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NHS on highest alert: Health chiefs say coronavirus is ‘level four emergency’

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Patients will be offered video appointments to prevent them turning up at overstretched and overcrowded hospitals. As the entire NHS was put on the highest level of alert to deal with coronavirus, it emerged Skype calls will be given to those with long-term conditions, such as diabetes and heart disease, who attend regular outpatient clinics. … Read more

Beware the spy in your baby monitor and smart camera as security chiefs warn cyber-crooks hack them

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Baby monitors and smart cameras can be hacked by criminals and used to spy on victims’ homes and families, cyber chiefs warn Home cameras, and baby monitors linked to the internet, ‘vulnerable’ to attack   Advice to consumers to keep devices safe includes using stronger passwords National Cyber Security Centre said hackers can use cameras to … Read more

Donald Trump demands coronavirus vaccine in ‘two months’ and offers pharma chiefs SEATTLE for trials

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President Donald Trump pushed pharmaceutical executives on Monday to develop a coronavirus within ‘a couple of months’ – as the U.S. death toll reached six. But he was warned by his own most senior expert, Dr. Tony Fauci, who told the president directly that he had repeatedly told him it would take at least a … Read more

Health chiefs urge over-60s to avoid crowds as coronavirus panic spreads

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Everyone aged over 60 is being advised to avoid crowded areas including trains, buses and even supermarkets to prevent catching coronavirus. The drastic warning was issued by the World Health Organisation, which also urged people in this age group to skip routine appointments at doctors’ surgeries and hospitals. While infection is far more likely to … Read more

Health chiefs confirm first case of coronavirus in Northern Ireland

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Health chiefs confirm first case of coronavirus has been diagnosed in Northern Ireland The patient is receiving specialist care and officials are working to identify any contacts the patient had to help prevent further spread At a media briefing Northern Ireland’s Chief Medical Officer Dr Michael McBride said the country has been preparing for a … Read more

Health chiefs order public handwashing campaign amid fears UK cases are set to surge 

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Patients with suspected coronavirus will be tested in their own homes in a bid to contain the outbreak. They will be ordered to stay indoors and wait for a paramedic or nurse rather than risk infecting dozens of people at hospital or on their way there. In a further sign that the NHS is preparing … Read more

MI5 chiefs insist they are NOT keeping secrets from Priti Patel

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MI5 chiefs insist they are NOT keeping secrets from Priti Patel as whispering campaign against the Home Secretary gathers pace Spy chiefs rebutted allegations that they do not trust Home Secretary Priti Patel One official has claimed: ‘The spooks find her extremely difficult to deal with’ Another source said she ‘receives less classified information than … Read more

Intelligence chiefs are ‘sharing less information with Priti Patel because they don’t trust her’

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Intelligence chiefs are ‘sharing less information with Priti Patel because they don’t trust her’ as Home Office war continues MI5 bosses are apparently handing over less information to the Home Secretary Sources said officers in security services ‘don’t have confidence in her abilities’ Claims come amid Home Office war after Priti Patel clashed with top … Read more

Health chiefs to spend £40million to cut ‘ridiculous’ NHS tech delays

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Health chiefs to spend £40million to cut ‘ridiculous’ NHS tech delays and reduce the amount of time doctors and nurses spend logging on to computers Matt Hancock said it will help deliver ‘most basic frontline technology upgrades’ Health officials hope to be able to reduce the dependence on passwords The Health Secretary pledged to banish … Read more