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Britain’s hopes of emerging from lockdown suffered a blow today after the rollout of the NHS coronavirus app was delayed and Downing Street admitted it is ‘possible’ to work without it. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on May 12 ‘we’re rolling out in mid-May’ but today he refused to set a date as the project was … Read more
Anyone over the age of five in the UK with coronavirus symptoms can now apply for a test, Matt Hancock announced today. The Health Secretary revealed checks will would be available at the drive-in centres or through mobile screening and could be booked online – although it is far from clear whether there will be capacity … Read more
The government will not vary the lifting of coronavirus lockdown by region, despite the R infection rate varying widely in different parts of the UK, the business minister confirmed today. Speaking at the latest Downing Street press conference, Alok Sharma said the government would be sticking with its national approach to the lockdown. The Secretary … Read more
The government will not vary the lifting of coronavirus lockdown by region, despite the R infection rate varying widely in different parts of the UK, the business minister confirmed today. Speaking at the latest Downing Street press conference, Alok Sharma said the government would be sticking with its national approach to the lockdown. The Secretary … Read more
The number of people visiting A&E departments in England after suffering heart attacks has returned to normal, after numbers plunged to record lows amid the coronvirus outbreak. Earlier this week, NHS statistics revealed that April was the quietest month ever for A&E departments across England. Only 916,581 emergency department visits were recorded in the month that Britain’s … Read more
The number of people visiting A&E departments in England after suffering heart attacks has returned to normal, after numbers plunged to record lows amid the coronvirus outbreak. Earlier this week, NHS statistics revealed that April was the quietest month ever for A&E departments across England. Only 916,581 emergency department visits were recorded in the month that Britain’s … Read more
Britain’s chief Brexit negotiator David Frost warns of No Deal if vital talks with the EU fail in 15 days as he urges Ministers to ‘take the moral high ground’ when facing their counterparts David Frost has told Ministers to ‘take the moral high ground’ in EU negotiations Boris Johnson is expected to tell the … Read more
Pupils won’t be allowed to take a pencil cases to school when they return but they can take a lunchbox because children are ‘less likely to share them’, the deputy chief medical officer has said. Speaking at Saturday’s Downing Street briefing, Dr Jenny Harries said that pencil cases were ‘easier to control’ than lunchboxes. She added … Read more
Pupils won’t be allowed to take a pencil cases to school when they return but they can take a lunchbox because children are ‘less likely to share them’, the deputy chief medical officer has said. Speaking at Saturday’s Downing Street briefing, Dr Jenny Harries said that pencil cases were ‘easier to control’ than lunchboxes. She added … Read more
Any prime minister who launches a war on obesity, as it was announced yesterday that Boris Johnson is planning to, must contend with their own relationship with food. Five years ago, my hopes of getting David Cameron to agree to levy a tax on sugar were almost derailed when the chief medical officer accused him … Read more