The first Britons to be given the coronavirus vaccine are arriving at hospitals as the country took a gigantic step towards ending the hated pandemic on a day being dubbed ‘V-Day’. The NHS has this morning started the biggest vaccination drive in British history at 50 hospital sites across the country where the UK’s new weapon … Read more
Another 195 people die of Covid in England’s hospitals taking the total UK coronavirus deaths to 61,234 195 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England The figures for England so far are just from hospital deaths, not the total deaths Adding in today’s provisional figures from English hospital deaths – … Read more
Ashley Cain marked a milestone with his baby daughter Azaylia, who is battling a rare type of leukaemia, on Instagram on Saturday. The Ex On The Beach star, 30, said it was the ‘best morning ever’ as he took the four-month-old for a walk down the corridor at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Ever the doting dad, Ashley … Read more
Care homes will have to wait to get hold of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for its residents because they can’t be broken down into batches smaller than 975 at a time, the chief of the NHS said today. Sir Simon Stevens, appearing at a Downing Street briefing alongside Boris Johnson, said the logistics of getting the … Read more
Michael Gove warned today the NHS is nearly 90 per cent full in a bid to prove coronavirus is pushing hospitals to the brink – but he failed to mention that occupancy is lower now than it was last winter Michael Gove warned today the NHS is nearly 90 per cent full, in a bid … Read more
Number 10 was today accused of running a ‘brainwashing PR campaign’ after MailOnline’s analysis of official data showed only four NHS trusts in England are busier now than they were this time last year — despite warnings the health service would be crippled by coronavirus without the revamped three-tier lockdown system. Michael Gove sparked fury over … Read more
Number 10 was today accused of running a ‘brainwashing PR campaign’ after MailOnline’s analysis of official data showed only three NHS trusts in England are busier now than they were this time last year — despite warnings the health service would be crippled by coronavirus without the revamped three-tier lockdown system. Michael Gove sparked fury over … Read more
Michael Gove has warned that every hospital in England would be overwhelmed with Covid-19 cases if new lockdown tiers are not introduced. The Cabinet Office Minister urged MPs to ‘take responsibility for difficult decisions’ to curb the spread of Covid-19, amid anger from some Conservatives that much of England will face stringent restrictions. Mr Gove … Read more
Hospitals in England have been told to prepare for the rollout of a Covid-19 vaccine in as soon as 10 days, it has been reported, with NHS staff first in line to receive it. According to The Guardian, hospitals could receive the first deliveries of the vaccine created by Pfizer/BioNTech between December 7 and December … Read more
UK hospitals record 250 more Covid fatalities – up by 82 compared to last week – in highest Sunday death toll since beginning of May Coronavirus hospital death toll has seen the highest Sunday increase since May Britain’s coronavirus hospital death toll has increased by 250, new figures say Last Sunday saw the toll increase … Read more