UK coronavirus live: one in four NHS doctors sick or isolating, says leading medic; NI and Scotland deaths rise

Prince Charles comes out of self-isolation; BrightHouse and Carluccio’s enter administration; Nicola Sturgeon says Glasgow’s SEC Centre will be turned into a temporary hospitalUK spread ‘shows early signs of slowing’BrightHouse and Carluccio’s fall into administration – business liveCummings self-isolates after experiencing symptomsCoronavirus – latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 2.58pm BST The Department of Health and Social Care will publish today’s figures on coronavirus testing in the UK later this afternoon. UPDATE on #COVIDー19 testing in the UK:Today’s figures will be published later this afternoon.We are working hard to provide you with the latest information and will tweet this out as soon as possible. 2.52pm BST Rules on abortions during the Covid-19 pandemic have been loosened for the second time in just over a week.In a U-turn decision, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said women needing an abortion up to 10 weeks could use abortion pills at home after a consultation with a medical practitioner over the phone or via the internet.We welcome today’s decision to allow women seeking an early medical abortion to remain at home, have their consultation performed remotely and be sent a treatment package through the post.Giving women the option of taking both abortion pills at home following a video consultation is safe and effective and has rightly been judged as a vital and necessary step if we are to limit the spread of Covid-19. Continue reading…
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