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Doctor Meenal Viz holds a banner as she protests outside Downing Street in London, on Sunday
THE government came under increasing pressure today to correct the continued lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) for health and social-care workers.
Ministers came under fire as a top civil servant said the failure to take part in a joint EU medical equipment procurement scheme was a “political decision” – and as evidence emerged that Britain is still exporting PPE to other countries.
Tributes were paid to medical staff who have recently died from Covid-19. More than 100 health and social-care workers are now dead as a result of the coronavirus.
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