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Senin, 18 Mei 2020

Coronavirus: Evening update as tests made available to five and overs in UK - BBC News

Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus outbreak this Monday evening. We'll have another update on Tuesday morning.

1. Five and overs in UK now eligible for coronavirus test

Everyone aged five and over in the UK with symptoms can now be tested for coronavirus, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced. The government was "expanding eligibility for testing further than ever before", he said. Meanwhile, Dominic Raab, leading the daily No 10 briefing, said it was "not sustainable" to keep the lockdown "permanently" but ministers needed to watch the impact of every change made "very closely". A further 160 coronavirus deaths have been recorded in the UK, taking the total to 34,796 - the highest figure in Europe.

2. UK adds loss of smell and taste to list of symptoms

Loss of smell or taste have now been added to the UK's list of coronavirus symptoms that people should be aware of and ready to act upon. Scientific advisers told the government to update its advice, which already warned the public to look out for either a new, continuous cough or a fever. People with any of the symptoms, including loss of smell or taste, should self-isolate. It comes as the first hints that a vaccine can train people's immune system to fight coronavirus have been reported by US company Moderna.

3. Scotland and Northern Ireland announce lockdown easing measures

Coronavirus lockdown measures in Scotland could begin to be lifted from 28 May, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced. She said this would mean people could meet someone from another household as long as social distancing is maintained. And ministers in Northern Ireland have agreed to ease more lockdown restrictions, including allowing groups of up to six people who do not share a household to meet outdoors from Tuesday.

4. Mixed verdict in NHS contact-tracing app trial

It is 10 days since all Isle of Wight residents were invited to test the NHS app at the heart of the government's test, track and trace strategy. So how's it going? Mixed would probably be a fair verdict, according to BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones. One concern is that the app does not yet let users know if the person they have had contact with ends up testing positive. Instead, it has only let them know if the contact has developed symptoms. However, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab defended the government's record on the app, telling the No 10 briefing "good progress" was being made.

5. First ever virtual Chelsea Flower Show is under way

The first ever virtual Chelsea Flower Show has begun, after the coronavirus lockdown forced the event to the event to be cancelled for the first time since World War Two. It usually takes place at London's Royal Hospital Chelsea, but instead content including tours of gardens by designers like Monty Don are being posted online. Organisers are billing it as being "about sharing gardening knowledge".

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UK 'absolutely' preparing for second Covid-19 peak and may not see back of virus for 'several years' - ITV News

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Coronavirus: Anybody five and over with COVID-19 symptoms now eligible for test - Sky News

Anybody aged five and over who has coronavirus symptoms is now eligible for a test to see if they have the disease, the health secretary has announced.

Matt Hancock added that the government has also recruited 21,000 staff to work on its tracing system, designed to find those who have had contact with someone who has had COVID-19.

The expanded testing programme and track and trace system are key parts of Britain's plan to move back to normality, following an outbreak which has killed at least 34,000 people across all settings in the UK.

Mr Hancock told the House of Commons: "I can announce to the house that everyone aged five and over with symptoms is now eligible for a test.

"That applies right across the UK in all four nations from now."

He added: "We now have the elements we need to roll out our national test and trace service - the testing capacity, the tracing capability and the technology.

"Building that system is incredibly important."

Previously only essential workers, the over-65s and individuals who live with them could apply for coronavirus testing on the NHS website - if they were showing symptoms.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has also announced an expansion in testing to anyone aged five or over with coronavirus symptoms in Scotland.

She added the country could begin easing its coronavirus lockdown measures from the end of May.

The UK government has already eased some restrictions in England, which were implemented eight weeks ago to limit the spread of the virus, but remains on high alert in case the rate of transmission begins to increase.

Downing Street hopes to begin re-opening schools and other parts of the economy in the coming weeks and months if the number of positive cases continues to fall.

The devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have indicated that they will follow their own path when it comes to easing their own restrictions.

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Mr Hancock's announcement in the House of Commons came after the chief medical officers added the loss of taste and smell to the NHS' list of coronavirus symptoms.

A noticeable change to taste and smell is also now regarded as a symptom.

It comes weeks after experts first raised concerns that cases were being missed.

