Face masks will be compulsory for ALL medical staff and visitors and outpatients must wear homemade coverings in hospital from June 15 By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 17:16 BST, 5 June 2020 | Updated: 17:27 BST, 5 June 2020 Face coverings will become compulsory in hospitals for all staff and outpatients, Matt … Read more
A former MI6 chief was yesterday accused by Government officials of peddling ‘fanciful claims’ that coronavirus was accidentally created in a Chinese laboratory. British security agencies believe Covid-19 is not a man-made virus and is ‘highly likely’ to have occurred naturally and spread to humans through animals. And Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said there … Read more
‘Black Lives Matter, but we must fight this virus as well’ Boris Johnson says protesters have the right to make their feeling known ‘as long as social distancing rules are maintained’ Boris Johnson has spoken out over the ‘appalling’ death of George Floyd in US Protests around the world after footage of police officer standing … Read more
Ministers quietly changed the law governing reviews of the coronavirus lockdown today to allow them to take more time to make decisions. Previously the health regulations under which the strict restrictions were brought in in May and eased slightly at the start of this week had to be reaffirmed every 21 days. But Matt Hancock announced … Read more
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
Grieving dentist sues Matt Hancock over his father’s death from Covid-19 because he fears he inadvertently infected his parents after following ‘erroneous’ Government advice Dentist launches legal action after his father, aged 80, dies from coronavirus Dr Minesh Talati fears he infected parents after following ‘erroneous’ Gov advice The lawsuit is the first by a … Read more
Prominent UK church leaders today branded the mass closure of churches ‘unlawful and unnecessary’ as they threatened a judicial review into keeping them shut. A coalition of Christian bishops and reverends has urged the Government to prioritise churches in its exit strategy from the coronavirus lockdown. They said it was unfair for churches to be … Read more
Civil liberties groups have today slammed threats by health chiefs to fine Britons who do not obey the 14-day test and trace isolation rules – which have been dubbed a ‘draconian intrusion of privacy’. As he launched the government’s new test and trace system, Health Secretary Matt Hancock yesterday warned a fortnight-long quarantine for those … Read more
Civil liberties groups have today slammed threats by health chiefs to fine Britons who do not obey the 14-day test and trace isolation rules – which have been dubbed a ‘draconian intrusion of privacy’. As he launched the government’s new test and trace system, Health Secretary Matt Hancock yesterday warned a fortnight-long quarantine for those … Read more
Matt Hancock says that Test, Track and Trace – the latest Government ‘solution’ for easing lockdown and allowing our lives to return to a version of normal – relies on goodwill and our desire to do our best for the community and ‘our’ NHS. Mr Hancock and Boris Johnson are not coercing us into co-operating, … Read more