New coronavirus clinic in Corby's Urgent Care Centre opening next week

New coronavirus clinic in Corby's Urgent Care Centre opening next week A new coronavirus clinic will be opening at Corby’s Urgent Care Centre next week.

The clinic will be the second in the county, joining the provision opened earlier this month at the Waterside Campus in Northampton.The clinic is not a walk-in centre and will only be open to those referred by their GP. After being assessed at the clinic the patient may be sent home to self isolate or referred to hospital for treatment. Northamptonshire Telegraph

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Coronavirus testing extended to all essential workers in England who have symptoms

Coronavirus testing extended to all essential workers in England who have symptoms All essential workers in England and members of their households who are showing symptoms of coronavirus will now be able to get tested. Department of Health and Social Care

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• Detailed guide: Coronavirus (COVID-19): getting tested Department of Health and Social Care
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• Detailed guide: Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and risk in the UK Department of Health and Social Care
• Community health, hospital discharge and social care weekly update NHS England
• Weekly COVID-19 surveillance report published Public Health England
• Research and analysis: National COVID-19 surveillance reports Public Health England
• RCGP calls on Home Secretary to 'urgently relax' rules on controlled medication for patients at the end of life during COVID-19 Royal College of General Practitioners

Coronavirus: Virus tests now available to millions of workers

Coronavirus: Virus tests now available to millions of workers Up to 10 million key workers and their households can now book a coronavirus test online or through their employer.

The move allows all essential workers in England to register for tests on the government's website, if they or a family member have virus symptoms.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the expanded testing programme was "part of getting Britain back on her feet".

The government remains some way short of its target of 100,000 tests a day in England by the end of this month. BBC News

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• Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 18,738 with 616 new fatalities The Daily Mail
• Coronavirus UK: Government to send testing kits to 20k homes The Daily Mail
• Health chiefs admit 1,000 Brits may have died from coronavirus in care homes between April 11 and 15 The Daily Mail
• Contact tracing: how has it worked for other countries, and could it really help ease UK lockdown? The Daily Telegraph
• Patients warned of zero tolerance approach after staff face discrimination in COVID-19 pandemic GPonlinr
• Emails reveal doctor's plea for PPE before Covid-19 death The Guardian
• Scientists criticise UK government's 'following the science' claim The Guardian
• Coronavirus: what would a year of physical distancing mean for the UK? The Guardian
• Why the UK is finding it so hard to reach 100,000 Covid-19 tests a day The Guardian
• NHS nurse must pay more than £11000 for her and her family to access health service ITV News
• 'I've never been so proud to work for the NHS': Hospital staff on the coronavirus crisis ITV News
• Suicide prevention charity sees surge in calls from NHS workers Metro
• Coronavirus: Applause for NHS up and down the country Sky News