Tony Blair calls for senior minister to be put in charge of mass coronavirus testing

Tony Blair calls for senior minister to be put in charge of mass coronavirus testing as pandemic approaches peak in the UK Former PM Tony Blair demands Government minister takes charge of virus tests Mr Blair’s intervention came amid concern over if UK will meet its testing goal The Government has set a target of … Read more

Tony Blair calls for senior minister to be put in charge of mass coronavirus testing

Tony Blair calls for senior minister to be put in charge of mass coronavirus testing as pandemic approaches peak in the UK Former PM Tony Blair demands Government minister takes charge of virus tests Mr Blair’s intervention came amid concern over if UK will meet its testing goal The Government has set a target of … Read more

What happens to coronavirus patients when they are admitted to intensive care?

Boris Johnson was tonight taken into intensive care after he was admitted to hospital on Sunday night following ‘persistent’ coronavirus symptoms. The Prime Minister remains conscious and Downing Street sources stressed he had been moved to intensive care as a precaution should he require a ventilator.   The 55-year-old was said to have received oxygen earlier … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Footage shows how NHS dealing with pandemic

First-time camera access to NHS intensive care units has laid bare the mounting pressure being loaded upon medics treating coronavirus patients. A glimpse inside Royal Bournemouth Hospital (RBH) showcases health workers’ daily grind on the front line, which they described as emotionally draining and ‘scary’.  Tonight’s reports from the BBC and ITV from the so-called ‘red … Read more

Inside the NHS’s war on coronavirus: First footage shows how UK medics are dealing with the pandemic

First-time camera access to an NHS intensive care unit has laid bare the mounting pressure being loaded upon medics treating coronavirus patients. A glimpse inside Royal Bournemouth Hospital (RBH) showcases health workers’ daily grind on the front line, which they described as emotionally draining and ‘scary’. Medics also feared a shortage in oxygen, which is … Read more

NHS doctor demonstrates why wearing gloves at the supermarket will NOT protect you from coronavirus

NHS doctor demonstrates why wearing gloves at the supermarket will NOT protect you from coronavirus – using a marker pen to show how they accumulate germs when you touch things Dr Karan Raj, a surgeon, shared TikTok video to explain his theory on gloves Argues gloves accumulate germs when you touch things while out and … Read more

Chilling pictures of giant liquid oxygen tanks at NHS Nightingale hospital

Chilling images show the giant liquid oxygen tanks being used at a make-shift NHS Nightingale hospital in Yorkshire.  Construction at the Harrogate Convention Centre is ongoing today as health bosses plan to get the temporary hospital up and running as soon as possible.  Contractors were this afternoon pictured working on the entrances to ambulance bays … Read more

Chilling pictures of giant liquid oxygen tanks at NHS Nightingale hospital

Chilling pictures show the giant liquid oxygen tanks being used at make-shift NHS Nightingale hospital in Yorkshire Construction at the Harrogate Convention Centre hospital is ongoing today  Health chiefs last week said the site would be able to care for up to 500 patients By Stephen Matthews Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 16:56 BST, 6 … Read more

BT boss Philip Jansen promises no furlough or sacking for staff and 1.5% pay increase for workers

BT boss Philip Jansen says no staff will be fired or furloughed in next three months as he offers 1.5 per cent rise and vows to give half his £100,000-a-month salary to charity Philip Jansen wrote a letter to all employees today making number of promises Mr Jansen was first FTSE 100 boss to get … Read more