The government increases efforts to bring home travellers stranded abroad by coronavirus (COVID-19) with extra flights and 10 more airlines joining its scheme. …
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New MoU between the UK and the UAE
The UK and the UAE sign an agreement to help get stranded British nationals home. …
Caroline does her bit to support community Covid-19 response
Fond memories of her land army gran prompted Sellafield employee Caroline Easdon to take up the call for community volunteers. …
Important information for British nationals departing India
Further information for British nationals accessing airports in relation to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. …
NHS asks people to share their coronavirus symptoms to help others
A new Coronavirus Status Checker will help the NHS coordinate its response and build up additional data on the COVID-19 outbreak. …
Measures announced to protect NHS from coronavirus risk in prisons
Risk-assessed prisoners who are within two months of their release date will be temporarily released from jail, as part of the national plan to protect the NHS and save lives. …
UK medicines and medical devices regulator investigating 14 cases of fake or unlicensed COVID-19 medical products
An increasing number of bogus medical products being sold through unauthorised websites claiming to treat or prevent COVID-19 are being investigated by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). …
Transport Secretary: continue to follow government guidelines on travel despite warm weather
With warm weather this weekend people may feel tempted to head out more, but please stick to government guidance. …
Recovery of benefit overpayment suspended
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Department for Work and Pensions has temporarily paused the recovery of benefit overpayments, for three months. …
World’s largest trial of potential coronavirus treatments rolled out across the UK
The largest randomised clinical trial of potential coronavirus (COVID-19) treatments is underway as part of the race to find a treatment. …
