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A wide range of false and misleading health claims continue to spread on social media.
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Thirty out of 102 care home providers contacted by the BBC said none of their staff had been tested.
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Care workers who test positive for coronavirus will be given enhanced payments in future.
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Doctors on the front lines are observing things that they have never encountered before - and it's a challenge.
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BBC's Health Correspondent Laura Foster explains what we know currently about how children are affected by the virus.
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Coronavirus hospital patients given hydroxychloroquine were more likely to die, medical journal study says.
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The Chief Executive of NHS England says it is considering hiring cabin crew to train as nurses.
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Sources say any risk to pupils is very small but any activity outside the home has risk.
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The findings will feed into the debate around the safety of re-opening schools.
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The Oxford trial will monitor the effects on thousands of people's immune systems.
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If coronavirus can be transferred on to surfaces, what are the risks of buying food?
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What factors determine a potential second wave of Covid-19 infections?
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NHS staff and care workers from abroad are to be exempt, as Labour calls it "the right thing to do".
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Ten million antibody tests will also start being rolled out next week, Health Secretary Matt Hancock says.
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From a helipad to the streets, millions thank front-line workers risking their lives to fight coronavirus.
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The estimate from the government's surveillance programme suggests one in 400 is infected.
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The NHS Confederation warns of "severe" consequences if the right system is not established quickly.
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Isle of Wight resident Megan Mackney describes using the Covid-19 contact tracing app.
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The study will test the drugs - one of which Donald Trump has said he is taking - against a placebo.
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Supermarket sales of alcohol have risen and liver disease could too, a BMJ editorial says.
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NHS England's medical director Prof Stephen Powis says experts are currently evaluating the tests.
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They are now official coronavirus symptoms but a Newcastle health trust started screening in March.
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It comes as Labour accuses the government of leaving a "huge hole" in the UK's coronavirus defences.
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A study reveals, for some, having diabetes is linked to an increased risk of dying with coronavirus.
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The chief executive of Addenbrooke's Hospital says the process will be "sensitive and delicate".
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Simple soap and water can kill the virus if you use it often enough, experts say.
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The NHS is warned not to "lose sight" of other areas of life-saving medicine amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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Hannah spent 12 years recovering from mental ill health, then happened to return to nursing the day Covid-19 was declared a pandemic.
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Hand gestures allow doctors to view x-rays and scans, and connect with colleagues in another room.
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Max and Keira's Law will make all adults in England potential organ donors unless they opt out.
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Fez is hoping new organ donation laws might mean he could get his third kidney soon.
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Public Health England did not share figures on the number of care home outbreaks until late April.
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But for the second week in a row, number of new fatalities falls in sign peak has passed.
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Dr Rosemary Leonard says it is "more dangerous for a child to cross the road" than go to school.
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The Science and Technology Committee chair Greg Clark says the government must "learn the lessons so far and apply them".
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The Science and Technology Committee says UK capacity was not increased "early or boldly enough".
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Six days after the VE Day anniversary there was a jump in new Covid cases at Bradford Royal Infirmary.
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The remarks come as his health secretary accuses the body of letting the pandemic spin "out of control".
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Long stays in intensive care and being ventilated could increase the risk, researchers say.
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Coronavirus testing has been extended to everyone aged five and over in the UK with symptoms.
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Loss of smell and taste join a new cough and fever as signs that self-isolation may be necessary, experts say.
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The BBC’s Laura Foster explains how you can recognise the symptoms of coronavirus.
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The pens carried by people with severe allergies should be exchanged for a different brand.
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Larger trials now needed to see if the vaccine can protect against the coronavirus.
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It comes as medics warn the coronavirus pandemic is likely to lead to long-term mental health conditions.
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What's it like to fast for Ramadan as a healthcare worker during the coronavirus pandemic?
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The government says if a vaccine trial is successful the UK will have 30 million doses by September.
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Andrew Cuomo says "there is nothing about the test that should intimidate people" into not taking it.
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Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner calls for an investigation into care home deaths during the pandemic.
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The WHO's chief scientist says it's seen no big coronavirus outbreaks linked to regular school attendance.