BBC News: Tests confirm asymptomatic staff unknowingly spread virus; no evidence to show it spread to wider community

A coronavirus outbreak at Weston General Hospital was caused by staff who did not know they had the virus, according to the town’s MP.  Conservative MP John Penrose said health chiefs told him it “did not come from anywhere else”. He said: “Some staff who did not know they had…

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The Telegraph: Boris Johnson urged to cut taxes to help get the economy moving after lockdown

Original article by Edward Malnick of The Telegraph. Available here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/05/30/boris-johnson-urged-cut-taxes-help-get-economy-moving-lockdown/ Report by the Conservative Policy Forum suggests a re-think of HS2 and a revival of food and drugs manufacturing in the UK TORY PARTY members want Boris Johnson to cut business rates and introduce a stamp duty holiday to…

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The Guardian: Concerns raised at Weston hospital where coronavirus spike led to admissions being halted

This article was written by Ben Quinn of The Guardian. You can read it here: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/may/28/nhs-staff-not-told-when-colleagues-test-positive-for-covid-19 NHS staff at a hospital that has stopped taking new patients amid a Covid-19 spike have lodged a series of concerns, including that they are not routinely being informed of when colleagues test positive…

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