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UK charities urge government to better protect under pressure carers

More than 100 organisations, unions and think tanks have published an open letter urging politicians across the UK to act to protect carers from what it describes as a ‘growing poverty crisis’.

06/05/2020

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Why is the UK's COVID-19 death toll higher than other EU countries?

One expert has told Euronews it's because the UK did not lock down quickly enough.

06/05/2020

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Euroviews. The negative impact of the pandemic on the mental health of NHS staff is being ignored ǀ View

Whilst the focus has been on the provision of personal protective equipment (PPE) and swiftly expanding bed capacity in the NHS to meet potential future needs, the mental health and emotional well-being of clinicians has been somewhat of an afterthought.

05/05/2020

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What is the new app helping the UK trace cases of COVID-19?

The UK has started testing a new app on the Isle of Wight in a bid to try and trace the spread of COVID-19.

04/05/2020

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"Contingency plans" in place for UK PM in case of coronavirus death

UK prime minister Boris Johnson said "contingency plans" were already in place for his death as he recalled the hardest moments of his coronavirus ordeal in an interview to a British newspaper.

03/05/2020

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Captain Tom Moore promoted to colonel on 100th birthday

The Second World War veteran has been raising millions of euros for healthcare workers during the coronavirus crisis by walking laps of his garden.

30/04/2020

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UK is third worst-hit country in world after COVID-19 death toll soars

The UK's COVID-19 death toll soars after government includes care home victims for the first time

29/04/2020

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Euroviews. Patience, sacrifice and Zakat: How Muslims find the strength to endure the COVID-19 pandemic ǀ View

Muslim communities in the UK have been hit harder than others by coronavirus, but the principle of Zakat – alms - during Ramadan is a source of strength for many.

29/04/2020

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'Profoundly disrespectful': Doctor's ire over pandemic study findings

Four years ago, the UK held an exercise to test the country’s readiness to face a flu pandemic. Now the government is declining to release details of what was learnt, angering doctors.

27/04/2020

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'Families are really struggling': London food bank sees fivefold surge

"This kind of thing, a crisis like this, it impacts the poorest people the hardest, it always does," said the founder of a London food bank. "And it’s just not right, it’s not fair."

27/04/2020

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UK 'coming to end' of phase one of COVID-19 response, says PM

The UK prime minister has returned to work after recovering from coronavirus and is now faced with questions of what a life after lockdown could look like in the country.

27/04/2020

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UK health authorities fear people are ignoring non-COVID conditions

UK health authorities warn not to leave non-COVID conditions untreated, as visits to hospital emergency departments fall by almost 50% in April.

26/04/2020

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Coronavirus: Global death toll exceeds 200,000

The UK became the fifth country in the world to record more than 20,000 fatalities on Saturday after the US, Italy, Spain, and France.

25/04/2020

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UK’s coronavirus testing website closes applications on day one

What is the UK government's testing plan for coronavirus, and how is it going so far?

24/04/2020

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Analysis: The search for a COVID-19 vaccine

We might get lucky with a vaccine, our political editor writes, but at the moment it’s the stark and worrying prediction from the UK's Chief Medical Officer that could be the path that we are all forced to follow - two metres apart, of course.

23/04/2020

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Euroviews. Creating a “Hygiene Society” can get life back on track and stave off future epidemics ǀ View

Having worked alongside the NHS in numerous sectors for more than two decades, I feel a very human obligation to protect NHS staff and the wider public from the toll that both the virus and the shutdown are taking. The latter is almost as damaging as the former.

23/04/2020

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British hospitals 'using homemade PPE' amid government supplies woe

Shortages of personal protective equipment have been widely reported in the UK battle against coronavirus - but Euronews has spoken to some of those who have stepped in to supply equipment they are making from home.

23/04/2020

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Coronavirus: 'UK to begin testing vaccine on humans this week'

The UK's health minister Matt Hancock said human trials for a COVID-19 vaccine would begin this week.

21/04/2020

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Tourism-reliant Cornwall faces hardship if lockdown lasts into summer

The area is hugely dependent on visitors and faces huge financial hardship if the number of tourists drops this summer.

20/04/2020

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Saxony becomes first German state to make masks mandatory

The German city of Dresden began distributing 200,000 face masks on Monday as they became compulsory on trains, buses and in shops in the state of Saxony.

20/04/2020