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Health experts looking at reports of coronavirus-related syndrome among children

Health experts looking at reports of coronavirus-related syndrome among children

Prof Powis said: “We have become aware in the last few days of reports of severe illness in children which might be a Kawasaki-like disease.”

Soldiers drafted in to help test PPE for nurses at Scottish hospitals

Soldiers drafted in to help test PPE for nurses at Scottish hospitals

The Scots-based military instructors are helping staff at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Airbus placing more than 3,000 workers on furlough

Airbus placing more than 3,000 workers on furlough

The announcement came after chief executive Guillaume Faury warned the company was “bleeding cash at an unprecedented speed”

Retailers withhold £2.4bn from Bangladeshi factories, documents show

Retailers withhold £2.4bn from Bangladeshi factories, documents show

Asda, Sports Direct, New Look, Arcadia and Peacocks are named for cancelling orders in the Asian country.

Covid-19 pandemic ‘nowhere near over’, warns WHO

Covid-19 pandemic ‘nowhere near over’, warns WHO

Measures to lift lockdowns around the world must be ‘slow, measured and controlled’, the organisation said.

NHS to restart some services including cancer care, Matt Hancock says

NHS to restart some services including cancer care, Matt Hancock says

Mr Hancock said the Government was ‘broadly where we expected to be’ in terms of testing but admitted there was a lot of work to do to hit the goal.

O’Neill criticises ‘reckless’ behaviour of those flouting coronavirus rules

O’Neill criticises ‘reckless’ behaviour of those flouting coronavirus rules

The Deputy First Minister’s remarks came as First Minister Arlene Arlene Foster warned people not to gamble with lives.

Low-tech changes ‘can reduce airborne Covid-19 spread in emergency hospitals’

Low-tech changes ‘can reduce airborne Covid-19 spread in emergency hospitals’

Researchers suggest low-cost ventilation designs and configuration of wards can reduce the transmission of coronavirus in the converted open spaces.

TikTok adds donation stickers to help charities raise funds during pandemic

TikTok adds donation stickers to help charities raise funds during pandemic

British Red Cross and Help Musicians will be the first charities to gain from TikTok donation stickers.

Stabbing deaths: Mother heard screaming ‘like she was being tortured’

Stabbing deaths: Mother heard screaming ‘like she was being tortured’

A one-year-old girl and a boy aged three died and a man of 40 is in hospital after the incident in Ilford, east London.

Nightingale Hospital provides ‘another layer of armour’ to NHS – Hancock

Nightingale Hospital provides ‘another layer of armour’ to NHS – Hancock

The facility, providing up to 300 beds, is situated on the University of the West of England’s Frenchay campus.

Campaigner Raymond McCord loses court action over Irish border poll

Campaigner Raymond McCord loses court action over Irish border poll

Mr McCord has taken a series of separate proceedings on the alleged impact of EU withdrawal on the peace process and the Good Friday Agreement.

Coronavirus crisis should concentrate minds of EU negotiators, Gove says

Coronavirus crisis should concentrate minds of EU negotiators, Gove says

Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove agreed that only ‘limited progress’ has been made.

Family use daily lockdown exercise to clean strangers’ gravestones

Family use daily lockdown exercise to clean strangers’ gravestones

Ryan van Emmenis says he hopes he is keeping people’s memories alive by cleaning stones in cemeteries in Winsford, Cheshire.

Government faces lockdown D-Day moment, says former Army chief

Government faces lockdown D-Day moment, says former Army chief

General Sir Mike Jackson praised the public’s reaction to the ongoing measures, and likened it to war-time behaviour.

Hospital warns black and minority ethnic staff they are ‘vulnerable’ to Covid-19

Hospital warns black and minority ethnic staff they are ‘vulnerable’ to Covid-19

It comes after a review was launched to examine the seemingly disproportionate number of BAME people who have been affected by Covid-19.

Belfast GP walking virtual Spanish pilgrimage in driveway

Belfast GP walking virtual Spanish pilgrimage in driveway

Father-of-five Martin McMullan is doing the equivalent of a walk from Logrono to Burgos in northern Spain.

Man arrested and car recovered after teenage cyclist killed

Man arrested and car recovered after teenage cyclist killed

Adam Barry, 15, died in hospital after the incident in Derbyshire on Saturday.

Discrepancies in Covid-19 deaths ‘to be put right’, says First Minister

Discrepancies in Covid-19 deaths ‘to be put right’, says First Minister

A draft report indicated there was a separate reporting mechanism at Betsi Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in North Wales.

How could lockdown be eased in the UK?

How could lockdown be eased in the UK?

The next three-week review of the lockdown restrictions is due on May 7.

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