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    Dominic Raab warned tonight that the UK risks a second lockdown if people don't stick to the current social distancing rules. The Foreign Secretary, who is charge of the government while Prime Minister Boris Johnson continues to recuperate from coronavirus, said we are 'making progress but we are not out of the woods yet'. He added that the 'greatest risk' if we ease on social distancing measures too soon is a 'second spike' in COVID-19 and a 'second lockdown'. This is why restrictions must remain in the place for time being, he said. Speaking at the Downing Street press conference on Wednesday (April 22), Mr Raab warned that if the government did need to impose a lockdown for a second time, this would 'prolong the economic pain we are all going through'. He said...

    The UK faces tough coronavirus curbs until 2021 amid claims Boris Johnson's personal battle with the disease has made him tentative about lifting lockdown. Tories have suggested the PM is frightened of taking chances with the deadly virus after his own close call, despite fears the economic havoc might prove even more damaging to public health. The pressure is intensifying on ministers to plot a way out of the crisis, but divisions have emerged between cautious 'doves' and hawks who believe the NHS has capacity and would prefer to loosen the draconian social distancing measures earlier. The PM has intervened from his recuperation at Chequers to snuff out speculation about an imminent easing, with Downing Street making clear his priority is avoiding a second peak in...

    There is a risk of a cancer epidemic following the response to Covid-19, an academic has warned. It follows new research which has found that the efforts to tackle coronavirus are significantly affecting the treatment and care of patients with cancer. The research, published in the European Journal of Cancer, highlights how the repurposing of health systems and implementation of social distancing measures, including national lockdowns, have had negative effects on patients with cancer. There have also been delays in urgent referrals and patients having their cancer treatment, such as chemotherapy, postponed, or surgery being delayed. The research was conducted collaboratively by the Queen’s University Belfast, the University of Split, Croatia, and King’s College L...

    The number of people who have died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK has reached 17,337, up from 16,509 in 24 hours. The difference between the Department of Health's daily hospital death tolls shows an increase of 828 fatalities, the first rise in figures since Saturday when 888 hospital deaths were reported. Although comparing the figures shows a jump of 828 deaths, the Department of Health suggested the toll had jumped by 823. At the Downing Street press briefing on Tuesday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the daily death toll was up by 852. It is currently unclear why the figures vary. The death toll had dropped to 596 on Sunday, and 449 on Monday, the lowest rise for two weeks, before spiking again on Tuesday. Officials said 129,...

    U.S President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson agreed on the need for a coordinated international response to the coronavirus pandemic, including through the G7, Downing Street said in a statement on Tuesday. The pair also discussed trade during a telephone conversation. The leaders committed to continue working together to strengthen our bilateral relationship, including by signing a free trade agreement as soon as possible, a Downing Street spokeswoman said. Britain left the European Union earlier this year and a deal with the United States is a key priority for Johnson's administration.

    The UK has today announced 449 more coronavirus deaths - the fewest for a fortnight. England declared 429 deaths and a further 20 were confirmed across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. And 4,676 more people have tested positive for the virus, taking the total number of patients to 124,743. The day's death toll is a fall on the 596 fatalities announced yesterday, Sunday, and half as many as the day before that (888). It is the lowest number for a fortnight, since April 6 when 439 victims were confirmed. Although the statistics are known to drop after a weekend, the sharp fall adds to evidence that the peak of the UK's epidemic has blown over. It comes as a medicine professor at the University of Oxford has argued the peak was actually about a month ago, a week...

    Furious doctors have warned they might be forced to stop treating patients as ministers admitted tonight that a crucial consignment of personal protective equipment has failed to arrive from Turkey. Medical associations have warned that their members face difficult choices about exposing themselves and other patients to risk of infection, with fears that supplies of critical items are running low in hospitals. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said he 'hoped' the 84 tonnes of kit from Turkey would now be in the UK tomorrow, despite it having been announced with fanfare by Cabinet colleague Robert Jenrick last night. But appearing alongside Mr Williamson at the daily Downing Street briefing, deputy chief medical officer Jenny Harries complained that critics are n...

    The death toll of coronavirus patients in UK hospitals has passed 15,000. As of 5pm on Friday, there had been 15,464 fatalities among Covid-19 patients, according to the Department of Health. That was up 888 from the same time the day before. As of 9am on Saturday, 357,023 people have been tested for the virus, of which 114,217 tested positive. Overall, 460,437 tests have concluded. There were 21,389 tests on Friday, excluding data from Northern Ireland. It is feared the true toll of coronavirus victims may be far higher, with the numbers not accounting for deaths in the community. Care homes are not included in the figures, amid fears some 7,500 people could have died after catching Covid-19 in such environments. The update comes as the UK faces its fourth weeke...

    The hospital has a capacity of 500 beds, which can be increased to 1,500. Prince William, the grandson of Queen Elizabeth, has inaugurated a new hospital for coronary heart disease, which was built in just eight days at the exhibition center in Birmingham, the second largest city in Britain. The Duke of Cambridge opened the NHS Nightingale Hospital at the National Exhibition Center via video link. T. The hospital is the second of seven to be built in England to help tackle the pandemic of the new serious virus, which has so far killed nearly 13,000 people in Britain. The hospital has a capacity of 500 beds, which can be increased to 1,500. Its construction involved 400 foreign associates, military personnel and about 500 members of the nursing and medical staff.