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An army of 750,000 volunteers are reporting for duty for the first time today to help the NHS in its fight against coronavirus. The NHS Volunteer Service received three times the amount of applications they had hoped for in the largest call for volunteers since the Second World War. Applications had to be halted while … Read more
Vicar’s son, 26, dies from coronavirus as girlfriend warns young people: ‘Take this seriously – it’s not just the old and vulnerable’ Josh Youngman ‘lost his battle’ in a week but was healthy before virus Partner Charlotte Mills told friends to take matter seriously ‘no one is invincible’ There has been 684 more coronavirus deaths … Read more
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has been helping to pack meal boxes for vulnerable citizens, amid criticism of the country’s less restrictive approach to tackling coronavirus. The Swedish royal, 42, has stepped up charitable initiatives in recent week, including a visit to the association Stockholms Stadsmission, who create meal boxes for the homeless and vulnerable. Many … Read more
First food parcels arrive at doorsteps of vulnerable people being shielded from coronavirus with 50,000 are set to be delivered this week The first 2,000 packages were delivered over the weekend to the housebound Packages contain essentials such as toilet roll, pasta, fruit and tinned goods A total of 1.5 million vulnerable people are being … Read more
The National Lottery will divert £300m to support Britain’s most vulnerable amid coronavirus crisis in biggest UK non-government contribution since outbreak began By Danny Gallagher For Mailonline Published: 12:21 GMT, 28 March 2020 | Updated: 12:23 GMT, 28 March 2020 The National Lottery is set to join the fight against coronavirus by distributing up to … Read more
Brother and sister make their property available to NHS staff with vulnerable family members for just £1 amid surge in coronavirus cases in Wales Siblings Rachel and Rhydian James have offered up their flat in Newport, Gwent They said that NHS staff with vulnerable family can use it during COVID-19 surge The generous offer comes … Read more
A council boss with an army of volunteers ready to help people at risk from coronavirus has said he waiting on the Government for a list of those in need. Anthony May, the chief executive of Nottinghamshire county council, said he has been overwhelmed with offers of support, but no details on who requires help. … Read more
The 1.5million ‘extremely vulnerable’ people across the country will offered food, medicine and other deliveries as the nation tries to cope with the coronavirus outbreak. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP confirmed those who had specific medical conditions and were particularly at risk from the virus, which has now claimed the lives of 281 people in … Read more
Iran’s Supreme Leader has refused US help with coronavirus and claimed American ‘charlatans’ may have created the disease. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei today branded the offer by the United States to help Iran fight the pandemic ‘strange’. In a televised speech to the Islamic Republic he also described US leaders as ‘charlatans’. Iran is the most-affected … Read more
M&S creates dedicated shopping hours for ‘our brilliant NHS workers’ and vulnerable customers to help cope with panic-buying stampede Measures come into effect today and help NHS workers and vulnerable people On Tuesdays and Fridays, NHS and emergency workers will be invited in early And on Mondays and Thursdays older and vulnerable customers will get … Read more