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Why did China suddenly go from draconian Covid restrictions to an "anything goes" approach? The nation where the coronavirus originated kept a lid on it for three years and an easing was expected after the October Communist Party congress. But to go from Covid protests in November to suddenly opening…

Steve Barclay’s comments come as senior doctors say the NHS is on a knife edge.

THE crisis in the NHS is worse than it was at the height of the pandemic and warrants a COBRA-level response from the UK Government, Dr Philippa…

Health Secretary Steve Barclay put the blame for the dire situation in the NHS over Christmas onto Covid, Strep A and flu rather than his Government's handling of the health service

Row erupts as health leaders brands Cabinet minister’s comments ‘disingenuous’

China said it would hit back at nations that placed COVID-19 restrictions on its travelers for “political goals,” showing the coronavirus remains a politically sensitive subject in Beijing even as it lets the virus run rampant.

Welsh Education Minister Jeremy Miles said free school meals were vital when hard-pressed families were buckling under the pressure after austerity and the legacy of the Covid pandemic

"Local health and care services are under exceptional pressure"

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