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Doctors, nurses, porters, volunteers: the UK health workers who have died from Covid-19 We are launching a project to remember those who lost their lives working in hospitals, surgeries and care homes during the coronavirus outbreakA number of NHS and private healthcare staff, from heart surgeons to nurses, porters and volunteers, have sadly lost their lives to the coronavirus in the UK.The government says there have been 27 verified deaths of NHS staff during the pandemic, but others have also died. The Guardian has recorded 50 deaths that have been reported in the news, although the true scale of those who lost their lives is likely to be higher, as not all deaths will be in the public domain. Continue reading... Go to Source

UK flies home 1,000 Britons but leaves 65,000 in limbo during pandemic UK has chartered just six flights via an EU scheme compared with 101 fights bringing home German nationalsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFour in 10 of the 165,000 Europeans stranded around the world amid the pandemic are UK nationals but the British government has organised fewer EU-funded emergency flights than any other major country, the Guardian can reveal.The UK has chartered just six flights via the EU crisis scheme, bringing 1,000 Britons home. Germany, in comparison, has organised 101 such flights through the programme, repatriating a total of 21,815 of its citizens with EU cash. Continue reading... Go to Source

Government extends loan guarantee scheme to cover bigger firms Banks offering loans will work through weekend so that scheme is ready for MondayCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe government has sought to allay growing fears about the impact of a protracted Covid-19 lockdown on the economy by announcing that its loan guarantee scheme will be open to mid-sized firms that were in danger of being left out.On the day that the foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, confirmed that the quarantining period would last for at least a further three weeks, the Treasury said it was taking steps to help businesses with annual turnovers of more than £45m – which are stuck in what has become known as the “squeezed middle”. Continue reading... Go to...

UK lockdown to continue for at least three weeks, Raab confirms Government says measures must go on because still not clear whether virus has peakedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBritain’s lockdown is to continue for at least another three weeks because experts still cannot be sure the coronavirus epidemic has peaked, the foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, has said.Raab, who is deputising for the prime minister while he recovers from Covid-19, said there was hope that the number of new infections was no longer rising in the community daily but there was less certainty about some hospitals and care homes. Continue reading... Go to Source

Inquiry announced into disproportionate impact of coronavirus on BAME communities While black and minority ethnic people make up only 14% of the UK’s population, they account for 35% of all deaths from the diseaseCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAn official inquiry is being launched to investigate why people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds appear to be disproportionately affected by coronavirus.Early figures on the incidence of Covid-19 showed 35% of almost 2,000 patients in intensive care units were black or from another minority ethnic backgrounds, despite BAME people making up only 14% of the population, according to the last census. Continue reading... Go to Source

Coronavirus live news: 1m tests to be rolled out across Africa, as WHO warns over Europe situation Trump casts doubt on China death toll; WHO chief hopes US will remain a ‘friend’; almost 700 test positive on French aircraft carrierCoronavirus latest: at a glanceTrump fans flames of Chinese lab theory during daily briefingAustralia coronavirus updates – liveSee all of our coronavirus coverage 6.48pm BSTThe total number of coronavirus deaths across the world has reached at least 140,773, according to Johns Hopkins University, which has tracked the spread of the virus during the pandemic.The US has the highest number of deaths with more than 33,000 followed by Italy which has passed the 22,000 mark and Spain which has more than 19,000 casualties. 6.39pm BSTThe total num...

EU offers 'heartfelt apology' to Italy over coronavirus response Ursula von der Leyen voices regret as expert warns herd immunity still a way off in EuropeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe EU has offered “a heartfelt apology” to Italy for letting it down at the start of the coronavirus crisis as fresh evidence emerged that few European countries are likely to have achieved herd immunity as they begin cautiously lifting their lockdowns.As the World Health Organization warned that the continent remained firmly “in the eye of the storm”, the president of the European commission said on Thursday that truth was needed to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic – including political honesty. Continue reading... Go to Source

Men are much more likely to die from coronavirus - but why? Trend has been replicated in all nations, but scientists cannot yet fathom the causeCoronavirus - latest updatesCoronavirus - all our coverage It has been well publicised that Covid-19 discriminates by age and by underlying health conditions.But it has become increasingly apparent that it also discriminates by sex, with the latest UK data from the Office for National Statistics revealing that men are almost twice as likely to die from the disease. Continue reading... Go to Source

Coronavirus UK live: lockdown to be extended as minister warns no return to normal without vaccine Foreign secretary Dominic Raab to lead meetings on Covid-19 physical distancing measures as sources say ministers have no lockdown exit planCoronavirus latest: at a glanceCoronavirus – latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 12.50pm BSTOn Tuesday we told the story of Wren Hall nursing home in Nottinghamshire where the manager Anita Astle expressed her anguish at losing 10 of her 26 residents to confirmed or suspected coronavirus in the space of just a few weeks. Related: 'Are people dispensable?': care home manager tells how third of residents have died from Covid-19 12.42pm BSTAhead of attending this afternoon’s Cobra meeting, Scotland’s first minister Ni...

Price of high-demand food in UK rises sharply Online prices for items including long-life food and toilet roll rises 4.4%, says ONS Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe price of high-demand food and sanitary products has risen sharply in online shops over the past month as the coronavirus crisis mounts, according to official figures.In an early sign of rising living costs across Britain during the pandemic, prices in a basket of high demand products compiled by the Office for National Statistics, which includes long-life food, toilet roll and cleaning products, increased by 4.4% since just before lockdown measures began a month ago. Continue reading... Go to Source