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BBC News - Health
last updated: Apr 04 2020 8:18 AM
- Coronavirus: Staying home this weekend 'not a request', UK told
People are told to stay at home, despite expected good weather, in honour of two nurses who died.
- Coronavirus: Nightingale Hospital opens at London's ExCel centre
It comes as the Queen will address the nation on Sunday, as the number of deaths rises to 3,602.
- Coronavirus: Test goal will take 'huge amount of work', says Hancock
The health secretary has promised 100,000 tests a day but there are questions about how it will be achieved.
- The impact my husband's death had on NHS staff
After being told her husband was dying from Covid-19, Sandra Wilson heard the doctor crying down the phone.
- Coronavirus: Nurse Areema Nasreen dies with Covid-19
The mother-of-three died at Walsall Manor Hospital, while a second nurse has also died in Kent.
- Coronavirus: Doctors face agonising life-death decisions
Medics are told they will need to decide who gets the most critical care as coronavirus spreads
- Coronavirus: Hospital phone charges 'scandalous'
Families and politicians are calling on Hospedia to cut their charges during the coronavirus crisis.
- Clap for Carers: UK applauds NHS staff and key workers
A second "Clap for Carers" tribute saw the country salute NHS staff and other key workers dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.
- Coronavirus: Expert panel to assess face mask use by public
Experts are set to assess the value of face masks in helping slow the spread of coronavirus.
- Don't send rainbow pictures to Nightingale hospital, NHS says
Despite a social media shout-out for rainbow artwork, the NHS has now asked people to share their pictures online only
- Coronavirus: Health experts 'frustrated' by low UK virus testing
Some 2,921 people have died with coronavirus in UK hospitals, as PHE calls for more NHS staff testing.
- Coronavirus: NHS 111 has 1.7 million queries in 15 days
Most of the queries, from people flagging potential symptoms, were handled online.
- Coronavirus: Hospitals urged to use lab space to test NHS staff
The advice comes as the government faces growing criticism over a lack of testing for frontline staff.
- Coronavirus: Are loss of smell and taste key symptoms?
However, experts say a fever and a cough are still the main ones to look out for.
- Coronavirus: Should the UK use drones to disinfect public spaces?
A group is calling for a change in regulation so drones can spray disinfectant in public places