The Government’s plans to allow more than 2 million of England’s most vulnerable people outside lacks any scientific rationale and amounts to a public relations exercise, a virus expert has said. Families will be able to see their elderly relatives again today as millions of those who have been ‘shielding’ due to a high risk … Read more
More than two million people who are clinically extremely vulnerable will no longer be advised to adhere to strict social shielding. After avoiding all social interaction since March, vulnerable people will finally get to spend time with other people outdoors. But the new freedoms, which come into effect on Monday, must be treated with caution, … Read more
Families across England will finally be able to see their elderly relatives again tomorrow, as millions of vulnerable people ‘shielding’ are allowed to spend time outdoors. As part of the easing of lockdown restrictions, 2.2 million vulnerable people will be able to go outside with members of their household, while continuing to follow social distancing … Read more
A whistleblower who works for the NHS National Shielding scheme claims their IT system ‘keeps crashing’ and they have only spoken to a handful of those in need in the last month. The worker says they have been left ‘doing nothing’ for days on end in the call centre office in Bury in Greater Manchester, … Read more
Cancer, asthma and organ transplant patients were dropped from the Government’s coronavirus shielding list in an abrupt text message, it emerged last night. Patients with various health conditions that raise their risk of dying from Covid-19 were told they had been removed from the scheme in the GOV.UK text. The message – which has caused … Read more
Coronavirus total isolation should be extended to over-60s as well as over-70s, experts warn Scientists found people in their 60s also at high risk from the novel coronavirus Professor Majeed said over 60s should be ‘particularly stringent’ with measures Government guidance suggests those aged over 70 should be more careful Guidance also applies to those … Read more