Is Nottinghamshire next to be hit by a local lockdown? Officials add Newark and Sherwood district to watchlist after spike in Covid-19 cases as health bosses in badly-hit Yorkshire town warn more action is needed Public Health England said Newark and Sherwood is now an ‘area of concern’ Its infection rate is higher than four… Read More »
A Florida man and his adult son were arrested in Colombia and face extradition to the United States related to federal charges of selling Miracle Mineral Solution (MMS)—a toxic bleach—as a treatment and cure for COVID-19, HIV and other illnesses, The Guardian reports. Video footage on Twitter shows Mark Grenon, who refers to himself as… Read More »
Dive Brief: Former nurses and employees at Tenet-owned Detroit Medical Center’s Sinai-Grace hospital filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Wayne County Circuit Court alleging they were fired for bringing attention to staffing and patient safety concerns at the facility during the pandemic. A DMC spokesperson told Healthcare Dive it doesn’t comment on pending litigation, but defended the… Read More »
NHS trusts were not consulted before the government announced changes to the use of face coverings and visitor policy in English hospitals, the chief executive of NHS Providers has said. Chris Hopson said trust leaders felt “completely in the dark” about the “significant and complex” changes. From 15 June, hospital visitors and outpatients must wear… Read More »
By Penny Sarchet Dominic Cummings leaves 10 Downing Street on 24 MayChris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images Members of a government behavioural science advisory group have expressed concern that the revelations that Dominic Cummings appears to have broken the UK’s coronavirus restrictions and the government’s subsequent handling of the crisis has undermined the government’s authority and could… Read More »