The family of a 13-year-old boy, the first known child to die in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus, said they have been left “beyond devastated”. Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab’s
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Healthcare workers need clarity from ministers about what risks they should not have to take if they do not have adequate personal protective equipment, the British Medical Association has said.
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People in Wales face having their movements restricted “beyond” the current three-week lockdown, the First Minister has said. Mark Drakeford admitted the potential restrictions for people and businesses would be
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The Scottish Events Campus (SEC) will be turned into a field hospital and cancer screening programmes will be paused to help the NHS respond to the coronavirus crisis, Nicola Sturgeon
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The Scottish Government has launched a national volunteering campaign with a series of newspaper and radio adverts. Scotland Cares will look to recruit volunteers to help combat the Covid-19 outbreak
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The Prime Minister’s chief adviser, Dominic Cummings, is self-isolating after developing coronavirus-like symptoms, a Number 10 source has confirmed. Mr Cummings (pictured) becomes the latest member of the Downing Street
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Health Secretary Matt Hancock has written an open letter of thanks to social care workers for everything they have done in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Mr Hancock, who is
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Boris Johnson and Health Secretary Matt Hancock have tested positive for coronavirus. The Prime Minister said he will continue to lead the “national fightback” against the virus despite being forced
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Health minister Robin Swann has said “concrete action” is being taken over Northern Ireland’s supply of personal protective equipment (PPE). Coronavirus testing in the region is also expected to be
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The Government has asked local authorities in England to house all rough sleepers and those in hostels and night shelters by the weekend, the charity Crisis said. The letter, sent
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