Health secretary Matt Hancock has avoided saying how low coronavirus cases will have to drop before the lockdown can be eased. At the daily coronavirus briefing on Thursday, Mr Hancock announced a huge programme of testing in an effort to get a picture of the spread of the disease. Testing and tracing lines of transmission … Read more
‘Ramadan Mubarak and thank you’: Matt Hancock praises British Muslims for their ‘sacrifice’ in missing out on communal prayers and Iftar meals because of coronavirus shutdown during holy month which starts today The Islamic holy month of fasting and prayer begins today amid the lockdown It usually sees families and communities congregate in large numbers … Read more
All essential workers and their families will be able to get coronavirus tests from this Friday to see if they are infected with the virus. Health Secretary Matt Hancock today announced that swab testing will be expanded from just health workers into wider society. The same key workers whose children have been allowed to remain … Read more
Matt Hancock tonight insisted the coronavirus lockdown must stay until there is no risk of a second peak – as scientists warned the outbreak might not be fading. The Health Secretary vowed not to compromise the national effort against the disease as Professor Jonathan Van-Tam told the daily Downing Street briefing that while hospital occupancy rates … Read more
Retired GPs who have volunteered to return to the NHS and fight the coronavirus pandemic say they haven’t heard anything since applying last month. One frustrated former doctor said there had been a ‘deafening silence’ since they signed up, while another feels ‘useless and unwanted’. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said almost 12,000 retired NHS staff … Read more
Tony Blair says Boris Johnson’s government is ‘overwhelmed’ by the coronavirus crisis and that ‘mass testing must be at the heart’ of their strategy Tony Blair today said he was offering constructive advice and not criticism The 66-year-old said the current government needed to be re organised Said it was the most ‘difficult challenge’ he … Read more
A call has been made for volunteers to take part in the first human trials of a new coronavirus vaccine in Britain. Imperial College London asked for people to take part in the study to test if a new potential vaccine is effective in tackling the disease. The COVID-19 vaccine developed at the University of Oxford … Read more
Coronavirus vaccine being developed at the University of Oxford will be trialled on people from THURSDAY, Health Secretary Matt Hancock says By Sam Blanchard Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 17:24 BST, 21 April 2020 | Updated: 17:35 BST, 21 April 2020 A COVID-19 vaccine developed at the University of Oxford will be trialled on … Read more
Coronavirus swab kits could be delivered to UK homes by Amazon in pilot scheme as figures show HALF of Britain’s testing capacity is going to waste Britain’s coronavirus testing programme is only at half capacity, No10 admitted In just 13 days Matt Hancock promised the UK will test 100,000 people a day But only 18,665 … Read more
Matt Hancock faced ridicule today as he unveiled a new badge for under-pressure care workers amid fury over the rising death toll of vulnerable patients in homes. The Health Secretary used the daily press coronavirus press conference to reveal a ‘single brand’ for care workers to allow them to access the same perks as NHS … Read more