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Babylon launches digital COVID-19 assistant
Digital healthcare firm Babylon health has launched COVID-19 Care Assistant to help people diagnose and manage suspected COVID-19 symptoms. Babylon…
PM’s Briefing: New guidance issued to “shield” the most vulnerable
Joined by Dr Jenny Harries, Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local…
PM’s Briefing: Unprecedented economic intervention as pubs and restaurants are closed
The Prime Minister Boris Johnson appeared alongside Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak for the second time this week, and Dr Jenny Harries,…
COVID-19: Unreal silence through the streets of Venice
Hospital Times Junior Editor Francesco Tamilia and Italy correspondent Matilde Moro report from Venice, an iconic city usually host to…
PM’s Briefing: Turning the tide in 12 weeks
The Prime Minister, appearing alongside the Chief Scientific Advisor Professor Patrick Vallance and Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty, announced his aim to “turn the tide”…
Coronavirus and the model
As the Government and its scientific advisers look to publish modelling that has informed UK coronavirus strategy so far, Professor…
Volunteers in US first to trial COVID-19 vaccine
A clinical trial testing a vaccine to protect against COVID-19 has begun in Seattle, with four patients receiving the investigational vaccine.…
£330 billion fund announced to protect businesses from coronavirus
Chancellor for the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has announced a stream of new measures to protect businesses and individuals in the…
All non-urgent operations in England postponed
Non-urgent operations will be postponed for at least three moths in order to provider 30,000 beds for COVID-19 patients. This…
Covid-19 outbreak declared a pandemic by WHO
After expressing concern over the spread of Covid-19 outside of China over the past weeks, WHO has now declared that the outbreak of the…