The government has recruited more than 400,000 people to care for senior citizens who have been told to stay at home for 12 weeks.
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Britain Enlists an Army of Volunteers to Help Fight the Coronavirus
The government has recruited more than 400,000 people to care for senior citizens who have been told to stay at home for 12 weeks.
U.K. Coronavirus Testing Shortage Lures Profiteers and Con Artists
Private labs, clinics and opportunistic go-betweens have been snapping up diagnostic kits, often selling them at steep markups.
‘We Are Frightened’: U.K. Doctors Brace for a Coronavirus Explosion
Hospitals will soon be overwhelmed with patients they can’t treat properly, doctors say, because of the British government’s mishandling of the pandemic.
U.K. Shields Its Economy From the Virus, but Not Yet Its People
The government is spending $38 billion to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus outbreak, but so far has ruled out aggressive measures to fight it.
Doctors Say U.K. Is Ill Prepared for Coronavirus
Intensive care beds are lacking. One area of Yorkshire has 35 beds to accommodate what could be hundreds of seriously ill patients.
As Coronavirus Hits U.K., Health Workers Fear Getting Sick, and Going Broke
Low-paid health workers in Britain who could be at risk of contracting the coronavirus say they will show up to work even if they fall ill.
Queen’s Speech Promises Brexit Soon, and Ambitious Domestic Agenda
To deliver what British prime minister Boris Johnson calls the “people’s priorities,” sharp spending increases are promised for health care and the police.
Jeremy Corbyn, U.K. Labour Leader, Struggles to Close Election Gap
The national polls put the Conservatives ahead, just as they did in 2017 when the left-wing Mr. Corbyn shocked the experts. But can he recapture that magic?
Dozens of Babies Died Because of U.K. Hospital Failings, Report Finds
Problems at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust over 40 years led to what some say may be the biggest maternity scandal in the history of the National Health Service.