Health chiefs today confronted Matt Hancock over his claims NHS staff are not coming forward for coronavirus tests as they told him sick nurses were driving two hours to testing centres only be told to come back another day. Dame Donna Kinnair, the chief executive and general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, said … Read more
The US has tested more than 1.2 million Americans for coronavirus, but some have received negative results despite being infected. The coronavirus is a disease that forms in the lungs, but it sometimes sits in a cavity between the nose and throat where a swab is unable to reach. Although the RT-polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) … Read more
New coronavirus test developed for frontline NHS workers can diagnose infection in FOUR HOURS, Cambridge researchers claim Cambridge researchers were able to deactivate the virus in samples for testing They say this means the sample can be studied in a lower security testing facility There are more lower security centres so samples can be examined … Read more
A worker at an Amazon warehouse in Southern California has died from the coronavirus. Gerard Tuzara worked as an operations manager at Amazon’s Hawthorne facility near LAX airport. Tuzara is thought to have passed away on March 31st and is the first known employee from the company to die from the disease. His death comes … Read more
More than 2,500 council workers earn over £100,000-a-year, new analysis of public spending reveals The number of town hall officials on six-figure salaries increases to 2,667 There are 32 local authority executives earning more than £250,000 a year It comes as many councils hiked their annual tax bills by 3.9 per cent this month TaxPayers’ … Read more
One in three NHS and critical key workers have tested positive for the coronavirus, official figures show. Out of almost 17,000 swabs carried out on key workers to date, 5,733 people have been infected – a rate of 33 per cent. In comparison, 23 per cent of those in the general population, NHS hospital patients, … Read more
Carluccios workers to be furloughed after landmark legal ruling: Restaurant chain went into administration last month By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 13 April 2020 | Updated: 22:39 BST, 13 April 2020 Workers at restaurant chain Carluccio’s will be furloughed after a landmark legal ruling. The firm went into administration last … Read more
Ron Dennis and his anaesthetist daughter race to supply a million meals to NHS workers By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 13 April 2020 | Updated: 22:40 BST, 13 April 2020 Front line: Ron Dennis,’s daughter Charlotte Hall (pictured), is an NHS anaesthetist Delivering meals to hard-pressed NHS staff is a … Read more
Italy will open a small number of shops tomorrow in the first loosening of Europe’s longest coronavirus lockdown, while construction work could be set to resume in some places. Bookshops, stationery shops and stores selling children’s clothes will be allowed to open their doors on Tuesday, the government says. The wider containment measures which began … Read more