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Coronavirus: Military tests key workers in mobile units
The mobile units travel to "hard to reach" areas as the government looks to ramp up testing.
Coronavirus: Care home staff struggling to get tests
Managers say staff face long journeys to test centres, with one reporting a three-hour round trip.
Coronavirus: What is a vaccine and how is one made?
We look at the work needed to create a vaccine and when one might be ready for the coronavirus.
Coronavirus: UK hospital deaths pass 20,000
It comes as Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to return to work in Downing Street on Monday morning.
Coronavirus test online slots booked up within hour of site reopening
Millions of key workers and people they live with can apply for a coronavirus test online.
Coronavirus: Plea for public to get medical care when they need it
People needing help should not be put off by the coronavirus pandemic, say health professionals.
Coronavirus at 84: 'There was one day where I thought I'd be dead'
Peter Britton was admitted to Salisbury Hospital after having a fall, and subsequently contracted Covid-19.
Coronavirus test website reopens for bookings after 'significant demand'
Millions of key workers and their households can apply for a test to see if they have coronavirus.
Coronavirus: Test website closes after 'significant demand'
Up to 10 million key workers and their households are eligible to book a test for coronavirus.
Coronavirus: Outcry after Trump suggests injecting disinfectant as treatment
Doctors call the president's latest remarks about coronavirus treatment "dangerous" and "ridiculous".
Coronavirus: Uncertainty over maternity care causing distress
Women say the uncertainty during the coronavirus outbreak is "making a stressful situation harder".
Coronavirus: Doctor rejects Trump's 'heat and light' idea at White House
Dr Birx was unconvinced by his idea for coronavirus patients' bodies to be irradiated by UV light.
Ramadan: Fasting safely during coronavirus crisis
During Ramadan, many Muslim people abstain from eating and drinking between sunrise and sunset.
Coronavirus: Lockdown's heavy toll on Italy's mental health
Italians are struggling to cope with Europe's strictest and longest-running lockdown.
Hopes dashed as coronavirus drug remdesivir 'fails first trial'
It was hoped remdesivir could treat Covid-19 but its first study appears to have been unsuccessful.
Coronavirus: Essential workers in England to get tests
Employers and staff will be able to book coronavirus tests online, the health secretary says.
Coronavirus: First patients injected in UK vaccine trial
The first two people have been injected as part of a UK study of a Covid-19 vaccine.
Coronavirus: 'Limited supplies' of kidney treatment kit
Hospitals are being asked to minimise use wherever possible after a recent surge in demand.
Coronavirus: Study to track infection and immunity levels
The findings will help to inform the government's strategy for easing the lockdown.
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson was 'just another patient' - New Zealand nurse
Ms McGee said she was "shocked" to be named by the PM, who "needed" to be in intensive care.
Fears some ambulances 'left Covid patients at home'
One family said they had to plead to get hospital care when Covid symptoms worsened.
Coronavirus: Isle of Wight care workers live in tents
The Victoria House Care Home on the Isle of Wight now has a policy of "no one in and no one out".
Coronavirus: Test data 'reassuring for front-line healthcare workers'
The number of positive tests was no different to that of staff in non-clinical roles, say researchers.
Coronavirus: Social restrictions 'to remain for rest of year'
It is "unrealistic" to expect normal life to return soon, says the government's chief medical adviser.
'Thousands missing out on cancer diagnosis'
A drop-off in screening and referrals means fewer people are being diagnosed, a cancer charity says.
Coronavirus: Government facing fresh questions over EU equipment scheme
The UK had ample chance to join an EU scheme to source medical equipment, sources tell the BBC.
Coronavirus: Facebook launches UK Covid-19 symptom survey
The social-media giant will ask users about their health in an effort to track the spread of Covid-19.
Coronavirus: Experts concerned UK's isolation advice does not go far enough
Public health experts fear the current UK advice may not be enough to stop the spread of the disease.
A coronavirus survivor's story: 'I touched death'
Elizabeth says she feels lucky to be alive after falling seriously ill with the virus.
Coronavirus: How to combat back pain while working from home
As people adjust to doing their jobs remotely, what is the best way to avoid back pain and injury?
Coronavirus: UK 'throwing everything' at developing vaccine
Matt Hancock says human trials for a vaccine developed by the University of Oxford will begin on Thursday.
Coronavirus: Deaths at 20-year high but peak may be over
Numbers dying nearly double above what would be expected, but peak may now be over, say experts.
Coronavirus: NHS and care staff struggling to access tests
Public Health England plans to offer home testing kits across the UK to improve uptake.
Coronavirus: Cheshire businessman's anger as PPE offer 'ignored'
Paul Dodd says he has offered to produce 450 visors a day for the NHS but heard nothing.
Coronavirus: Masks for public 'could put NHS supplies at risk'
The hospitals bosses' warning comes ahead of a review into whether people should be urged to wear them.
Shropshire maternity care inquiry could include 1,200 cases
Families who wish to have their maternity care investigated urged to make contact by end of May.
The tiny premature baby who fought off coronavirus
Peyton Maguire from Lanarkshire is one of the youngest Covid-19 patients in the UK.
Coronavirus: 'I didn't think I was going to get home'
Paramedic Mark Anders was infected with Covid-19 but is now out of hospital and recovering.
Coronavirus: Dentists facing 'critical shortage of kit'
Patients with urgent problems are having to "take matters into their own hands", a dental body says.
Coronavirus dreams: Why are people having lockdown nightmares?
Some people are reporting more intense dreams while in lockdown due to coronavirus.
Coronavirus: RAF plane en route to Turkey amid row over NHS kit
The government says it is working "around the clock" to end the shortage of protective gear.
Coronavirus: Babies, survivors and 'floored' NHS staff
The BBC filmed at a Lanarkshire hospital as staff cared for Covid-19 patients, including babies.
Coronavirus: Why are there doubts over contact-tracing apps?
Experts raise concerns about Bluetooth technology and the risks of "mission creep".
Coronavirus in Wales: Call for action on ethnic minorities virus risks
Wales must launch its own review of Covid-19's effect on BAME people, a doctors group says.
Coronavirus: Minute's silence in memory of NHS staff
Britain looks set to pay tribute next Tuesday to those who have died on the front line.
Coronavirus: Hay fever symptoms could mimic Covid-19, GPs warn
Doctors warn those allergic to pollen to consider if their reaction has changed from previous years.
Hay fever or coronavirus: The symptoms compared
The Royal College of General Practitioners is warning people not to mix up the symptoms.
Coronavirus: 'Enormous strain' on protective kit for NHS - Williamson
The education secretary says a delayed delivery of protective equipment will now arrive on Monday.
Coronavirus: 'Possible to be infected with Covid-19 more than once'
The leader of a team working on a coronavirus vaccine says scientists believe its possible to become infected with Covid-19 more than once.
Coronavirus: Care home deaths 'far higher' than official figures
A new report suggests deaths in residential care linked to Covid-19 could have doubled over a month.
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