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Questions over independence of Sage group come as UK death toll nears 20,000 | Questions over independence of Sage group come as UK death toll nears 20,000 |
Chelsea Football Club have announced they will not furlough any full-time staff and that they continue to be paid 100% of their wages. | |
In a statement, several weeks after Liverpool reversed a controversial decision to put around 200 non-playing staff on furlough, Chelsea – thought to be one of the 10 most richest football clubs in the world – said they were not planning to make any staff redundant and that match day staff employed directly would be “compensated as if we had been operating as normal”. | |
Liverpool sparked outrage after they announced they would follow Newcastle, Tottenham, Norwich and Bournemouth in using the coronavirus job retention scheme to cover 80% of wages due to staff whose work has stopped since the football calendar was suspended on 13 March. | |
The Premier League leaders had confirmed they would pay the remaining 20% to those on furlough, with almost 90 of those affected working in the club stores, and would consider reimbursing monies received at a later date. | |
Low-cost airline Wizz Air has announced plans to resume flights from Luton Airport on 1 May. | |
The airline said it would implement measures to encourage physical distancing, as well as enhancing cleanliness on board. Destinations will include Budapest, Lisbon and Tenerife. | |
Owain Jones, managing director of Wizz Air UK, said: | |
This week, the Ryanair chief executive, Michael O’Leary, said that its planes would not return to the sky if the airline had to leave middle seats empty. He told the Financial Times: | |
Downing Street has removed China from a list of nations from which it draws international comparisons over the spread of coronavirus amid concerns about the accuracy of the country’s figures, according to the Times. | |
Tom Tugendhat, the Conservative chair of the foreign affairs select committee, said: | |
A government spokeswoman said: | |
Although not a major revision, an additional 40 previously unreported coronavirus deaths occurred in England and Wales in March, according to official backdated figures that suggested almost one in five coronavirus deaths are occurring outside hospitals. | |
It has also been reported that people who have died in the UK and had Covid-19 mentioned on their death certificates have been underreported. | |
In case you missed it, here is the exclusive story from the Guardian’s environment editor Damian Carrington that coronavirus has been detected on particles of air pollution by scientists investigating whether this could enable infections at longer distances. | In case you missed it, here is the exclusive story from the Guardian’s environment editor Damian Carrington that coronavirus has been detected on particles of air pollution by scientists investigating whether this could enable infections at longer distances. |
The research is still in its infancy but other research has indicated correlations between increased Covid-19 deaths and higher levels of air pollution before the pandemic. And long-term exposure to dirty air is known to damage lung health, which could make people more vulnerable to Covid-19. | The research is still in its infancy but other research has indicated correlations between increased Covid-19 deaths and higher levels of air pollution before the pandemic. And long-term exposure to dirty air is known to damage lung health, which could make people more vulnerable to Covid-19. |
Matt Hancock has shared a picture of himself taking part in the clinical trial to establish if plasma from the blood of recovered patients could help treat others who have contracted the coronavirus. | Matt Hancock has shared a picture of himself taking part in the clinical trial to establish if plasma from the blood of recovered patients could help treat others who have contracted the coronavirus. |
The health secretary recovered after testing positive for Covid-19 in late March and urged people to take part in the trial if asked, adding: “It’s painless.” | The health secretary recovered after testing positive for Covid-19 in late March and urged people to take part in the trial if asked, adding: “It’s painless.” |
An NHS trust is to offer maternity care at Aston Villa’s home ground, following the success of a similar tie-up with West Bromwich Albion. | An NHS trust is to offer maternity care at Aston Villa’s home ground, following the success of a similar tie-up with West Bromwich Albion. |
The Sandwell and West Birmingham trust said Villa Park’s North Stand would host weekday clinics for expectant mothers and new parents from Monday. | The Sandwell and West Birmingham trust said Villa Park’s North Stand would host weekday clinics for expectant mothers and new parents from Monday. |
Postnatal and antenatal care by midwives is already being hosted at Albion’s Hawthorns ground, including health visitors holding appointments for new parents, as well as newborn hearing screening tests. | Postnatal and antenatal care by midwives is already being hosted at Albion’s Hawthorns ground, including health visitors holding appointments for new parents, as well as newborn hearing screening tests. |
The service at Villa Park will be staffed by 10 midwives and two support workers, with two health visitors taking appointments. | The service at Villa Park will be staffed by 10 midwives and two support workers, with two health visitors taking appointments. |
The trust’s deputy director of midwifery Louise Wilde, who is also a Villa fan, said: | The trust’s deputy director of midwifery Louise Wilde, who is also a Villa fan, said: |
Guy Rippon, head of foundation and community partnerships at Aston Villa, said: | Guy Rippon, head of foundation and community partnerships at Aston Villa, said: |
The UK could hit the grim milestone of 20,000 Covid-19 deaths later today, when the daily count is added to the current toll of 19,506 people who tested positive for the new coronavirus and died in hospital. | The UK could hit the grim milestone of 20,000 Covid-19 deaths later today, when the daily count is added to the current toll of 19,506 people who tested positive for the new coronavirus and died in hospital. |
The death toll from Covid-19 in hospitals across the country increased on Friday by 684 in 24 hours to 19,506. | The death toll from Covid-19 in hospitals across the country increased on Friday by 684 in 24 hours to 19,506. |
Passing the 20,000 mark will be an uncomfortable moment for the government, whose chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance said on 17 March that keeping the toll under that number would be “a good outcome in terms of where we would hope to get”. | Passing the 20,000 mark will be an uncomfortable moment for the government, whose chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance said on 17 March that keeping the toll under that number would be “a good outcome in terms of where we would hope to get”. |
The UK has the fifth highest official coronavirus death toll in the world, after the United States, Italy, Spain and France. Scientists have said that the death rate will start to decline quickly only in another couple of weeks. | The UK has the fifth highest official coronavirus death toll in the world, after the United States, Italy, Spain and France. Scientists have said that the death rate will start to decline quickly only in another couple of weeks. |
The total number of fatalities is likely to be thousands higher once more comprehensive but lagging figures that include deaths in nursing homes are added. As of 10 April, the hospital toll underestimated deaths by around 40%. | The total number of fatalities is likely to be thousands higher once more comprehensive but lagging figures that include deaths in nursing homes are added. As of 10 April, the hospital toll underestimated deaths by around 40%. |
Burberry said it has donated more than 100,000 pieces of PPE while it has also transformed its Yorkshire trench coat factory to produce protective equipment for hospital staff. | Burberry said it has donated more than 100,000 pieces of PPE while it has also transformed its Yorkshire trench coat factory to produce protective equipment for hospital staff. |
The fashion giant said it had donated PPE, including masks the company has sourced, and has transformed its Castleford factory to manufacture non-surgical gowns and supply them to the NHS. | The fashion giant said it had donated PPE, including masks the company has sourced, and has transformed its Castleford factory to manufacture non-surgical gowns and supply them to the NHS. |
It added that it will maintain its base pay for employees who have been unable to work due to closures and senior bosses announced they will take a 20% pay cut from April to June. | It added that it will maintain its base pay for employees who have been unable to work due to closures and senior bosses announced they will take a 20% pay cut from April to June. |
Meanwhile, rival fashion brand Mulberry said it has switched its handbag factory in Somerset to making 8,000 gowns for NHS workers in Bristol. | Meanwhile, rival fashion brand Mulberry said it has switched its handbag factory in Somerset to making 8,000 gowns for NHS workers in Bristol. |