Could face masks be made mandatory in offices? Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick says wearing coverings in workplaces ‘does have some benefit’ and it ‘will be taken into consideration’ Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said face masks ‘have some benefit’ at work He said making them compulsory in offices ‘will be taken into consideration’ Comments represent a … Read more
Matt Hancock warns the UK is at a ‘perilous moment’ in the fight against coronavirus and says lockdowns will be a part of life ‘until a vaccine can make us safe’ Matt Hancock today warned UK is at a ‘perilous moment’ in fight against virus He said suppression of Covid-19 is required ‘until a vaccine … Read more
Surgeons demand hospital bed reservations as cases spiral Surgeons are calling for hospital beds to be ‘ring-fenced’ for planned operations, to avoid a ‘tsunami of cancellations’ due to rising Covid-19 cases. A survey for the Royal College of Surgeons of England found most surgeons thought the NHS could not meet its targets to get surgery … Read more
Matt Hancock warns cancer patients will only be treated if Covid-19 stays ‘under control’ – as he is savaged for ‘having no idea how many infected people are walking around’ after testing shambles saw 16.000 cases MISSED By Luke Andrews For Mailonline Published: 13:02 BST, 6 October 2020 | Updated: 13:19 BST, 6 October 2020 … Read more
A top scientist who begged Number 10 to ramp up coronavirus testing with ‘small ships’ has today criticised the government for relying too heavily on its Lighthouse Labs which are ‘too slow’ and have too many chains of command. Sir Paul Nurse, chief executive of the Francis Crick Institute, also accused ministers of hoarding vital equipment … Read more
NHS coronavirus contact tracers struggled to reach tens of thousands of potentially infectious people yesterday after phone lines crashed following an IT malfunction. As workers attempted to catch up on a backlog of calls to the 16,000 infectious people missed from the database – due to an error caused by an outdated version of Microsoft’s … Read more
Mayor of Middlesbrough launches fresh attack on Ministers for lying about holding ‘extensive’ discussions with council leaders ahead of new Covid-19 restrictions Mayor Andy Preston has criticised the government’s handling of the lockdown Residents in Middlesbrough are banned from mixing indoors with other families He claimed the Government failed to liaise with him ahead of … Read more
All NHS staff must be tested for coronavirus every week to prevent them being put at ‘further unnecessary risk’ of catching and spreading the virus, MPs have said. The Health and Social Care Committee urged ministers to provide swabs to Britain’s 1.3million-strong healthcare workforce as a matter of urgency, and warned it was ‘yet to … Read more
People in my town are frustrated, angry and dismayed at the Government’s draconian proposals to impose even more oppressive local restrictions. There’s nothing compassionate or pragmatic about what Health Secretary Matt Hancock intends to do. It’s badly thought out, illogical and – despite what the Government claimed yesterday – it is not based on consultation … Read more
The Government will reconsider vitamin D as a coronavirus treatment after the health secretary wrongly shot down its potential without any scientific backing. Experts have for months been calling for officials to look into the nutrient’s effect on Covid-19 patients due to its immune system-boosting properties. Matt Hancock told the House of Commons last week he … Read more