Tag: Coronavirus

5 April 2020

The health secretary has said the government is on track to meet its goal of ventilator capacity for 18,000 patients. ...

‘I’m only a van driver,’ says one man on the front line, ‘but everyone’s going above and beyond’

5 April 2020

NHS delivery driver Dave Holt on how his job has changed since Covid-19 struck and what he does to switch ...

A doctor’s shocking claims reveal NHS staff have to hold their breath and reuse masks due to lack of PPE

7 April 2020

Doctors and nurses are being forced to reuse masks and to hold their breath when carrying out medical procedures due ...

‘Bus drivers must be fully protected’. With five dead, unions demand government action.

Unite said it had been working with operators to ensure safety for drivers and others in the industry.

Keir Starmer’s victory speech just finished the Labour Party

by Steve Topple

Keir Starmer has won the Labour leadership election. No surprise in the result, as he was the favourite all along. ...

This weekend is our chance to prove we can make a difference to the coronavirus pandemic

by Emily Apple

It comes as the country is urged not to relax on social distancing despite the sunny forecast this weekend.

Pet fostering takes off in US as coronavirus keeps people at home

Suddenly isolated people are rushing to care for animals, easing a burden on shelters and providing temporary homes for dogs, ...

Government failings mean the UK is set to overtake Italy and Spain for coronavirus deaths

by Tom Coburg

The latest data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDPC) indicates that the UK will likely overtake ...

The DWP’s latest coronavirus move is utterly twisted

by Steve Topple

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has descended into further chaos amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. But its latest ...

More supermarkets step up to reward staff working through the coronavirus pandemic

All front-line workers at the department store and Waitrose supermarkets will get an extra £25 for each week they work ...

Nurse who wasn’t admitted to hospital died ‘gasping for air’ but family told his body won’t be tested for coronavirus

Thomas Harvey, who worked as a nurse for 20 years, was showing symptoms of Covid-19.

Health specialists ‘frustrated’ as shortage of materials is a barrier to ramping up coronavirus testing

On Thursday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock committed to raising testing numbers to 100,000 tests a day by the end of ...

We’re in the middle of a pandemic. All evictions need to stop right now.

by Tom Anderson

Another eviction has taken place of homeless people self-organising to keep a roof over their heads. According to squatters website ...

Donna Kinnair, Matt Hancock and Fiona Bruce on BBC Question Time

As a nurse dies fighting coronavirus, Matt Hancock drops a bombshell about the monitoring of their deaths

by Tracy Keeling

A nurse fighting coronavirus (covid-19) has tragically died due to the disease. Areema Nasreen worked at Walsall Manor Hospital. https://twitter.com/samaraafzal/status/1245963639187701761?s=21 ...

In one stunning sentence, Noam Chomsky nails the most overlooked element of the pandemic

by Tracy Keeling

7 April 2020

Renowned US intellectual, author, and commentator Noam Chomsky addressed the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in a recent interview. Amid a global ...

Coronavirus deaths in Scotland rise to 172 as Sturgeon warns peak still to come

A total of 3,001 people have now tested positive for the virus in the country.

Coronavirus: why resisting ‘domestic extremist’ labels for campaigners is more important than ever

by Kevin Blowe