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A total of 48 NHS trusts were hit by Friday's cyber-attack, of which all but six are now back to normal, Home Secretary Amber Rudd has said. | |
Speaking after an emergency Cobra meeting, Ms Rudd said "there's always more" that could be done to protect against computer viruses. | |
She said 97% of NHS trusts were "working as normal" and there was no evidence patient data was affected. | |
The ransomware attack hit organisations in at least 99 countries. | |
Europol described it as "unprecedented". | |
She insisted the government had "the right plans" to limit the impact of the attack, which also targeted the Nissan car plant in Sunderland. | |
Five NHS trusts are still said to be "needing help" with restoring their IT, including St Bartholomew's in London, the BBC's health editor Hugh Pym said. | |
He said the 48 NHS trusts affected did not include GP practices and the Scottish health boards. | |
The malware spread quickly on Friday leaving hospitals and GPs unable to access patient data, with many doctors resorting to using pen and paper. | |
Their computers were locked by a ransomware program which demanded a payment to access blocked files. | |
Hospitals across the UK were cancelling operations and ambulances had been diverted from hospitals in some areas. | |
The Liberal Democrats and Labour have both demanded an inquiry into the cyber-attack. | |
Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Lord Paddick said "it has left Britain defenceless". Labour's Jonathan Ashworth also called for a "full, independent inquiry" into the cyber-attack. |