Back to work! Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall will visit NHS workers at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in their first public outing since the start of lockdown Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall will return to public duties today Couple will visit the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital this afternoon Charles and Camilla have been … Read more
Falling coronavirus cases and low death rates mean the NHS is close to being able to resume its normal services, experts say. Daily deaths from the virus remain low, with 38 recorded in the UK yesterday, bringing the total to 41,736 as of 5pm on Sunday. The declining numbers of cases meant that, as of … Read more
Everyone in the UK could be offered a flu jab to avoid a surge in serious cases this winter, when there might be a second wave of the coronavirus. Scientists fear that Covid-19 could return in winter when lockdown restrictions have been eased and viral illnesses in general are more common. If that happens and … Read more
Foreign health and care workers are STILL being charged £400 to use the NHS despite Boris Johnson’s pledge to remove the unfair fee for lifesavers Doctors Association found that the Immigration Surcharge still being paid Comes almost a month after Prime Minister U-turned and agreed to lift the levy Senior Conservatives complained it was ‘immoral’ … Read more
One in four women are too scared to attend a smear test amid coronavirus fears A study says 24 per cent of women fear they will catch COVID-19 at a smear test 12 per cent are less likely to attend an appointment than before the pandemic Cancer Research UK believes 1.2 million people have missed … Read more
England should not ease lockdown until the NHS contract tracing system aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus is ‘effective’, the World Health Organization has said. As the UK government prepares to launch a ‘comprehensive review’ of the strict two-metre social distancing regulations currently in place, WHO’s director for Europe, Dr Hans Kluge, has voiced … Read more
England should not ease lockdown until the NHS contract tracing system aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus is ‘effective’, the World Health Organization has said. As the UK government prepares to launch a ‘comprehensive review’ of the strict two-metre social distancing regulations currently in place, WHO’s director for Europe, Dr Hans Kluge, has voiced … Read more
Coronavirus tests could be carried out at work with results within two hours by the autumn, officials claim. The Health Secretary has said officials are in talks with businesses about how they could run their own testing programmes as they re-open. An NHS chief said it includes using ‘on the spot’ tests, which are those … Read more
Britain’s coronavirus death toll jumped by just 36 today – the lowest since before full lockdown in promising signs the outbreak is improving. Department of Health bosses announced a further 36 fatalities in people with a positive Covid-19 test result across all settings, taking the Government total to 41,698. Today’s figure is an astonishing 53 per cent … Read more
One of Britain’s most powerful business tycoons has launched a blistering attack on the Government, warning that Boris Johnson’s ‘weakness and indecision’ on reopening restaurants, pubs and cafes will cost more than two million workers their jobs. In a rare interview, restaurateur and private members’ club mogul Richard Caring – whose empire includes the famous Annabel’s … Read more