimed the lives of people of all ages - but are there certain groups who are succumbing more to the virus than others? Among those who have died have been people with what are described as 'underlying health conditions' - but what exactly are they and w...

Life in lockdown is bringing many challenges - among them, many people aren't used to spending so much time with your partner. Kylie Pentelow speaks to relationship counsellor Rachael Blackmore about how to deal with conflict during these difficult times. If you or someone you know is struggling in a relationship during lockdown, there is support available on the Relate website: www.relate.org.uk...

In this episode of our podcast, we bring you this week's audio version of a new weekly TV programme from ITV News, Coronavirus: Q&A, which airs every Monday night. This week, ITV News Presenter Nina Hossain put your questions to the government's Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance - including on the topic of testing for the virus. He told us that while testing in the UK was "at the right...

In this episode, we look at what’s happening in the UK's care homes during this outbreak. Carers have been telling ITV News that they feel like the ‘forgotten frontline’ in the crisis. ITV News correspondent Paul Brand has been speaking to care home staff over the last couple of weeks. They’ve been telling him about their struggles not only in getting personal protective equipment, but also corona...

During these anxious times, it seems coronavirus is keeping many people awake at night, and it could even be causing odd dreams and nightmares. Kylie Pentelow talks to sleep expert Christabel Majendie about why this is happening, and finds out from her the best ways to ensure we have a long, restful night's sleep. We regularly release new episodes of Coronavirus: What You Need To Know - subscribe...

ITV News Health Correspondent Emily Morgan witnessed the reality of what it is like to treat coronavirus-infected patients on the frontline, after she and an ITV News crew were invited to the Royal Bournemouth Hospital to see the intensive care unit there, known as the 'red zone'. It was the first time cameras in the UK were been allowed to film inside an intensive care unit treating critically il...

In this episode of our podcast, we bring you this week's audio version of a new weekly TV programme from ITV News, Coronavirus: Q&A. ITV News Presenter Nina Hossain puts your questions to GP Dr Sarah Jarvis and ITV News Consumer Editor Chris Choi. They cover the news which broke on Monday night that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to intensive care after his condition worsened, discuss whet...

Antibody tests have been described by scientists and even the prime minister as a 'game changer'. But what are they, why are they so important - and if they are crucial - why haven’t we got one yet? ITV News Science Editor Tom Clarke and ITV News Health Correspondent Emily Morgan speak to Dr Emily Adams, senior lecturer at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, who is helping to validate some...