Covid in Wales: Care home visiting restrictions eased
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Covid in Wales: Care home visiting restrictions eased

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-57217470 By BBC Health news   Many families and friends will be able to visit loved ones inside care homes in Wales and hold their hand for the first time in over a year.   Until now only two designated visitors could make visits indoors, due to guidance set by…

Covid-19: Cargo plane leaves NI with medical aid for India
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Covid-19: Cargo plane leaves NI with medical aid for India

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-57019631 By Sara Neill BBC News NI   A cargo plane carrying oxygen generators from Northern Ireland to India left Belfast International Airport on Friday afternoon.   Hospitals in the country are struggling to cope with a second surge of Covid-19 cases. India’s official death toll has surpassed 200,000 but…

Four steps this Earth Day to avert environmental catastrophe
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Four steps this Earth Day to avert environmental catastrophe

Byangie vallejo

Today on International Earth Day we look at what has been achieved to combat climate change and more. This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/apr/22/earth-day-environmental-catastrophe-policy By Simon Lewis With political pressure and these smart policy goals, a new sense of the common good could be within reach Today is Earth Day, which should provide us with…

Coronavirus declared ‘serious and imminent threat’ to British public by health secretary
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Coronavirus declared ‘serious and imminent threat’ to British public by health secretary

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-serious-and-imminent-threat-to-british-public-health-secretary-11930575 By Alix Culbertson The UK government can now forcibly quarantine people and keep them in isolation to prevent the spread of the virus. The spread of coronavirus has been declared a “serious and imminent threat” to the British public after a patient in isolation tried to “abscond”. The announcement…

NHS cancer patients ‘missing out on basics information’
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NHS cancer patients ‘missing out on basics information’

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51439146 By BBC Health news Cancer patients in England are missing out on basic information about their diseases because of staff shortages in the NHS, a charity has warned. Macmillan Cancer Support said at least 120,000 patients a year felt topics including treatments and side effects were not fully explained….