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• UK coronavirus live: Boris Johnson says 'I hope, hope, hope' for a vaccine, but it is 'by no means guaranteed' — as it happened

  11-05-2020 21:14
  
  Official death toll rises by 210; government publishes 50-page blueprint; Keir Starmer says Johnson’s strategy has caused ‘considerable confusion’Public advised to wear face coverings under lockdown easing planPoint by point: the government’s plan to leave lockdownCan I meet friends and family? New lockdown rules explainedLockdown easing: have other leaders fared better than Johnson?Coronavirus – latest global updates 8.14pm BST There is no guarantee of a Covid-19 v
  
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• UK coronavirus live: Boris Johnson says 'I hope, hope, hope' for a vaccine, but it is 'by no means guaranteed'

  11-05-2020 21:14
  
  Official death toll rises by 210; government publishes 50-page blueprint; Keir Starmer says Johnson’s strategy has caused ‘considerable confusion’Public advised to wear face coverings under lockdown easing planPoint by point: the government’s plan to leave lockdownCan I meet friends and family? New lockdown rules explainedLockdown easing: have other leaders fared better than Johnson?Coronavirus – latest global updates 8.14pm BST There is no guarantee of a Covid-19 v
  
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• 'I hope, hope, hope' for a vaccine, but it is not guaranteed, says Johnson — as it happened

  11-05-2020 21:14
  
  Official death toll rises by 210; government publishes 50-page blueprint; Keir Starmer says Johnson’s strategy has caused ‘considerable confusion’Public advised to wear face coverings under lockdown easing planPoint by point: the government’s plan to leave lockdownCan I meet friends and family? New lockdown rules explainedBoris Johnson’s Commons statement - SummaryLockdown easing: have other leaders fared better than Johnson?Coronavirus – latest global updates
  
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• Hopes raised for end to Covid-19 crisis in UK care homes as death rates fall

  11-05-2020 20:56
  
  Figures from UK’s biggest care home operators come ahead of Tuesday’s official figures to 1 MayTwo of the UK’s biggest care home operators have reported falling death rates from Covid-19, raising hopes that outbreaks which have devastated some of the most vulnerable and elderly people may finally be abating.The number of residents who have recovered from the virus has now eclipsed the numbers of deaths from it across 220 care settings operated by MHA, the largest charitable pro
  
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• UK coronavirus live: Boris Johnson answers questions from the public on lockdown exit plans

  11-05-2020 19:48
  
  Official death toll rises by 210; government publishes 50-page blueprint; Keir Starmer says Johnson’s strategy has caused ‘considerable confusion’Public advised to wear face coverings under lockdown easing planPoint by point: the government’s plan to leave lockdownCan I meet friends and family? New lockdown rules explainedLockdown easing: have other leaders fared better than Johnson?Coronavirus – latest global updates 6.48pm BST Branches of Burger King and Starbucks
  
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• Once again, care work has been exposed as the NHS's poor relation | Polly Toynbee

  11-05-2020 18:34
  
  The ‘whatever it takes’ pandemic cash won’t last forever. A lasting solution must be found
  Time and again care workers protest they are “thrown under a bus” in this crisis. What an irony that bus drivers are victims too, as Monday’s official statistics show the low paid are at more risk of death than better-off work-at-homes. Care workers will not be surprised at their “significantly raised rates of death”: they are far more likely to die of corona
  
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• Government launches new portal for care homes to organise testing for coronavirus

  11-05-2020 18:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  A new online portal that makes it easy for care homes to arrange deliveries of coronavirus test kits has been launched today.   As the national testing capacity has increased, the government is prioritising testing for care homes and other areas with the greatest need.   All symptomatic and asymptomatic care home staff and residents […]
  
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• UK coronavirus live: Boris Johnson rejects claims people don't understand new 'stay alert' slogan

  11-05-2020 18:09
  
  Official death toll rises by 210; PM publishes 50-page ‘blueprint’ and addresses Commons; Keir Starmer says Johnson’s strategy has caused ‘considerable confusion’Public advised to wear face coverings under lockdown easing planPoint by point: the government’s plan to leave lockdownCan I meet friends and family? New lockdown rules explainedLockdown easing: have other leaders fared better than Johnson?Coronavirus – latest global updates 5.09pm BSTRelated: M
  
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• UK coronavirus live: Boris Johnson sets out lockdown exit plans to MPs as official death toll rises by 210

  11-05-2020 17:04
  
  PM publishes 50-page ‘blueprint’ and addresses Commons as Keir Starmer says Johnson’s strategy has caused ‘considerable confusion’Public advised to wear face coverings under lockdown easing planPoint by point: the government’s plan to leave lockdownCan I meet friends and family? New lockdown rules explainedCoronavirus – latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 4.04pm BST Ian Blackford, the SNP leader at Westminster, says the PM has generated
  
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• Government advises public to wear face masks

  11-05-2020 16:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  The public are advised to consider wearing face coverings in enclosed public spaces where you may be more likely to come into contact with people you do not normally meet, the Government announced today.   After careful consideration of the latest scientific evidence from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), the Government confirmed face […]
  
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• UK coronavirus live: government publishes recovery plan as official death toll rises by 210

  11-05-2020 15:42
  
  PM publishes 50-page ‘blueprint’ and will address Commons later as Starmer says Johnson’s strategy ‘unravelling’ due to lack of clarityPublic advised to wear face masks under lockdown easing planCan I meet friends and family? New lockdown rules explainedCoronavirus – latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 2.42pm BST As Heather Stewart reports, the government is also offering advice on how to make your own face covering. She has posted a link on
  
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• UK coronavirus live: Nicola Sturgeon says Boris Johnson lockdown changes not safe for Scotland

  11-05-2020 14:04
  
  PM to publish 50-page ‘blueprint’ and address Commons later as Starmer says Johnson’s strategy ‘unravelling’ due to lack of clarityDominic Raab adds to confusion over changes to UK lockdown rulesCan I meet friends and family? New lockdown rules explainedCoronavirus – latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 1.04pm BST “What I don’t think is right for any government to do is to say we’re encouraging people to go back to work who h
  
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• Margaret celebrates 100th Birthday by beating coronavirus

  11-05-2020 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Margaret Hallford lives at Eckington Court care home in Derbyshire and has enjoyed a double celebration this week after recovering from coronavirus in time to celebrate her 100th birthday. Staff at the Orchard Care Homes run residence in Penny Engine Lane, Eckington, moved Margaret to an isolation unit as soon as she showed symptoms of […]
  
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• Worcestershire domiciliary care agency has been rated Outstanding by CQC

  11-05-2020 07:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Worcestershire domiciliary care agency has been rated Outstanding, following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). CQC inspected North Star Foundation, Droitwich, in March 2020.   At the time of inspection, the service supported 19 people – including people living with learning disabilities – in their own homes. The service was last inspected in […]
  
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• Balhousie Care Group marks International Nurses Day

  11-05-2020 07:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  To honour the work of nurses the world over, International Nurses Day is celebrated every year on May 12th, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. To mark this special day, three nurses from Balhousie Care Group, all at different stages of the careers, talk about what attracted them to a career in nursing. “I wanted to work with […]
  
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