Chris Whitty: Latest News

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06.05.2020 / 09:57

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UK festivals talk social distancing, cancellations and what the future may hold

Will festivals be possible this year? And are they safe for the future?

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Life after lockdown could see 2m distancing cut and Brits back to work within weeks

As the UK's lockdown enters its seventh week, Boris Johnson has promised to share a "roadmap" for how some of the strictest measures will be gradually eased.

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UK coronavirus hospital death toll falls for second day in a row to 427

The UK's coronavirus death toll in hospitals has risen by 427, bringing the total to 23,363.

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Coronavirus second wave 'could be even more severe and spread faster than first'

A second wave of coronavirus could be "more severe" than the first and may spread more rapidly if it arrives in winter, England's chief medical officer has warned.

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30.04.2020 / 16:59

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What is the R value mentioned in the governments daily coronavirus briefings?

There's a lot about coronavirus we still don't quite understand.

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30.04.2020 / 16:59

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Downing Street hints lockdown measures could remain in place until June

The UK's current lockdown measures could remain in place until June, Downing Street has hinted.

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Live after lockdown: Venues on the idea of gigs with social distancing

Could there be gigs in the UK soon with restrictions?

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Coronavirus-free world could be '10 years away' as scientists fear seasonal infections

A world free from coronavirus could be up to a decade away unless the international community acts on vaccinating the most vulnerable societies, according to former foreign secretary David Miliband.

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'Too early' to reopen schools as coronavirus spread among children largely unknown

Experts say there is not enough evidence to reopen schools yet because it is still unclear how coronavirus spreads among children.

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Coronavirus: Vital NHS treatments including cancer care could restart as soon as tomorrow

The NHS will restart some vital services, including cancer care, from Tuesday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said, as he admitted the Government has a "lot of work" to do to hit its 100,000 a day testing target.

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manchestereveningnews.co.uk

27.04.2020 / 19:19

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What the chief medical officer said today about children, schools and coronavirus

Scientists are trying to assess the impact opening schools would have on the coronavirus infection rate, the chief medical officer said today.

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Coronavirus: Minister dodges question from grandmother desperate to hug grandkids again

Matt Hancock was unable to tell a grandmother when she could hug her family as he dodged the government’s first coronavirus question from the public.

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27.04.2020 / 18:37

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Grandmother asks government if she 'can hug her grandchildren' after lockdown

A grandmother today asked the government whether she'd be able to hug her grandchildren when the coronavirus lockdown is eased.

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Coronavirus hit to the economy could cause more deaths, chief medic warns

The Chief Medical Officer has warned that the health of the UK population will suffer if there is an increase in deprivation as a result of a prolonged economic downturn.

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Social restrictions could remain in place in UK “for the rest of the year”

Professor Chris Whitty says it's "wholly unrealistic" to expect life to return to normal soon

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Coronavirus vaccine unlikely to be available before end of year despite millions being spent

A coronavirus vaccine is unlikely to be available before the year is out despite tens of millions of pounds being poured into UK trials that start imminently.

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Brits will be told to wear face masks until 2021 as coronavirus lockdown extended

The UK government may tell Britons to wear face masks until the end of the year to prevent the spread of coronavirus, as social distancing could last until 2021.

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Lockdown 'may last until 2021' with Brits 'to be urged to cover faces in public'

The Government is preparing to tell Brits to cover their faces in public with a Covid-19 vaccine unlikely for a year, according to reports.

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Chief Medical Officer's chilling warning about coronavirus deaths after UK passes peak

Professor Chris Whitty delivered a grim warning that the public should not expect the number of Covid-19 deaths to "fall away" suddenly.

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Social distancing 'very likely' for rest of year, chief medical officer warns

England's Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty braced the country for months more of social distancing.

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Coronavirus: Britain to 'live with some form of social distancing for over a year' warns UK chief medical officer

Britain will have to live with some form of social distancing for over a year to keep the coronavirus transmission rate down, according to the Government’s chief medical officer.

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manchestereveningnews.co.uk

22.04.2020 / 19:21

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Chris Whitty says social distancing measures are very likely to remain in place for rest of the year

The UK's chief medical officer has suggested social distancing measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus could remain in place for the rest of the year.

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'Only exit from coronavirus is vaccine or drug with very small chance of it this year'

Coronavirus will not be eradicated or disappear and we must accept it will exist globally for the foreseeable future, the UK's chief scientific advisor warned.

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22.04.2020 / 18:55

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Chief medical officer admits UK will see a high coronavirus mortality rate in care homes

The chief medical officer today admitted that the UK will see a high mortality rate in care homes because those living in them are 'very vulnerable'.

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Coronavirus social distancing measures could last until 2021, government says

The UK's social distancing measures could last until next year, England's Chief Medical Officer has warned.

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Three 'clear' factors increase your risk of coronavirus, chief medical officer warns

There are three ‘clear’ factors that increase your risk of coronavirus, Professor Chris Whitty has warned.

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When should you wear a face mask? Official guidance on how to wear them

Face masks become a more regular site on our streets, in our supermarkets and on public transport.

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Chris Whitty - Coronavirus crisis in care homes needs to be looked at 'particularly carefully', chief medical officer says - with large number of north west facilities affected - manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Britain

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16.04.2020 / 20:47

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Coronavirus crisis in care homes needs to be looked at 'particularly carefully', chief medical officer says - with large number of north west facilities affected

The coronavirus crisis in care homes needs to be looked at 'particularly carefully', with a larrge number of facilities affected in the north west, the UK's chief medical officer has said.

