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Employers and staff will be able to book coronavirus tests online, the health secretary says.
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The first two people have been injected as part of a UK study of a Covid-19 vaccine.
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Hospitals are being asked to minimise use wherever possible after a recent surge in demand.
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The findings will help to inform the government's strategy for easing the lockdown.
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Ms McGee said she was "shocked" to be named by the PM, who "needed" to be in intensive care.
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One family said they had to plead to get hospital care when Covid symptoms worsened.
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The Victoria House Care Home on the Isle of Wight now has a policy of "no one in and no one out".
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The number of positive tests was no different to that of staff in non-clinical roles, say researchers.
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It is "unrealistic" to expect normal life to return soon, says the government's chief medical adviser.
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A drop-off in screening and referrals means fewer people are being diagnosed, a cancer charity says.
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The UK had ample chance to join an EU scheme to source medical equipment, sources tell the BBC.
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The social-media giant will ask users about their health in an effort to track the spread of Covid-19.
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Public health experts fear the current UK advice may not be enough to stop the spread of the disease.
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Elizabeth says she feels lucky to be alive after falling seriously ill with the virus.
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As people adjust to doing their jobs remotely, what is the best way to avoid back pain and injury?
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Matt Hancock says human trials for a vaccine developed by the University of Oxford will begin on Thursday.
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Numbers dying nearly double above what would be expected, but peak may now be over, say experts.
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Public Health England plans to offer home testing kits across the UK to improve uptake.
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Paul Dodd says he has offered to produce 450 visors a day for the NHS but heard nothing.
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The hospitals bosses' warning comes ahead of a review into whether people should be urged to wear them.
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Families who wish to have their maternity care investigated urged to make contact by end of May.
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Peyton Maguire from Lanarkshire is one of the youngest Covid-19 patients in the UK.
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Paramedic Mark Anders was infected with Covid-19 but is now out of hospital and recovering.
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Patients with urgent problems are having to "take matters into their own hands", a dental body says.
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Some people are reporting more intense dreams while in lockdown due to coronavirus.
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The government says it is working "around the clock" to end the shortage of protective gear.
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The BBC filmed at a Lanarkshire hospital as staff cared for Covid-19 patients, including babies.
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Experts raise concerns about Bluetooth technology and the risks of "mission creep".
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Wales must launch its own review of Covid-19's effect on BAME people, a doctors group says.
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Britain looks set to pay tribute next Tuesday to those who have died on the front line.
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Doctors warn those allergic to pollen to consider if their reaction has changed from previous years.
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The Royal College of General Practitioners is warning people not to mix up the symptoms.
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The education secretary says a delayed delivery of protective equipment will now arrive on Monday.
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The leader of a team working on a coronavirus vaccine says scientists believe its possible to become infected with Covid-19 more than once.
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A new report suggests deaths in residential care linked to Covid-19 could have doubled over a month.
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The Lib Dems says workers should be financially rewarded in the same way as military staff on deployment.
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NHS England's medical director says the "best" guidance cannot be followed without the right equipment.
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Public Health England is investigating why ethnic minority groups seem to be disproportionately affected.
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The warning that hospital staff could be put at risk comes as the number of UK deaths surpasses 15,000.
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Daily trips to the pharmacy for methadone are replaced with monthly buprenorphine injections.
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Experts say screening may not prove immunity from coronavirus, and Britons are warned over unproven tests.
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Staff at Addenbrooke's Hospital show how much protective clothing is needed to work in intensive care.
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Yanira Soriano, 36, has been reunited with her newborn son after recovering from Covid-19.
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The health secretary told MPs on Friday that were was very high demand for supplies globally.
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Oxford team are hoping to have millions of vaccine doses ready by the end of 2020, but will it work?
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The health secretary said he would aim to get enough gowns to staff in need this weekend.
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The comedian talks about how the current situation has impacted on his mental health.
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Trials of drugs which could prevent vulnerable groups developing severe coronavirus symptoms begin.
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How London's ExCel centre was transformed into a hospital to treat coronavirus patients.
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Prof Anthony Costello of UCL's Institute for Global Health also warns that the UK will "face further waves" of coronavirus cases.
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