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COVID-19: UK Government Information
- Foreign Secretary’s statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 13 April 2020 – GOV.UK
- Our new dialogue with the public about data for public benefit – GOV.UK
COVID-19: Scottish Government Information
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): shielding support and contacts – gov.scot
- Cornonavirus (COVID-19): help for vulnerable people – gov.scot
- New mental health support – gov.scot
Workforce
Health & NHS
- Coronavirus: One in five deaths now linked to virus – BBC News
- Jeane Freeman: ‘Don’t ignore serious illness’ as Scots continue to avoid A&E – BBC News
- Swansea heart patient treatment ‘unsatisfactory’ – BBC News
- Two of UK’s largest care home providers report 521 coronavirus deaths – The Guardian
- Coronavirus: IVF treatment delays ‘heartbreaking’ – BBC News
- ‘Mountain’ waiting list will need five-year plan, says royal college – Health Service Journal
- Coronavirus: NHS trusts request basic items via Amazon Wish Lists – BBC News
- New coronavirus helpline set up for vulnerable Scots – BBC News
- Families of patients who die due to lack of ventilators could sue hospitals, legal experts warn – The Telegraph
- England coronavirus testing has not risen fast enough – science chief – The Guardian
- All care home residents showing coronavirus symptoms will be tested, ministers pledge – The Telegraph
- Coronavirus: More tests promised for care homes – BBC News
Wellbeing
- NHS hospitals accused of risking staff lives by forgoing mask fit-tests – The Guardian
- ‘We are resigned to getting it’: frontline NHS staff reveal Covid-19 fears – The Guardian
- ‘Hospitals may have the PPE but it’s not filtering down’ claims charity who supply extra scrubs to frontline health workers – The Scotsman
- Coronavirus: Medic speaks out about lack of PPE and worry of losing colleagues – inews
- Run for Heroes campaign sprints past £1.9m for NHS staff – The Times
Health & Politics
- ‘Too early’ for conclusions on coronavirus response – BBC News
- Ministers reject ‘like-for-like’ comparisons in virus response – The Scotsman
- ‘Public Health England got their finger out’ — Company at heart of a cross-border storm defends sending PPE kit to English care homes – Press and Journal
- Scotland and Wales concerned over reports England is prioritised for coronavirus PPE – The Guardian
- Jeane Freeman claims UK Health Secretary snubbed her ‘urgent’ call on PPE – The Scotsman
- Rishi Sunak: ‘No truth’ protective equipment for Scottish care homes has been diverted to England – The Telegraph
- Coronavirus: Labour calls for lockdown exit strategy this week – BBC News
International
- ‘Crime against humanity’: Trump condemned for WHO funding freeze – The Guardian
- Trump halts World Health Organization funding over coronavirus ‘failure’ – The Guardian
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Daily Roundup April 14, 2020 – US Food and Drug Administration
- Covid-19 latest: Spain relaxes lockdown as global cases near 2 million – New Scientist
- Coronavirus lockdown: Tentative easing of measures begins in Europe, with Denmark reopening schools – inews
- In Turkey, only some lives are worth saving from coronavirus – others are collateral damage – The Independent
- Why is coronavirus killing so many more people in the UK than in Ireland? – The Guardian
Public Health
- Should everyone be wearing face masks? – The Guardian
- Measles resurgence fear amid coronavirus – BBC News
Opinion & Letters