Search results for ‘Victoria Macdonald’
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NHS whistleblower speaks out on PPE contracts as PM faces criticism
Our health and social care editor Victoria Macdonald has been speaking to a whistleblower who describes what went on behind the scenes in the rush to acquire enough personal protective equipment (PPE) – when the rest of the world was scrambling to do exactly the same thing.
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England lockdown could be extended, ministers warn
Stay at home, protect the NHS, save lives – the old mantra for a new lockdown as England prepares to spend at least the next four weeks under stricter coronavirus measures.
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UK hospitals race to clear backlog as coronavirus cases rise
The number of new UK coronavirus cases has soared by more than 6,000 in the last 24 hours. So too the number of deaths – and those needing hospital treatment.
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Baroness Harding admits demand for Covid tests is three to four times capacity
Baroness Harding has admitted the number of people trying to book tests was “three to four times” the number of tests which were available.
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Why the testing system isn’t working
What’s gone so badly wrong with the testing system and can it be fixed?
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Steroids found to reduce risk of death in sickest coronavirus patients
A new study has shown that cheap and easily available steroids can cut the risk of death for seriously ill coronavirus patients by 20 per cent.
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Study aims to find why some people with coronavirus are more susceptible to serious illness
A new study is investigating the effect of conditions like obesity and diabetes in an effort to find out why some people get so ill from coronavirus – while others barely have symptoms.
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Meet the woman who spent 112 days in ICU with Covid-19
The UK has recorded 79 deaths with coronavirus today, taking the total number of deaths to 45,501. One of those lucky to be alive is Marilyn Duncan.
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Safety fears over 85 million masks and respirators
We can reveal that safety concerns have been raised over 85 million expired surgical masks and respirators that were distributed to hospitals, care homes and GPs from the stockpile.
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Leicester faces local lockdown amid Covid-19 surge – but how would it work?
Businesses and local officials in Leicester are waiting for an imminent statement tonight on whether there will be a local lockdown.
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Healthcare after coronavirus: Inside St Barts Hospital as NHS prepares for life beyond Covid-19
As the number of Covid patients who are critically ill falls, hospitals face the challenge of bringing patients back in for elective surgeries and other vital treatments, while keeping the virus out.
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Questions over what happened to 90% of test and trace system contacts
Latest figures from what Boris Johnson has called a “world beating” NHS Test and Trace system also came out today.
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Emergency level raised in Beijing to control spike in new Covid cases
China has raised its emergency warning to its second-highest level – cancelling more than 60 percent of flights into Beijing in an effort to control a worrying spike in new Covid cases.
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Conjoined twins: Doctors separate brothers joined at the head
Their parents were told that from their birth, the boys were unlikely to survive. Twin boys from Turkey, joined at the head.
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UK sees smallest rise in virus deaths since lockdown began
Deaths from coronavirus in the UK are continuing to fall with the daily number of deaths rising by 55 today.