More than 400,000 people have signed up to be volunteers for the NHS in just 24 hours, according to the Prime Minister. Speaking at the daily press conference inside Number
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Boris Johnson has placed the UK on lockdown to tackle the coronavirus, threatening police fines for anyone who ignores new measures including a ban on public gatherings of more than
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Frontline health and social care staff, people involved in food production and delivery, and utility workers are among a list of workers deemed “essential” to the Covid-19 response. The Government
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Around 15,000 hospital beds are to be freed up as hospitals brace themselves for an influx of patients with Covid-19. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) announced that
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An NHS hospital worker said they have been threatened with eviction by a landlord who is scared he will catch coronavirus from tenants, a charity has said. The worker is
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Household isolation and social distancing measures are “proportionate” to delay the coronavirus outbreak, the chief medical officer for Wales has said. Dr Frank Atherton said the steps would buy time
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The number of young people under the age of 18 admitted to non-specialist hospital wards – mainly adult wards – for treatment of their mental illness in Scotland in 2018-19
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Boris Johnson will face questions from MPs on his coronavirus strategy after the Government announced an “unprecedented” £350 billion package of support to help businesses survive the crisis. The Prime
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Scotland’s NHS has been formally placed on an emergency footing to help it deal with a “substantial and sustained” increase in coronavirus cases. Health Secretary Jeane Freeman revealed the move
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Routine inspections for hospitals, GP surgeries and care homes have been suspended so health and care workers can concentrate efforts on battling coronavirus. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) announced it
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