Northamptonshire care providers given money to help fund personal protective equipment

Northamptonshire care providers given money to help fund personal protective equipment Northamptonshire residential homes and care providers hit financially during the Covid-19 pandemic have been given hundreds of thousands of pounds to help them through the crisis. 

The county council has given the funds to the county’s care providers to help cover additional costs such personal protective equipment and increased operating costs. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

See also:

• Daily total of Covid-19 deaths in hospitals in the Anglia region lowest for seven weeks ITV News
• No new Covid-19 deaths at Northamptonshire hospitals as Boris outlines his way out of lockdown Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• Northants GPs face challenge of switching to phone and video appointments Northamptonshire Telegraph

Our plan to rebuild: The UK Government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy

Our plan to rebuild: The UK Government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy The Government’s roadmap for how and when the UK will adjust its response to the COVID-19 crisis. Department of Health and Social Care

See also:

• Press release: Public advised to cover faces in enclosed spaces Department of Health and Social Care
• Guidance: Coronavirus (COVID-19): health and wellbeing of the adult social care workforce Department of Health and Social Care
• Press release: Government launches new portal for care homes to arrange coronavirus testing Department of Health and Social Care
• Detailed guide: Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and risk in the UK Department of Health and Social Care
• Member briefing: The UK government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy NHS Confederation
• Member briefing: ONS data on COVID-19-related deaths by ethnicity in England and Wales NHS Confederation
• 'There is a real crisis in social care': The King's Fund responds to ONS data on social care staff mortality The King's Fund
• Six million more to benefit as NHS locks in the benefits of stronger partnerships NHS England
• Guidance: How to wear and make a cloth face covering Public Health England
• COVID-19: guidance for young people on staying at home and away from others Public Health England

Coronavirus: How many people have died in the UK?

Coronavirus: How many people have died in the UK? The number of people who have died because of Covid-19 is nearly twice as high as the figure we hear announced every day.

By 1 May, the number of coronavirus deaths announced by the UK government was just over 28,000.

Looking back at death registrations filed then, the figure is higher: just under 36,000 death certificates mentioned Covid-19.

The measure preferred by statisticians, counting all deaths above what would be expected, was even higher: more than 50,000.
 
Each measure answers different questions. BBC News

See also:

• Coronavirus: Care home deaths 'starting to fall' BBC News
• Coronavirus: Low level of transplants sparks concern BBC News
• Coronavirus: Seacole hospital 'a tribute' to BAME NHS staff BBC News
• UK drug trial for over-50s recruiting BBC News
• So how many patients have died after catching coronavirus in hospital? The Daily Mail
• Nearly 40% of children with coronavirus need a breathing tube and ventilator, small study finds The Daily Mail 
• Coronavirus UK: Vaccine may not be found, warns Boris Johnson The Daily Mail
• Men working in the lowest-skilled jobs face the highest risk of dying from the coronavirus The Daily Mail
• WHO: Herd immunity for the coronavirus is a 'dangerous concept' The Daily Telegraph
• Wuhan to test entire population of 11m as uptick in cases prompts alarm at possible second wave The Daily Telegraph
• Narrow NHS inquiry into covid-19 will not meet needs of BAME staff Health Service Journal
• Pregnant women no more likely to become seriously ill with COVID-19, UK research finds GPonline
• Platitudes won't stop more BAME health workers and patients dying of Covid-19 | Zara Aziz The Guardian
• Track and trace: will the government's new app work? The Guardian
• Boris Johnson accused of misleading MPs over 'stay alert' slogan The Guardian
• UK takes a pasting from world's press over coronavirus crisis The Guardian
• Point by point: the UK government's plan to leave lockdown The Guardian
• NHS Confederation: 'Not the moment to throw away the gains made'  National Health Executive