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 Hospital. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

See also:

• The number of patients dying with coronavirus in the Anglia region is lowest for a month ITV News
• GP appointments drop by a third in March in Northamptonshire raising concerns serious illnesses are going untreated Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• Northampton's lift tower tribute to great Colonel Tom Moore Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• Covid-19 death at Kettering care home Northamptonshire Telegraph

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

See also:

• Thousands of doctors unable to offer patients the desperate care they need as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, BMA survey finds British Medical Association 
• BMA COVID-19 survey results British Medical Association
• BMA COVID-19 survey results by region British Medical Association
• Detailed guide: Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and risk in the UK Department of Health and Social Care
• Health Secretary welcomes reopening of fertility services Department of Health and Social Care
• Detailed guide: Coronavirus (COVID-19): getting tested Department of Health and Social Care
• Supporting staff with childcare responsibilities NHS Employers
• Bereavement support for NHS staff during COVID-19 NHS Employers
• NHS urges public to get essential vaccines despite Coronavirus outbreak NHS England

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

See also:

• Coronavirus: Doctors 'buy their own PPE or rely on donations' BBC News
• Coronavirus: Testing falls short of 100,000 daily target BBC News
• Coronavirus: World must 'pull together' to find and fund vaccine BBC News
• Coronavirus: Contact tracing app to be trialled on Isle of Wight BBC News
• Coronavirus: How Covid-19 can hit the kidneys BBC News
• Coronavirus R0: What is the R number and why does it matter? BBC News
• Why there are lies, damned lies...and coronavirus death statistics The Daily Mail
• UK announces another 315 coronavirus deaths bringing total fatalities to 28,446 The Daily Mail
• When will the UK lockdown next be reviewed? The Daily Telegraph
• NHS contact tracing app could give out false alerts as Bluetooth goes through walls The Daily Telegraph
• COVID-19 care home plans are not part of PCN DES, says NHS England GPonline
• Ministers under fire as Covid-19 testing drops back below 100,000 daily target The Guardian
• BBC stands firm against minister's criticism of Panorama show on PPE The Guardian
• Covid-19 has shown the NHS can change. Let's turn that to our advantage The Guardian
• Revealed: NHS procurement official privately selling PPE The Guardian
• Fearful Britons remain strongly opposed to lifting lockdown The Guardian
• Staggered work times expected in government exit strategy as NHS contact-tracing app tested The Independent
• A 'tsunami' of coronavirus survivors could overwhelm NHS rehabilitation services, experts warn The Independent