BBC:
All non-urgent England operations to be postponed
40 minutes ago
“All non-urgent operations in England will be postponed from 15 April to free up 30,000 beds to help tackle coronavirus, NHS England has said.
The emergency policy will be in place for at least three months.
(ETA: This is why I referred to no more boob jobs a few weeks ago. LOL)
It comes as a further 14 people in England have died with the virus, as well as one each from Scotland and Wales, taking the UK death toll to 71.
And Chancellor Rishi Sunak has
unveiled government-backed loans worth £330bn to prop up the UK economy.
"Never in peacetime have we faced an economic fight like this one," he said at a Downing Street press conference, as he unveiled an "unprecedented package" of measures to ease the financial burdens caused by the virus.”
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“Other measures to be put in place include extended business rates relief and a three-month mortgage holiday for people in financial difficulty as a result of the virus.
"We must act like any wartime government and do whatever it takes to support our economy," Prime Minister Boris Johnson said.”
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“He also advised people taking painkillers to use paracetamol instead of ibuprofen, after French health officials indicated anti-inflammatory drugs could worsen the virus - a suggestion Sir Patrick said "may or may not be right".”
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