News that some Covid-19 patients are to receive a drug which could shorten recovery time has been hailed as “the biggest step forward” in the treatment of the virus since the crisis began.

The comments were made about the Remdesivir drug at Tuesday's Downing Street briefing by Health Secretary Matt Hancock. The treatment was originally developed to fight Ebola and appears to shorten recovery time for people with Covid-19.

The anti-viral drug has now been made available for selected hospital patients after it was approved by regulators. Mr Hancock said early data suggested it could shorten recovery times by around four days.

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UK's rapid-fire changes on face coverings advice criticized

LONDON – The British government faced criticism Saturday for another sudden change in its advice on face coverings that has left those running hospitals in England scrambling to work out how they will be able to meet the new requirements.On Friday, as the World Health Organization broadened its recommendations for the use of masks, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said all hospital staff in England will have to wear surgical face masks from June 15 while visitors and outpatients will need to don some sort of face covering.

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1 - Grim milestoneThe UK death toll has gone above 40,000, double what the chief medical officer predicted would be acceptable at the beginning of the crisis.Health Secretary Matt Hancock said it had been “a time of sorrow for so many people”.Only the US, with more than 108,000, has recorded more deaths so far.Hancock, flying solo at the press briefing, said the severe death toll will make him “redouble” his determination to deal with coronavirus.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster and local councils, with a current focus on how our governments are handling the coronavirus pandemic.To sign up, simply enter your email address into the pink

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
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