noncoronavirus

Matt Hancock urges patients who feel unwell with a non-coronavirus illness to seek medical help

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Matt Hancock yesterday urged seriously ill patients to contact their GP amid fears that thousands of cancers are going undetected. The Health Secretary stressed that the NHS was still open for anyone with non-coronavirus symptoms, especially those with suspected tumours, heart attacks and strokes. His statement in the Commons came after the Daily Mail yesterday … Read more

Thousands of people a week are ALREADY dying from non-coronavirus causes

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An extra 2,600 people are dying from non-coronavirus causes as the NHS focuses all of its efforts on battling the crisis, figures show.  England and Wales suffered a total of 16,387 deaths in the week up until April 3, the most since 2005 and more than 6,000 above average. Of the excess deaths, COVID-19 was not … Read more