The NHS medical director has made a very public and impassioned plea for frontline workers to be given protective equipment, amid reports NHS staff are considering refusing to work without adequate PPE as stocks dwindle. Prof Stephen Powis warned the government, during today’s (April 18) Downing Street coronavirus daily briefing, that sufficient PPE must be […]
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Deputising prime minister Dominic Raab confirmed the UK’s lockdown will continue for “at least” three more weeks, as a poll was published showing 91% of the public support the government’s decision. Raab said “there was light at the end of the tunnel” but repeated that relaxing the lockdown now, would undo the efforts taken, saying […]
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A cross-party group of more than 60 MPs has called on the government to honour foreign nationals working in the NHS by giving them ‘leave to remain’ status. Home secretary Priti Patel has been urged by the MPs to say “those who have put their lives at risk for our country are welcome to live […]
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The Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in intensive care and has received oxygen support as he battles against Covid-19. Foreign secretary Dominic Raab has stepped in to temporarily take over Johnson’s duties and lead the government’s response to the coronavirus crisis. Cabinet secretary Michael Gove said the PM was “receiving the very, very best care […]
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Airlines, airports, and government watchdogs have joined forces to turn larger aircraft into intensive care units amid the global pandemic, a UK-based group with a hand on the idea revealed Monday. Called Caircraft, the group said it would refit wide-bodied aircraft such as Airbus A380s and A340s with ICU beds and equipment over the next […]
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The Prime Minister Boris Johnson and health secretary Matt Hancock have both tested positive for Covid-19 as the coronavirus strikes at the heart of the British government. The chief medical doctor Prof Chris Whitty is also in isolation “with clear symptoms”, following the announcement at the weekend that the head of Public Health England, Duncan […]
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Prince Charles, heir to the British throne has tested positive for coronavirus after being checked for the disease in Scotland. The 71-year-old Prince of Wales is reported to have a “mild” form of the illness that has so far infected more than 8,200 people in the UK, with 435 dying with coronavirus. Charles is self-isolating […]
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The prime minister said it is time for everyone in the UK to stop non-essential contact as the government unveiled a dramatic escalation of measures to combat the coronavirus outbreak. The advice is “particularly important” to pregnant women, those with underlying health conditions and people over the age of 70, said Boris Johnson. A rapid […]
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Supermarkets are appealing to Britons to stop being selfish as shelves are emptied by customers panic-buying and stockpiling amidst rising coronavirus fears. “We understand your concerns but buying more than is needed can sometimes mean that others will be left without.,” states an extraordinary open letter from the UK’s major grocery operators that urges people […]
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After days of anticipation, the government finally announced yesterday that the UK is now in the delay phase. But if you were hoping for severer measures in the government’s coronavirus action plan, you must have been disappointed. Thursday’s Cobra meeting ran well into the afternoon. When Ireland decided to close all schools and colleges and […]
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