Anyone suffering the newly-added symptoms, or a continuous cough or high fever, should self-isolate for seven days to risk the spread of infection.

Anyone they live with should stay home for 14 days.

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2020-05-18 15:52:46Z
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Coronavirus: Five and overs in UK now eligible for test - BBC News

Everyone aged five and over in the UK with symptoms can now be tested for coronavirus, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced.

He was speaking in Parliament after the loss of taste or smell was added to the list of Covid-19 symptoms, alongside a fever and a new persistent cough.

Mr Hancock said the government was "expanding eligibility for testing further than ever before".

He added 100,678 tests had been conducted on Sunday.

Testing in England and Scotland has been limited to people with symptoms who are key workers and their families, hospital patients, care home residents, over-65s and those who need to leave home to work.

In Wales and Northern Ireland it was just key workers, hospital workers and care home residents.

A further 160 coronavirus deaths have been recorded in the UK as of 17:00 BST on Sunday taking the total to 34,796 - the highest figure in Europe.

Mr Hancock said 21,000 people had been recruited to conduct contact-tracing in England, including 7,500 healthcare workers.

This is when people who have come into contact with someone with the virus are tracked down and potentially asked to self-isolate.

The new recruits will be trained to identify people and advise them on whether to isolate.

The health secretary said: "Over the past seven weeks this country has taken a small specialised diagnostics industry and scaled it at breathtaking pace into a global champion."

Shadow health and social care secretary Jonathan Ashworth pressed the government on the time taken for results to be received on whether someone had Covid-19 or not.

He also asked if facilities could be set up in order to allow poorer people to be able to self-isolate if they are required to do so and whether those in insecure work would be guaranteed sick pay if they were asked to isolate.

The expansion of the testing programme may grab the headlines.

It is a significant milestone - in less than two months the UK has gone from only being able to test hospital patients and health and care staff to offering it more or less population-wide.

But it should not mask the difficulties that remain getting the test, track and trace system up-and-running.

This will be essential to contain local outbreaks as we ease ourselves out of lockdown.

Tests are still taking too long to turnaround for some - significant numbers are thought to be waiting several days - while the piloting of the tracking app on the Isle of Wight is not yet finished.

One particular concern is that the app does not yet let users know if the person they have had contact with ends up testing positive. Instead, it has only let them know if the contact has developed symptoms.

That is a major problem. It means people have been left in limbo and incorporating that feature into the app will be important.

Progress is being made, but getting a workable and efficient system in place soon is still a monumental challenge.

The prime minister has set a target for a daily capacity of 200,000 by the end of the month and last week the UK had reached a capacity of 150,000 a day.

So far the most tests done in a day is 136,000, on Friday, but this included kits posted out and not necessarily returned.

Mr Hancock also said the government is in the "closing stages" of negotiations to purchase new Covid-19 antibody tests.

A test developed by Swedish pharmaceutical company Roche was approved for use by Public Health England last week.

Testing eligibility, like lockdown measures, is a devolved for individual nations to set their own rules.

Earlier, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the extension of testing there as she revealed lockdown measures would be eased from 28 May.

Northern Ireland has also announced an easing of lockdown including new rules to allow groups of four to six people who do not share a household to meet outdoors.

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2020-05-18 15:22:30Z
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Student, 19, shot dead outside Lidl while shopping with family ‘gunned down by mistake’ in botched drive-by at - The Sun

A TEEN killed in a drive-by shooting outside a Lidl supermarket may have been gunned down by mistake in a botched attack.

Aya Hachem, 19, was shot in the neck while shopping with her family less than a mile from her home in Blackburn, Lancs, at around 3pm yesterday.

Aya Hachem died after being shot less than a mile from her home in Blackburn

Emergency services were called to reports of a shooting in Blackburn, LancsCredit: Ben Lack

Aya is not thought to have been the intended target when two shots were fired at close range on King Street.

Murder detectives believe the teenager was an innocent passer-by and are not treating the incident as racially-motivated.

The shots were fired from a Toyota Avensis containing a number of passengers which was found abandoned around a mile from the scene on Wellington Road.

Deputy chief constable Terry Woods described the shooting as a “appalling and senseless attack on a young, innocent woman whose life was cut short as she was simply out doing some shopping”.

