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Scotland’s chief medical officer apologises for visit to second home
Dr Catherine Calderwood is facing pressure to quit her post after being pictured visiting her second home in Fife.
NHS staff have to reuse masks and hold breath due to lack of PPE
Dr Rinesh Parmar, chairman of the Doctors’ Association UK, also called for more to be done on testing.
Hancock admits NHS may not hit ventilator target before virus peak
The Health Secretary also said the Army is helping to get personal protective equipment to the NHS front line.
Coronavirus UK – Rows of shelves ready to hold over 5,000 bodies
A worker on the site at RAF Upper Heyford said two hangars were converted in a week to hold 600 corpses each
Abu Dhabi owners in U-Turn after charging NHS £2-£3 million a month to use ExCel centre as hospital
The owners of the NEC in Birmingham, in contrast, have not charged the NHS for using its facility.
Five London bus workers have died with Covid-19, union says
Unite said it had been working with operators to ensure safety for drivers and others in the industry.
More than one million benefits claims amid coronavirus outbreak
The Department for Work and Pensions is recruiting 5,000 frontline staff to help it meet demand.
Chief nursing officer fears ‘more deaths’ as she paid tribute to late colleagues
Ruth May said she wanted to honour nurses Areema Nasreen and Aimee O’Rourke, two nurses who died after contracting Covid-19.
Coronavirus UK – Hospital says ‘don’t go to A&E until further notice’
Watford General told people to avoid its emergency department and advised people to visit other nearby doctors or seek advice through 111.