UK bought 3.5 million Covid-19 antibody tests: Hancock
Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Tuesday (March 24) said the government had bought 3.5 million antibody coronavirus tests so that people who suspect they...
Government seeking 250,000 volunteers to help NHS as virus death toll leaps
Government is looking for 250,000 volunteers to help the NHS and vulnerable people hit by the coronavirus crisis, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Tuesday.
"We...
UK posts biggest rise yet in Covid-19 deaths
BRITAIN posted its biggest daily rise in deaths caused by coronavirus (Covid-19) on Tuesday (24) as the number of confirmed cases increased rapidly, underlining...
Over 80 medicines, including paracetamol and insulin, banned from parallel export
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has included 82 medicines in the list of medicines that cannot be parallel exported from the...
Oxford experts on mission for Covid-19 app for instant contact tracing
A team of medical research and bioethics experts at Oxford University are supporting several European countries to explore the feasibility of a coronavirus mobile...
Vaccine trials among recipients of £20m Covid-19 investment
Six Covid-19 research projects, including two focused on vaccination trials, will be the first to benefit from a share of £20 million in government...
NHS Digital apologises after COVID-19 letters sent in error to deceased patients
NHS Digital has issued an apology after erroneously sending letters, intended for people vulnerable to contract COVID-19, to patients who have died.
The mistake specifically...
‘Stay at home’: PM Johnson shuts down UK for three weeks
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered people to stay at home, escalating an unprecedented clampdown on daily life to halt the spread of the...
RPS urges greater recognition of pharmacists in official COVID-19 response
RPS England has called for greater recognition of pharmacists in official communication regarding the COVID-19 response.
In a letter to Health Secretary Matt Hancoch today,...
UK begins trial of HIV medicine, steroid as possible COVID-19 treatments
Scientists at Oxford University have started a clinical trial to investigate the effects of an HIV medicine and a steroid drug in UK patients admitted...
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