He said: “We are still in the very early stages our investigation into her death but we know that Aya had been walking to the Lidl supermarket when she was killed.

“A white-green Toyota Avensis drove past Aya with a number of occupants on board. We believe shots have been fired from that vehicle and one of the shots has tragically hit her.”

He added: “There’s no evidence at all Aya was the intended target of this attack and every indication is that she was a completely innocent passer-by."

Aya was a second year student at the University of Salford and also worked as a volunteer with The Children's Society charity.

One eye-witness described seeing her walking "casually down the street" before a gun was "pointed from the window of a car".

Police and paramedics were called to reports of gunshots and Aya was given CPR at the scene as emergency crews battled to save her life in front of horrified shoppers.

A post-mortem exam is yet to take place but it is understood she died of a single gunshot wound.

Aya's heartbroken dad Ismail Hachem paid tribute to his "strong" eldest daughter with a "pure soul".

The dad-of-four wrote on Facebook: "My strong daughter lawyer Aya Ismail Hashem God's mercy on your pure soul

"Hey who broke our back with your horizon you were all dream, science and morals.

"Oh Allah, inspire us with patience and solace.”

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In a statement, her family said: "Our beautiful 19-year-old daughter Aya has been taken from us in the most horrific circumstances.

"She was the most loyal devoted daughter who enjoyed spending time with her family especially her brothers and sisters Ibrahim, Assil and Amir.

"She excelled in her studies both at Blackburn Central High School and at Salford University where she was in her second year and dreamed of becoming a solicitor. She had just completed her exams and was learning to drive.

"We her parents are absolutely devastated by her death and would like to take this opportunity to plead with any members of the public who may have any information however small that may bring those responsible to justice."

Friends paid tribute and hit out at the “senseless murder” last night which came as Lebanese Muslim Aya was preparing to celebrate Eid with her family.

Danny Heaton wrote: “As if it’s not bad enough for us all to be having to deal with this pandemic this is a senseless and unjustifiable loss of life. May she rest in peace.”

Maz Saleem said: “Shocking and sickening beyond to hear beautiful Aya was brutally murdered. One cannot begin to describe the pain her family must be feeling.”

Anybody with information should call 1010 quoting log number 817.

Alternatively independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org.

The University of Salford student also volunteered with local youth charities

Aya was described as 'strong' and 'with a pure soul' by her heartbroken dadCredit: Facebook

Officers remained at the scene of the tragedy this morningCredit: PA:Press Association

A murder investigation has been launchedCredit: PA:Press Association

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2020-05-18 15:15:33Z
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Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 34,770 with 134 new fatalities - Daily Mail

UK announces another drop in coronavirus deaths: Preliminary figures reveal 134 more victims - half the number a fortnight ago

Department of Health chiefs have yet to reveal the final daily COVID-19 death toll, which is likely to be higher
The preliminary tally is calculated by adding up the individual counts announced by each of the home nations
NHS England today recorded 122 more deaths in hospitals - but this does not take into account other settings
Across all settings, Scotland announced only two more deaths, while Wales had four and Northern Ireland six
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Published: 14:11 BST, 18 May 2020 | Updated: 15:14 BST, 18 May 2020

Britain's coronavirus death toll continued its downward trend today after officials announced 134 more victims, taking the official number of fatalities closer to the 35,000-mark.

Department of Health chiefs have yet to reveal the final toll, which is likely to be higher. The preliminary tally is calculated by adding up the individual counts of each of the home nations.

NHS England today recorded 122 more deaths in hospitals. Elsewhere in the UK, Scotland announced only two more deaths, while Wales had four and Northern Ireland six across all settings.

Officials yesterday declared 170 new deaths, the lowest tally since March 24 - the day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the lockdown. In comparison, 210 deaths were recorded last Monday, as well as 288 on the same day the week before - meaning the preliminary toll is half of the final count announced a fortnight ago.

Numbers released on Sundays and Mondays are usually smaller due to a delay in processing over the weekend. And the NHS warned the notification system used by hospital trusts did not operate for a period of time on Saturday, meaning today's numbers are expected to be slightly higher.

