Covid-19 (Coronavirus)

Care providers will be given an extra £546 million to bolster infection control and help protect residents and staff throughout winter.

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The government will fund 20 projects to address the challenges faced by some of the world's most vulnerable people during COVID-19.

250,000 clear face masks are to be delivered to frontline NHS and social care workers to support better care for people who use lip-reading and facial expressions to communicate.

A new £500 million funding package will be invested in next generation testing technology and increased testing capacity.

The latest weekly statistics show that the service has consistently reached the vast majority of those testing positive and their contacts in 3 months of operation.

A nationwide effort led by PHE to find out whether people who had COVID-19 can get infected again has now recruited 10,000 health workers from across the NHS.

Infection survey to expand from testing 28,000 people per fortnight to 150,000 by October.

Millions of self-employed people whose livelihoods have been affected by coronavirus will be able to claim a second payment of up to £6,570 from today – as the government continues to help drive the UK’s recovery.

Over 100,000 people have volunteered to take part in COVID-19 vaccine trials, helping to speed up efforts to discover a safe and effective vaccine.