VR firm to urgently retrain 15,000 NHS workers to cope with coronavirus
A British virtual learning start-up plans to retrain more than 15,000 NHS nurses, doctors, cleaners and porters over the next...
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NHS wants 250,000 volunteers to help most vulnerable in ‘national effort’ against coronavirus
Up to 250,000 volunteers are being urged to come forward to ensure the most vulnerable people receive shopping and medicines. The...
Greta Thunberg self-isolates with coronavirus symptoms
Greta Thunberg, the teenage climate change activist, has revealed that she has self-isolated after showing coronavirus symptoms. Where a member...
Couples who live apart can ‘test relationship’ by moving in together during coronavirus crisis
Couples who live in separate homes should "test the strength" of their relationship and move in together during the coronavirus...
Boris Johnson’s path to putting UK in coronavirus lockdown
"Bring in the police?" Boris Johnson asked with incredulity. The press conference was only on Sunday night and, just 24...
Why the UK coronavirus lockdown could last longer than 3 weeks
Boris Johnson has unveiled the biggest crackdown on the freedom of people living in Britain to go about their business...
When will coronavirus peak in the UK
While scientists speculate that coronavirus could be with us for months to come, public health officials are trying to work...
Can I walk my dog? The Government’s coronavirus advice, explained
The Government had advised everyone against social contact outside the home but in a dramatic address to the nation on Monday evening,...
Coronavirus school closures: what does it mean for exams
Last week, Boris Johnson announced plans to close all schools in the UK to halt the spread of the coronavirus. Schools...
What essential shops are open during the coronavirus lockdown?
Boris Johnson has announced that shops will follow pubs, restaurants and cinemas in being shut in a bid to stem...
HIV drug to be trialled on coronavirus patients to see if they can fight Covid-19
Coronavirus patients will be treated with an HIV drug or steroid as part of trial to see if existing medications...
We can’t stop coronavirus unless we urgently test more people, Jeremy Hunt warns
One million people are likely to be infected with coronavirus by next week, yet the government will have no idea...
Fast-track laid off workers for care home jobs in coronavirus crisis, ex-Government official says
Laid-off shopworkers, bar staff and waiters should be fast-tracked for jobs in care homes to ensure the elderly are looked...
Hospital trust becomes first in UK to cancel all routine cancer surgery amid coronavirus outbreak
An NHS hospital trust has become the first in the country to announce the postponement of all routine cancer surgery...
New poll suggests UK population’s behaviour is changing as coronavirus crisis escalates
Polling suggests the government’s social distancing measures appear to be working - despite images of people flocking to Britain’s beauty spots...
Why do UK coronavirus recoveries seem so low compared with other countries?
The percentage of patients who have recovered from the coronavirus in the UK currently stands at 2.3 per cent. At...
Shortage of workers means crops in danger of rotting in ground during coronavirus outbreak
British crops are at risk of rotting in the ground because of a "disastrous" shortage of seasonal workers caused by...
Milk deliveries return to fashion as Britain works from home in coronavirus crisis
Thousands have returned to having milk delivered to their doors, while computer monitor sales have doubled in a week as...
Healthy young people are fighting for their lives because of coronavirus
This weekend I worked shifts as a doctor in my local A&E to help take some of the strain off...
Schools chaos as headteachers face ‘life and death’ decision over key workers in coronavirus crisis
The Government's school closure policy descended into chaos on Monday morning as beauticians and museum staff arrived claiming to be...
Smell and taste should be included on official list of coronavirus symptoms, say medics
The official list of coronavirus symptoms should be expanded to include loss of smell and taste, senior medics have demanded,...
Who is on the list of key workers? Coronavirus school closures explained
The Government has announced that schools will close except for the children of “key workers”. But who is classed a...
How Babylon plans to take on the coronavirus crisis
It’s Wednesday afternoon and instead of committing to the usual rush around his office in London’s upmarket district of Chelsea,...
Britain’s digital doctor apps to launch coronavirus symptom checkers
Britain’s biggest digital doctor apps are rolling out symptom checker services for coronavirus as the nation retreats into quarantine. The spread...
UK lacks ability to mass produce coronavirus vaccine, experts warn
The UK has the scientific knowledge but not the manufacturing capability to mass produce a coronavirus vaccine, experts have warned....
Exhausted nurses at overwhelmed London hospital wore bin bags to protect themselves from Coronavirus
A major London hospital became the first in the country to be overwhelmed by coronavirus as exhausted nurses revealed they...
Boris Johnson announces ‘extraordinary’ closure of UK’s pubs and restaurants to fight coronavirus
All Britain's pubs, restaurants, cafes, cinemas and gyms were ordered to close on Friday night as Boris Johnson introduced the...
