Thursday 30 April 2020

Northampton General Hospital urges people not to avoid A&E after sharp drop in attendances

Northampton General Hospital urges people not to avoid A&E after sharp drop in attendances Northampton General Hospital (NGH) has urged people not to avoid A&E during the coronavirus pandemic as figures show a sharp drop in attendances.

Almost a third fewer people went to the emergency department at NGH in March compared to the same month last year, according to NHS England stats. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

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Major home testing programme for coronavirus will track levels of infection in the community

Major home testing programme for coronavirus will track levels of infection in the community 100,000 people will be sent self-testing kits to determine if they are currently infected. Department of Health and Social Care

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Coronavirus: PM to update UK on 'steps to defeat' coronavirus

Coronavirus: PM to update UK on 'steps to defeat' coronavirus Prime Minister Boris Johnson will chair a cabinet meeting later and then lead the daily coronavirus briefing for the first time since his return to work.

No 10 said the PM, whose fiancee gave birth on Wednesday, will update the UK on the "fight against this disease and the steps we are taking to defeat it".

But political editor Laura Kuenssberg said he was unlikely to give "chapter and verse" on lifting the restrictions. BBC News

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