Social care bosses have criticised the government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis as shambolic. A leaked letter from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (Adass) to the Department of Health and Social Care says Downing Street has caused ‘confusion and additional workload’ through mixed messages. Adass raises concerns about testing, personal protective equipment … Read more
Two most powerful men at Royal Mail running service from their homes on Continent during coronavirus crisis By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:08 BST, 15 April 2020 | Updated: 22:35 BST, 15 April 2020 The two most powerful men at Royal Mail have been running the crucial service from their homes on … Read more
Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green exchange the kids as they appear to be staying a separate homes during coronavirus quarantine Brian has been seen in Malibu while Megan appears to be staying in Calabasas Earlier this month the pair were seen together at the same grocery store The couple have been married since 2010 … Read more
Care homes have been ordered to allow grieving relatives a last chance to say goodbye to loved-ones before they die from coronavirus amid shocking reports of elderly victims dying alone. Matt Hancock will reportedly outline new measures to allow compassionate visits to nursing homes and outlaw the blanket use of ‘do not resuscitate’ (DNR) plans, which … Read more
Now ‘coronavirus cops’ demand the right to enter homes to shut down parties and BBQs they deem unnecessary under lockdown laws Police Federation want new powers to be able to break up private gatherings Home Secretary Priti Patel is very unlikely to put new legislation in place It comes after the police have been accused … Read more
Matt Hancock vows to ramp up coronavirus testing in care homes to cover ALL staff and residents who have fallen ill The UK Health Secretary promised to test care home residents with symptoms Matt Hancock added that social care staff who need a test will now have access Only 505 care staff have been tested … Read more
A ‘hidden epidemic’ of coronavirus in care homes may have cost 4,000 lives, experts warned last night. They believe deaths are being hugely under-reported because of a lack of testing. GPs are also sometimes reluctant to write Covid-19 on death certificates and figures from care homes are not included in the official daily toll. The latest … Read more
Julie Ding (pictured, right, as a child with her mother Roberta and late sister Susan) fears she will not be able to be at her dying mother’s bedside because she was banned from visiting her nursing home Britain’s official coronavirus death toll is missing 10 per cent of victims because they died in care homes … Read more
Deadly tornadoes that ripped through the South this weekend destroyed 1 million homes and businesses from Texas to the Carolinas, as those left homeless in some cases were moved into hotels because opening shelters was too risky because of the coronavirus outbreak. The storms which struck on Easter Sunday left at least 31 dead and … Read more
Coronavirus outbreaks have been recorded in 92 care homes in the last 24 hours alone, the government revealed today as authorities were accused of ‘airbrushing out’ the deaths of hundreds of elderly victims. Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty said that almost one in seven (13.5 per cent) of the UK’s 11,300 care homes has … Read more