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Union chiefs have today hit out at reports that the government could look to re-open primary schools in England as early as June 1 and warned decision makers they face losing the confidence of head teachers and staff if plans are rushed. Kevin Courtney, General Secretary of the National Education Union, the largest teachers’ trade … Read more
Elderly coronavirus patients could be given anti-ageing drugs to restore their ‘young’ immune system and help them fight the coronavirus, scientists say. Over 80 per cent of COVID-19 hospitalisations are those over 65 years of age with a greater than 23-fold increased risk of death. As a person ages, their immune system becomes suppressed and … Read more
Foreign arrivals to UK could FINALLY be quarantined and forced to install NHS contact tracing app to lower the risk of bringing in a new wave of coronavirus, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps reveals The UK has been very much an outlier by not insisting arrivals are checked Airport arrivals are advised to self-isolate but there … Read more
Being fat triggers a ‘troublesome’ immune response to COVID-19, scientists fear, as the government SAGE committee investigates why obesity raises the risk of death. Scientists advising Government ministers are exploring potential underlying mechanisms that cause severe illness in obese people. According to data from intensive care units, people of a healthy weight make up a … Read more
Being fat triggers a ‘troublesome’ immune response to COVID-19, scientists fear, as the government SAGE committee investigates why obesity raises the risk of death. Scientists advising Government ministers are exploring potential underlying mechanisms that cause severe illness in obese people. According to data from intensive care units, people of a healthy weight make up a … Read more
Richard Madeley has slammed the Government over it’s ‘deeply divisive’ quarantine letter to many over-70s, saying it could ‘tear couples apart’. The television presenter, 63, claimed that people in the older age group were being ‘unfairly targeted’ while other vulnerable groups were not being addressed. It comes as he revealed that his wife of 34 … Read more
The chancellor Rishi Sunak is under pressure to launch a second wave of furlough payments as the government’s scheme is set to run out in June. Industry and manufacturing think-tanks have warned that without further payments up to 35 per cent of jobs could be lost in parts of the UK, as businesses struggle to … Read more
Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports will force travellers to wear masks to travel as Eurostar passengers face two-week quarantine in France The three airports are also trialling temperature checks before entering building Passengers will be expected to bring their own gloves and masks to the airport It comes as ministers have been accused of … Read more
Four Spaniards being repatriated home from Bolivia due to coronavirus die with two Air Force crew in military plane crash in north of country Four people from Spain – and two crew members – died in a plane crash in Bolivia They were on a Bolivian Air Force plane that had reported technical difficulties It … Read more
Social bubbles could be limited to fewer than ten people and super-spreader indoor events could be banned until well into 2021 to avoid a second peak of coronavirus infections, scientists revealed. Senior epidemiologist Adam Kucharski has warned Britain could face ‘exponential growth’ in Covid-19 cases if groups of people start getting together to celebrate as … Read more