Coronavirus: Decision to cut Tube services caused overcrowding, say transport watchdogs April 20, 2020 A decision made by Sadiq Khan and Transport for London (TfL) to reduce Tube services has caused overcrowding during the coronavirus lockdown, according to the UK’s two largest transport watchdogs. The mayor of London, on numerous occasions, blamed overcrowding on some Tube lines to people using the network unnecessarily at peak times. This caused a [...]
UK ‘too slow to act’ on coronavirus, and 40,000 Brits could die April 17, 2020 The UK government was “too slow” in dealing with the coronavirus outbreak and 40,000 people could die, a leading public health professor warned MPs today. “Where were the system errors that led us to have probably the highest death rates in Europe?” Anthony Costello, professor of International Child Health and director of the UCL Institute [...]
Coronavirus: London mayor Sadiq Khan calls for face masks on Tube April 17, 2020 London mayor Sadiq Khan called on the government today to make coronavirus face masks compulsory for people using the Tube or shopping. The mayor said that evidence from around the world was that face coverings help stop the spread of coronavirus. New York has ordered residents to wear masks or substitute face coverings when in [...]
UK coronavirus deaths jump by 861 to take total past 13,000 April 16, 2020 The UK has counted another 861 coronavirus deaths today as another 4,618 people tested positive for the infection. That means 13,839 Brits have now died from coronavirus, while the total number of infections has jumped past 100,000. Today’s number of coronavirus deaths is higher than yesterday’s figure for the UK of 761. And today’s infection [...]
UK coronavirus deaths jump by 778 to pass 12,000 April 14, 2020 Another 778 Brits have died to take the UK coronavirus death toll to 12,107 as the daily infection count climbed, official data revealed today. Another 5,252 Brits had tested positive for coronavirus by 5pm yesterday, the Department for Health revealed. England counted another 744 coronavirus deaths today to bring the country’s total to 11,005. London [...]
An open letter: Two things the government must do to save UK charities April 14, 2020 Charities play a vital role in communities across the UK. But at this time of crisis — when they are needed most — many are experiencing a sharp drop in income. This is harming their ability to support people during the crisis and threatens their survival. The government’s £750m package is a welcome first step, [...]
Coronavirus: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to host NHS maternity services April 14, 2020 Tottenham Hotspur Football Club has offered its stadium as a place to host maternity and antenatal services to allow hospitals to focus on coronavirus. Pregnancy scans, antenatal clinics, a maternal day unit and a range of other services will be available inside the stadium from today. The move allows North Middlesex University Hospital to improve [...]
Deaths in England and Wales hit 16,387 in a week with coronavirus involved in 21 per cent April 14, 2020 Registered deaths in England and Wales hit 16,387 in the week ending 3 April with coronavirus mentioned in 21 per cent of cases, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said today. The ONS said this was the highest total since it started compiling weekly statistics in 2005. “The 16,387 deaths that were registered in England [...]
Top scientists to review impact of UK coronavirus lockdown April 14, 2020 The government’s top scientific advisers will meet today to review the impact of the UK coronavirus lockdown. They will pass their findings to the government, though ministers have said it is unlikely the coronavirus lockdown will ease soon. Foreign secretary Dominic Raab yesterday ruled out any change to the UK coronavirus lockdown “until we’re confident…that [...]
Coronavirus: London hospital admissions stabilise on ‘sombre’ day for UK April 12, 2020 The number of coronavirus patients in London hospitals is stabilising but admissions elsewhere have risen as the UK reached a “sombre” milestone of 10,000 deaths. Speaking at the government’s daily briefing, Yvonne Doyle, medical director of Public Health England, said the number of people in hospital beds in the capital was levelling out, but was increasing [...]