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Both doctors and patients will die without proper protection, BMA warns
The Government has drafted in the Army to help deliver supplies of personal protective equipment to medics
37-year-old British diplomat dies after contracting coronavirus
Steven Dick, 37, was the deputy head of mission at the British Embassy in Budapest.
Uplifting news: 405,000 NHS volunteers and refugee family’s isolation kindness
A round-up of some feelgood stories in the news.
UK not working with EU to secure more ventilators
Downing Street said more than 3,000 businesses are currently working on producing and designing extra ventilators for the NHS.
Construction workers say they face a choice between coronavirus or hunger
An electrician said workers also fear contaminating NHS staff on public transport.
Thousands of home coronavirus test kits to be made available within days
The tests will be able to tell within 15 minutes whether you have Covid-19 and will enable people to act accordingly.
Health minister condemns ‘Corona challenge’ after pair cough in his face
A worrying new trend sees young people video themselves coughing in people's faces and uploading it to social media.
Port ‘busier than ever’ with food and medical supplies coming into UK
The director of Portsmouth International Port has reassured the public that supply lines are open.
Half a million Universal Credit claims prove the Chancellor’s measures don’t go far enough
Some 477,000 claims have been made since Monday last week as vast gaps open up for the self-employed.