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16.04.2020 / 19:35

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Three 'clear' factors that increase your risk from coronavirus - according to the UK's chief medical officer

There are three 'clear' factors that increase your risk from coronavirus, according to the chief medical officer.

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UK 'reaching virus peak', claims chief medical officer

England's chief medical officer believes the UK coronavirus death toll, which now stands at almost 13,000, is approaching its peak but warned of grim figures to follow in the next 24 hours.

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Chris Whitty - Matt Hancock - Robert Peston - UK is 'probably reaching coronavirus peak' but we're not past it yet, says Chris Whitty - manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Italy - Germany - Spain - Britain

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15.04.2020 / 18:45

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UK is 'probably reaching coronavirus peak' but we're not past it yet, says Chris Whitty

The UK is likely to be now reaching the peak of coronavirus cases, the Chief Medical Officer has said.

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13.04.2020 / 20:47

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Coronavirus outbreaks have been detected at 92 care homes in the last 24 hours

A total of 92 coronavirus outbreaks have been detected at care homes across the UK in just the last 24 hours.

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Chris Whitty - Deaths, do-not-resuscitate orders and a shattered work force: Inside the care homes devastated by coronavirus - manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Britain - city Manchester

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13.04.2020 / 19:15

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Deaths, do-not-resuscitate orders and a shattered work force: Inside the care homes devastated by coronavirus

Residents are dying, swathes of staff are off sick and care home managers say they have been left to fight coronavirus alone as the pandemic sweeps across Greater Manchester.

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Chris Whitty - "We've been told we could lose 20 per cent of our residents to coronavirus." The forgotten care homes of Greater Manchester - manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Britain - city Manchester

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13.04.2020 / 17:39

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"We've been told we could lose 20 per cent of our residents to coronavirus." The forgotten care homes of Greater Manchester

Residents are dying, swathes of staff are off sick and care home managers say they have been 'forgotten' as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across Greater Manchester.

Chris Whitty Britain city Manchester hospital testing Coronavirus

Vulnerable care home residents the forgotten frontline of Britain's coronavirus fight

Care homes packed with half a million of the UK’s most vulnerable citizens are at risk of becoming the forgotten front line of our coronavirus fight.

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Boris Johnson - Dominic Raab - Chris Whitty - Matt Hancock - Neil Ferguson - No sign of Britain's coronavirus lockdown being eased as outbreak continues - mirror.co.uk - Britain - city London

No sign of Britain's coronavirus lockdown being eased as outbreak continues

Britain has been living under lockdown for 17 long days and discussion is now turning to how we get out.

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Coronavirus: Chief Medical Officer admits Germany 'got ahead' of UK on testing

Germany “got ahead” of the UK in its ability to test for coronavirus, Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty has admitted.

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Michael Gove isolating after family member shows coronavirus symptoms

The government's coronavirus crisis deepened today after Michael Gove became the latest Cabinet minister to go into isolation.

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‘Too early’ to make call on lifting UK lockdown as coronavirus cases yet to peak

It is a "mistake" to discuss the UK's exit strategy from coronavirus lockdown because the number of cases has not yet reached its peak, England's chief medical officer has said.

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Coronavirus lockdown 'beginning to work', government says - but may be extended anyway

The number of people being admitted to hospital with coronavirus is falling - but it's too early to tell whether the lockdown can be lifted, experts say.

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Jason Watkins jokes he is a ‘shoo-in’ to play England's CMO in the future

The Crown’s Jason Watkins has joked that he is a “shoo-in” to play Chris Whitty in a future TV programme about the Covid-19 outbreak.

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01.04.2020 / 19:18

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Public Health England insists it is 'not dragging its feet' over coronavirus testing

Public Health England's medical director has responded to criticism that the government isn't doing enough to increase coronavirus testing.

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Johnson to chair Cabinet meeting by videolink amid growing criticism

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will chair a meeting of his Cabinet by videolink as he continues to self-isolate in Downing Street after testing positive for coronavirus, amid growing pressure to get more protective equipment to health workers.

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Johnson's adviser Cummings self-isolating with virus symptoms

The British Prime Minister's chief adviser Dominic Cummings is self-isolating after developing coronavirus-like symptoms.

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Boris Johnson's senior adviser Cummings has coronavirus symptoms: Report

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's senior adviser, Dominic Cummings, has symptoms of coronavirus and is self-isolating at home, the Daily Mail's political editor said on Monday.

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Boris Johnson - Chris Whitty - Matt Hancock - Health England - BREAKING: UK coronavirus deaths increase by 260 in a day - 1,019 people have now been killed by the virus, with more than 17,000 testing positive - manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Britain

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28.03.2020 / 17:03

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BREAKING: UK coronavirus deaths increase by 260 in a day - 1,019 people have now been killed by the virus, with more than 17,000 testing positive

More than 1,000 people across the UK have died from coronavirus, the government has said.

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Boris Johnson - Chris Whitty - Matt Hancock - Alister Jack - Scottish Secretary Alister Jack has mild coronavirus symptoms as Tory MP self-isolates - dailyrecord.co.uk - Scotland

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack has mild coronavirus symptoms as Tory MP self-isolates

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack is self-isolating after developing mild symptoms of coronavirus.

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Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty has coronavirus symptoms and is self-isolating

Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty has entered self-isolation with coronavirus symptoms.

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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
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0