A technical glitch which meant almost 16,000 Covid-19 cases went unreported has led to a delay in efforts to trace contacts of people who tested positive for the virus. Public
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Nearly a third of Covid-19 tests for care home staff in homes in Portsmouth are not having a result sent back, it is claimed. The leader of Portsmouth City Council
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Around 8.5 million adults and 1.5 million children in England are likely to need mental health support in the wake of Covid-19, according to a new report. The analysis from
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Local councils will need a further £10.1 billion annually in order to improve services and address financial challenges stemming from the pandemic, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned. In
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Black people are at almost twice the risk of dying from Covid-19 than white people, a new study commissioned by London Mayor Sadiq Khan has found. Mr Khan (pictured) is
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Liverpool, Warrington, Hartlepool and Middlesbrough have become the latest areas subjected to local coronavirus lockdowns but ministers said there was a “small hope” that progress was being made in slowing
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Care homes are regularly waiting more than a week for coronavirus test results, providers say, despite a Government commitment that staff will be tested weekly. The Government pledged in July
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Health boards and social care providers will be given a funding boost of £1.1 billion to support their battle against Covid-19, the Health Secretary has announced. The Scottish Government confirmed
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Up to 200 people are thought to have joined an illegal party in a university’s halls of residence, flouting Covid-19 restrictions on gatherings and social distancing. West Midlands Police said
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Temporary restrictions to services are to be put in place at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant after 82 cases of coronavirus were identified there. The restrictions, which come into
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