In other developments to Britain's coronavirus crisis today:

Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary launched a savage attack on the government's plans for 14-day quarantine on arrivals to the UK;
Thousands more people have gone back to work as the transport network capacity is ramped up to help social distancing;
People should self-isolate if they lose their sense of taste or smell because it is now an official symptom of coronavirus, the government announced;
Unions were asked to work with ministers to reopen schools amid fears poor children are doing less home learning every day than their better-off counterparts.

Department of Health chiefs have yet to reveal the final toll, which is likely to be higher. The preliminary tally is calculated by adding up the individual counts of each of the home nations

Figures showed Italy's peak occurred on March 27, with almost 15,000 fatalities that week. Analysis showed the total number of deaths was 103 per cent higher than the average for the same week in previous years. Data also revealed England hit the peak two weeks later, which chimed with claims throughout the early outbreak that Britain was a fortnight behind Italy. It showed there were almost 20,000 deaths in the week ending April 10, a 109 per cent jump on the same week in years before. Figures are the most recently available from the national statistical bodies of each nation

This chart shows the excess death rate of ten European nations as calculated by EU-backed monitoring project EuroMOMO, with England in a clear lead. The figures are for Week 16, which ended April 19

BRITS SHOULD SELF-ISOLATE IF THEY LOSE THEIR SENSE OF SMELL OR TASTE, OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE

People should now self-isolate if they lose their sense of smell or taste because it is a definite symptom of coronavirus, the government announced today.

In the first change to the policy since the beginning of the outbreak, officials have added a third tell-tale sign to the NHS's definition of COVID-19.

The chief medical officers of the UK say anosmia - the scientific name for the loss of the senses - is clearly linked to the virus and should be treated with the same amount of caution as a fever or a new cough, the only other two official symptoms.

Angered doctors welcomed the move but said it had 'taken too long', with the UK lagging behind other countries and the World Health Organization after nose and throat specialists first sounded the alarm about this in March.

One researcher who runs Imperial College London's COVID Symptom Tracker app said up to 70,000 current coronavirus patients are roaming free or still working because the government is not warning people about minor symptoms.

Professor Tim Spector said his team have linked 14 symptoms to the virus but the NHS and Department of Health are only recognising three.

Ministers were last week warned that as many as one in four patients are unaware they have COVID-19 because they don't get a cough or fever, but do suffer from anosmia or other less well known signs.

Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, the deputy chief medical officer for England, said officials hope adding the symptom to the list will help medics to detect three per cent more patients.

'With a cough or fever, sensitivity was around 91 per cent,' he said in a telephone briefing this morning. 'By adding anosmia, in terms of case pick-up, we think that might go to 94 per cent.'

Department of Health's final official death toll announced yesterday was 34,636. This included 28,000 fatalities in hospitals - the rest occurred in other settings, such as care homes.

Officials counted only 170 new deaths, which was the lowest daily count since March 24 (149). The count does not reflect how many people succumbed to the illness in the past 24 hours.

Instead, it relates only to how many deaths were registered over the last day. This process can take several weeks because of a recording lag.

NHS England - whose tally is not always the same as the figure the DH reports for hospitals because of a difference in how fatalities are recorded - today announced 122 more deaths.

In comparison, yesterday the organisation announced just 90 COVID-19 fatalities. Officials said this was because the Covid Patient Notification System 'did not operate for a period of time on Saturday'.

As a result, NHS England admitted today's toll - which included seven patients who had no underlying conditions - would be slightly higher to reflect that.

The figures come after the government today announced that Britons who lose their sense of smell or taste should self-isolate because it has now been added to the list of official symptoms.

In the first change to the policy since the beginning of the outbreak, officials confirmed anosmia as the third tell-tale sign of COVID-19.

The chief medical officers of the UK say losing the sense of smell or taste should be treated with the same amount of caution as a fever or a new cough, the only other two official symptoms.

Experts today also warned a working coronavirus vaccine is unlikely to be ready this year, as they told people not to have 'false expectations' that Britons could get a jab by September.

Both Oxford University and Imperial College London are working on vaccines with the former now having done a deal with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca to mass produce its effort if it is shown to be effective.

Business Secretary Alok Sharma revealed yesterday the government is hoping to be in a position to roll-out a mass vaccination programme in the Autumn of this year.

