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PPE including gowns and masks running out, admits UK government 400,000 gowns arriving in UK on Sunday, as unions warn frontline staff may walk out over shortagesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe government has accepted that some personal protective equipment (PPE) is in short supply and promised that a large consignment, including 400,000 gowns – , is due to arrive in the UK from Turkey on Sunday.On Saturday, unions and professional bodies said that NHS staff may refuse to work if there was not enough PPE to ensure their safety, in response to new guidance from Public Health England (PHE), revealed by the Guardian on Friday, which instructs healthcare workers to reuse disposable PPE. Continue reading... Go to Source

UK coronavirus live: NHS frontline staff may walk out over lack of PPE, says union Surveys reveal medics’ concerns about pressures to work without protection. Follow this and all the day’s developments in the UK’s Covid-19 crisisFrontline staff may refuse to work over lack of PPE, says unionNHS staff told: treat Covid-19 patients without gownsCoronavirus latest: at a glanceCoronavirus – latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 12.26pm BST 12.22pm BSTHundreds of Britons stuck in Bangladesh will be repatriated after the government chartered four flights as part of a new push to to bring more than 7,000 UK citizens home from South Asia.Those deemed most at risk from coronavirus, such as the sick and elderly, will be given priority, the Foreign and Commo...

Coronavirus live news: US accused of 'dereliction of duty' as deaths in Spain top 20,000 China pushes ‘comprehensive’ economic reopening; first virus case in Syria’s northeast; Germany says pandemic ‘under control’. Follow latest updatesUK medics told ‘wear aprons’ as protective gowns run outCoronavirus ‘under control’ in Germany Coronavirus latest: at a glanceUS coronavirus updates – liveAustralia coronavirus updates – liveSee all our coronavirus coverage 12.55pm BSTHere are a few of the most poignant pieces of coronavirus photojournalism from around the world today. 12.50pm BSTIn Switzerland, 27,404 people have now tested positive for coronavirus, up from 27,078 a day earlier. The death toll has also risen to 1,111 fro...

Caught in a superpower struggle: the inside story of the WHO's response to coronavirus Caught between the US and China, the world health body has been unable to enforce compliance or information sharing Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhen a pandemic strikes, the world’s leading experts convene – physically or virtually – in a hi-tech chamber in the basement of the Geneva headquarters of the World Health Organization.It is called the “strategic health operations centre”, or SHOC, an appropriately urgent acronym for a place where life and death decisions are taken, and it is where critical choices were made in the early days of the coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading... Go to Source

Thousands of Americans backed by rightwing donors gear up for protests Conservative activists to demand governors lift stay-home orders – and movement has been driven by wealthy conservative groupsThousands of people are preparing to attend protests across the US in the coming days, as a rightwing movement against stay-at-home orders, backed by wealthy conservative groups and promoted by Donald Trump, continues to take hold. Related: Your life has changed for the worse, and admitting it can help you cope | Nyadol Nyuon Continue reading... Go to Source

NHS staff asked to treat coronavirus patients without gowns Exclusive: Hospitals across England to run out of supplies of the protective garments within hoursCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNHS bosses have asked doctors and nurses to work without protective full-length gowns when treating Covid-19 patients, as hospitals came within hours of running out of supplies.The guidance is a reversal of Public Health England (PHE) guidelines stipulating that full-length waterproof surgical gowns, designed to stop coronavirus droplets getting into someone’s mouth or nose, should be worn for all high-risk hospital procedures. Continue reading... Go to Source

Coronavirus live news: nearly 100,000 EU citizens remain stranded overseas due to pandemic China denies cover-up as Wuhan death toll revised up by 50%; Brazil’s president fires health ministerVirus ‘under control’ in Germany, as some countries plan to relax lockdownCoronavirus latest: at a glanceUK coronavirus updates – liveUS coronavirus updates – liveSee all of our coronavirus coverage 6.37pm BSTThe total death toll from the coronavirus in France rises to 18,681 on Friday from 17,920, Reuters reports.The death toll in hospitals rises to 11,478 from 11,060, while the death toll in nursing homes rises to 7,203 from 6,860 on Thursday. 6.29pm BSTHere’s a video of lions and other wild animals relaxing in South Africa golf club during lockdown as visitors...

New UK taskforce to help develop and roll out coronavirus vaccine Government bodies, industry and charities to collaborate in research effortsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCoronavirus vaccine – when will we have one?The government has announced a new vaccines taskforce to help the development of a vaccine for Covid-19 and ensure its rapid production and rollout if one arrives.The business secretary, Alok Sharma, also gave details of cash grants for work into both vaccines and potential treatments. Among the projects receiving cash is one led by Public Health England (PHE), which hopes to develop an antibody drug, something that has the potential to work as both a prophylactic and a treatment for those infected. Continue reading... Go to Sourc...

Boris Johnson and coronavirus: the inside story of his illness Saga of rumours, denials and admissions took the nation on an emotional rollercoasterCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe rumours began a week after Boris Johnson began self-isolating in the flat above No 11 Downing Street. The story, spread by the prime minister and his aides, had thus far been reassuring.Yes, he had Covid-19. But the symptoms were nothing to worry about. Mild even. And at a time when deaths from the pandemic were continuing to climb, Johnson had a firm grip on the crisis and the machinery of power. Continue reading... Go to Source

Coronavirus UK live: Hancock unable to promise MPs some hospitals won’t run out of gowns this weekend Health secretary takes questions from Commons committee; further 58 deaths in Scotland brings total to 837Coronavirus latest: at a glanceWorld’s biggest trials of drug to treat Covid-19 get under way in UKSadiq Khan: make face masks compulsory on London transportCoronavirus – latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 12.47pm BSTThe government should allow people resilient to the coronavirus – the young, fit, slim, and non-smokers – to return to work to build-up herd immunity, and save the economy, according to two leading vets. Ministers should abandon their “financially ruinous” strategy to contain the pandemic and only keep the 40% of th...

Coronavirus live news: Trump says 29 states could reopen 'relatively soon' as global deaths near 145,000 Brazil’s president fires health minister; IMF predicts zero growth in Latin America and Caribbean for decade to 2025; UK extends lockdown by three weeks. Follow the latest updates. Coronavirus latest: at a glanceAustralia coronavirus updates – liveSee all of our coronavirus coverage 12.53am BSTThe International Monetary Fund on Thursday said the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, combined with other problems in recent years, meant Latin America and the Caribbean would likely see “no growth” in the decade from 2015 to 2025.Alejandro Werner, who heads the IMF’s Western Hemisphere department, said the global lender was racing to process 16 reques...