Home-testing coronavirus kits are again unavailable for key workers after just 20 minutes on day three of Government’s new website Millions of key workers have failed to secure a home test for covid-19 again today Government website had ‘none available’ just twenty minutes after opening The 5,000 tests released daily are only intended for those … Read more
Doctors are prescribing medicines they haven’t used for 20 years and others that may cause heart attacks as hospitals run low on eight key drugs. Sedative drugs used to treat patients with the worst coronavirus symptoms in intensive care have been included on a list of drugs banned for exportation in an effort to ensure … Read more
Millions of key workers are facing a rush to secure a coronavirus test this morning as applications re-open after a ‘significant’ surge in demand yesterday. Some 5,000 home kits and 19,000 drive-through tests are expected to be made available on Saturday – with key workers asked to fill out an online application form as the government … Read more
How do you arrange a coronavirus test? ARRANGING YOUR OWN Essential workers who are self-isolating can book a test directly here. You can select a regional test site drive-through appointment or home test kit. The Department of Health said home test kit availability will initially be limited but more will become available. However, it said there is … Read more
A report claims to have evidence that this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas played a key role in spreading the coronavirus throughout the US. The event, held in January, carried on amid the outbreak happening in China, which experts say created ‘an ideal venue for transmission.’ Multiple attendees became seriously ill following the … Read more
Britons struggled to book coronavirus test on Government’s new online system today as Ministers race to meet their 100,000 daily target by the end of next week. Some ten million key workers and their households are now eligible for the tests, but the website was already telling them as early as 8.30am that today’s allocation … Read more
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have today given their backing to a new mental health support network to help frontline workers battling coronavirus. William and Kate’s Royal Foundation is formally backing a new initiative, called ‘Our Frontline’, which will see leading charities and organisations provide round-the-clock mental health support to everyone from NHS staff … Read more
The latest evidence is that most people have no risk of dying from Covid-19. However, the bad news is the virus probably won’t be eliminated by the lockdown. Doctors are now saying the findings so far suggest there’s more we can all do to reduce the risk of Covid-19 causing us serious illness. The latest … Read more
Prince Philip thanks key workers for ensuring ‘life continues’ under lockdown in first statement since retiring… just hours after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their refusal to talk to UK press The Duke of Edinburgh has thanked key workers for ensuring that ‘the infrastructure of our life continues’ Prince Philip, 98, said he wanted … Read more
Chinese leaders covered up their knowledge of a possible coronavirus pandemic for six days after realising the grim situation, it has been revealed. Beijing’s top officials secretly determined that they were likely dealing with a major health crisis on January 14, evidence suggested, but President Xi only warned the public of the emergency on January 20. … Read more