1.8 million people in Britain estimated to be living with long Covid, new figures suggest

A WHOPPING 1.8 million people in Britain are estimated to be living with long Covid, amounting to 2.8 per cent of the population, new figures sugge

Government's Covid testing programme was derided in its infancy as ‘no way to do business,’ High Court hears

THE government’s shambolic Covid-19 testing programme was derided in its infancy as “no way to do business” in a series of explosive emails reveale

PPE storage costing taxpayer nearly half a million pounds a day, Labour says

THE storage of personal protective equipment (PPE) is costing the taxpayer nearly half a million pounds a day, analysis by Labour showed today.

Usdaw Conference 2022 Bosses must be forced to support workers with long Covid, union demands

Call comes as supermarket giants Sainsbury’s and Tesco cut the right to extra sick leave for workers affected by the virus

Health and social care workers must be given enhanced PPE, campaigners demand on International Workers’ Memorial Day

EVERY health and social care worker must be given enhanced personal protective equipment (PPE) in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, campaign

Climate change will increase risk of new diseases jumping from animals to humans, study finds

CLIMATE change will result in thousands of new viruses spreading among animal species by 2070, which is likely to increase the risk of emerging inf

Gap in activity levels between richest and poorest increased during pandemic

THE coronavirus pandemic has widened the gap in activity levels between the richest and poorest in society, a new survey has found.

Court skewers Tory shambles on Covid care

Editorial: Covid, care homes and the fight for workers' rights

THE High Court has ruled that the government acted illegally two years ago by sending thousands of discharged NHS patients into care homes without

Staff with long Covid will feel forced out of the health service if managers don’t treat them fairly, union warns

New report claims government inaction on long Covid will cost the economy £8bn this year alone