A two-week “firebreak” lockdown in Wales will protect the NHS from being overwhelmed by resurgence of coronavirus and save lives, the First Minister has said. Mark Drakeford (pictured) appealed to
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A further four residents have died in a coronavirus outbreak at a care home. Operators HC-One confirmed 11 people have now died with Covid-19 at Redmill Care Home (pictured) in
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Updated Covid-19 guidance for visiting care homes is “confusing” and “encourages blanket bans on visits” in areas under the highest alert levels, a charity has argued. John’s Campaign said the
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Michael Gove has defended police being given data on people told to self-isolate through NHS Test and Trace, saying that officers are operating in a “very proportionate way”. The Department
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At least one third of care home residents in England have not been given a coronavirus test within the last month – despite a Government pledge for regular testing across
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The coronavirus pandemic has pushed the “fragile” social care sector even closer to the edge, the head of the care regulator has warned. Covid-19 exposed and exacerbated problems in social
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Stormont’s First Minister has said she respectfully disagrees with a leading medical body’s assessment that new restrictions for Northern Ireland are “too little, too late”. Arlene Foster was responding to
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A ward at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary has closed in the latest coronavirus outbreak at a hospital in Scotland. No new admissions or visitors will be allowed in Ward 212 –
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Boris Johnson’s Tory government was accused of treating the North with “contempt” after a bitter row erupted over proposed coronavirus lockdown restrictions. Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham (pictured) said the
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Private sector consultants are being paid day rates of around £7,000 by the Government to help with its coronavirus test and trace system, according to reports. Sky News said it
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