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Union demands testing for fire service staff as nearly 3,000 self-isolate
The Fire Brigades Union said the number unable to work represented 5.1% of the sector’s overall personnel.
Government advice on teachers not needing PPE is unhelpful
School staff on the front line are calling for protective equipment amid the Covid-19 crisis to protect their families.
Coronavirus UK – Some hospitals facing gown shortages, health boss says
Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers in England, said the number of gowns in some parts of the country was ‘very, very low’.
PPE calls intensify as more NHS staff die fighting coronavirus
Dozens of frontline workers have now died while working for the NHS during the pandemic.
PM heralds ‘unconquerable’ NHS as coronavirus death toll breaches 10,000 mark
Boris Johnson said he has seen first-hand the pressure the UK’s health service was under during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Tributes paid to three more nurses as NHS death toll rises
Matt Hancock previously paid tribute to 19 members of the ‘NHS Family’ who have died during the pandemic.
Julian Assange’s partner issues plea for his release from prison
The WikiLeaks founder fathered two children while he was living at the Ecuadorian embassy.
Labour calls for inquiry into ‘disproportionate’ number of BAME virus deaths
The first 10 doctors named as having died from Covid-19 were from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.
Coronavirus UK – Death total is 9,875 with 11-year-old youngest victim
It could reach 10,000 tomorrow