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Britain / 27 March 2020
Johnson tests positive for coronavirus while NHS staff wait until next week for testing
Prime Minister Boris Johnson outside 10 Downing Street, London, yesterday
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Health Secretary James Murray during a visit to Watford General Hospital in Hertfordshire where he saw how, the hospital which was near the bottom of the league tables three years ago and corridor care had become normalised, now is consistently within the top 10 NHS Trusts in the country for A&E waiting times and have eliminated corridor care, July 9, 2026
Healthcare / 9 July 2026
More than 3,000 people a day treated in corridors in June as summer strains NHS
9 July 2026
Workers' Rights / 9 July 2026
Education Secretary urged to intervene as Unison says teaching assistant suspended for union activities
9 July 2026
Austerity / 9 July 2026
PIP system is failing disabled people, TUC and campaigners says following Timms review
9 July 2026
Policing / 9 July 2026
Chris Kaba's family hits out at misconduct rule change leaving cop that killed him free
9 July 2026
Big Tech / 9 July 2026
Health Committee urges government to cut ties with Palantir
9 July 2026
Public Services / 9 July 2026
Fire destroys iconic Edinburgh building, sparking union warnings against service cuts
9 July 2026
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PRIME MINISTER Boris Johnson and Health Secretary Matt Hancock both have coronavirus, they announced today.

They said that they would be working from self-isolation while continuing to lead the government’s fight against the pandemic.

And England’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty also said he was self-isolating having developed symptoms.

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