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And germany is relaxing some of its lockdown measures from today, with the outbreak there, now said to be under control. After a weekend of warnings that some supplies of personal protective equipment for nhs workers are on the verge of running out, a number of hospitals across england say their stocks of gowns are now critically low. It comes as the government is criticised over delays to a delivery of ppe, including 400,000 gowns from turkey, that had been due to arrive yesterday. In other developments scientists are looking into whether the blood of coronavirus survivors can be used to trea...

UK law changes pose a threat to the security of messaging apps - and therefore their use in the NHS. In The BMJ today, doctors warn that patient care will suffer if they can no longer use apps such asWhatsApp and Signal to share information.

<p>UK law changes pose a threat to the security of messaging apps &ndash; and therefore their use in the NHS. In&nbsp;<strong><em>The BMJ&nbsp;</em></strong>today, doctors warn that patient care will suffer if they can no longer use apps such asWhatsApp and Signal to share information.</p>

Changes in UK law pose a threat to the security of messaging apps—and therefore their use in the NHS. Patient care will suffer, reports Stephen Armstrong On 13 March 2020 an intensive care specialist sent out a 15 point warning to doctors about the arrival of covid-19: “You will not recognise or prepare fast enough for the sudden influx of critically ill patients, and they will keep coming. Do not underestimate the imminent demise in [patients] . . . very rapid demise . . . 2 metres apart in canteen, stagger breaks. Once you see community spread . . . all health staff wear masks.” Hundr...

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