Furious drivers share photos of filthy London buses as it’s revealed FOURTEEN TfL staff have now died from coronavirus – but Sadiq Khan claims they DON’T need to wear protective gear Nine bus drivers are among 14 London transport workers to have died, virus all took lives of three Tube staff Sadiq Khan says drivers … Read more
A 15-year-old schoolboy has turned his bedroom into a factory churning out face visors for staff on the frontline of the coronavirus fight. Harry Cooper from Middlesborough is making them on a 3D printer he got for Christmas and is handing out the safety equipment free of charge. Harry has been raising money for the … Read more
Doctors’ lives are still being put at risk by a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE), the British Medical Association today warned. More than two thirds of doctors (69 per cent) questioned by the union said they do not feel protected while fighting Britain’s COVID-19 outbreak. The snapshot poll of 2,000 medics also found some … Read more
Carol Vorderman has donated her private plane ‘Mildred’ to help ferry personal protective equipment to NHS staff during the coronavirus crisis. The TV personality, 59, shared a selection of images of herself with the N242CV aeroplane over the years and revealed it’s current job is helping the NHS. Carol wrote on Twitter: ‘My Mildred and I … Read more
An exhausted nurse has told how 13-hour shifts on an intensive care unit ward have left her physically and mentally drained. Maria Lizcano Gómez, who works at the Royal Brompton Hospital in Chelsea, west London, was a recovery nurse but moved to the ICU for the coronavirus crisis. The NHS hero from Malaga, Spain, described … Read more
The Government today penned an open letter pleading for firms who can make PPE and coronavirus tests to come forward (pictured, one of the forms) The Government today penned an open letter pleading for firms who can make personal protective equipment (PPE) and coronavirus tests to come forward – despite firms who offered help weeks … Read more
Feckless businesses are taking advantage of the coronavirus crisis in the NHS by ramping up the price of gloves, masks and aprons up by up to 1,000 per cent, it was revealed today. Care homes say they could go to the wall because they are being ‘ripped off’ in order to properly protect their workers. … Read more
NHS medics must wear full protective equipment if they come within three feet of a coronavirus patient, the government warned today, as shortages of the gear saw a brave nurse forced to dress in just an apron and gloves. Public Health England has issued stricter guidance on personal protective equipment (PPE), making it a requirement … Read more
Irish air traffic controllers bade farewell to an Aer Lingus jet which is flying to China to pick up PPE gear for health care staff across the entire island. The Northern Ireland Executive has joined with the government in Dublin to buy the vital equipment directly from China. An Aer Lingus Airbus A330 departed Dublin … Read more