But Professor Robin Shattock, one of the experts involved in the Imperial initiative, urged caution as he said there are 'no guarantees' a working vaccine will be ready for mass production until next year at the earliest.

In other developments today, Nicola Sturgeon said Scotland could start taking 'concrete steps' to ease lockdown at the end of the month - which would be nearly three weeks after Boris Johnson triggered his exit plan.

The First Minister said she had stuck with the draconian restrictions 'a bit longer' to ensure that the outbreak was 'suppressed'.

But she said she expected the 'journey to normality' will be able to begin at the end of May, despite warning that the disease has 'not gone away''.

The measures - being unveiled as part of a 'route map' on Thursday - could be broadly similar to the blueprint published by the PM last week.

That has seen people encouraged to go back to work where possible, as well as slightly looser rules on sports and limited contact between households.

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2020-05-18 14:14:49Z
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Coronavirus tests for anyone in Scotland over 5 if they have symptoms, Nicola Sturgeon announces - The Sun

CORONAVIRUS tests will now be available for anyone in Scotland over five-years-old if they have symptoms, Nicola Sturgeon has announced.

Scotland’s First Minister today revealed anyone can apply to have a test if they show signs of having the virus.

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Nicola Sturgeon made the announcement today

A health worker offers a swab through a car window at a 'drive-through' coronavirus testing facility at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh

Speaking at her daily press conference, Ms Sturgeon explained anyone who was suffering with a cough, fever or loss of smell would be eligible for the test.

She said: "From today, we are widening the number of people who can be tested for COVID-19. Anyone over the age of 5 who has any of the three symptoms of COVID-19, will now be able to book a test.

"Tests can be booked online, priority will be given to key workers, and these can be booked through an employers."

The change means now anyone in Scotland who thinks they have the virus can go online and immediately book one.

These will then be at drive-in centres across the country, with the army working on mobile testing units to make it easier for those in remote areas.

It comes as a loss of taste and smell were added to the official symptoms of coronavirus.

England's deputy chief medical officer today announced anyone suffering from either will have to self-isolate for seven days and their family remain indoors for 14.

In a boost for Boris Johnson, 49-year-old also praised the UK Government for helping it to happen.

She said: "Today's expansion is a result of co-operation between NHS Scotland, the Scottish Government and the UK Government.

"It will help more people to know if they have the virus, and it will also be helpful as we build towards our strategy of Test, Trace, Isolate."

Currently tests in the rest of the UK are only available to key workers, people who can't work at home and the over-65s if they have symptoms.

The Health Secretary Matt Hancock is expected to unveil an expansion of the UK's "swab" testing in parliament later today.

His appearance comes after it emerged the Government's full full test, track and trace programme has been delayed til next week.

The scheme was supposed to be up and running from today.

Ms Sturgeon also announced the Scottish Government would publish its own "routemap" to easing lockdown measures on Thursday.

She added: "Thursday’s routemap will confirm that - assuming we see progress in suppressing the virus - the first phase will start from the next formal review date of 28 May.

"Within two weeks, my hope is that we will be taking some concrete steps on the journey back to normality."

Boris published his own full roadmap to end the coronavirus lockdown last week.

The PM published a lengthy plan to get the country back to normal with an array of changes.

He told the House of Commons: "If everyone stays alert and follows the rules, we can control the virus, keep the rate of infection down and the keep number of infections down.

"And this Mr Speaker is how we can continue to save lives, and livelihoods, as we begin to recover from coronavirus."

It comes as the UK death toll reached 34,636 yesterday and an increase of 170 on Saturday.

In the 24-hour period up to 9am on Sunday, 91,206 tests were carried out or dispatched, with 3,142 positive tests.

Nicola Sturgeon revealed the army will help with testingCredit: � 2020 Peter Manning

Nicola Sturgeon not confident Boris Johnson's coronavirus lockdown changes can be done safely

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2020-05-18 12:52:44Z
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Senin, 18 Mei 2020

1. Five and overs in UK now eligible for coronavirus test

2. UK adds loss of smell and taste to list of symptoms

3. Scotland and Northern Ireland announce lockdown easing measures

4. Mixed verdict in NHS contact-tracing app trial

5. First ever virtual Chelsea Flower Show is under way

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