Monday 4 May 2020

Nine Covid-19 patients die at Northamptonshire hospitals

Nine Covid-19 patients die at Northamptonshire hospitals Hospitals in Northamptonshire have confirmed nine more tragic Covid-19 deaths today (Sunday).

The Midlands was the worst-affected region in NHS England's latest death toll update, accounting for 69 of the 327 deaths in the country.

Seven of those took place at Northampton General Hospital with two at Kettering General HospitalNorthampton Chronicle and Echo

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Speech: Health and Social Care Secretary's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 1 May 2020

Speech: Health and Social Care Secretary's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 1 May 2020 Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 1 May 2020 daily press briefing on the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Department of Health and Social Care

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Coronavirus: UK hospital trials new treatment drug

Coronavirus: UK hospital trials new treatment drug A new drug developed by UK scientists to treat Covid-19 patients is being trialled at University Hospital Southampton.

Developed by UK bio-tech company Synairgen, it uses a protein called interferon beta, which our bodies produce when we get a viral infection.

Initial results from the trial are expected by the end of June.

There are currently few effective treatments for coronavirus with doctors relying on patients' immune systems. BBC News

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