UK virus breaches 'costing lives' as police seek priority jabs

Patients across the UK who are admitted to intensive care units due to COVID-19 are set to receive new life-saving treatments which can reduce the time spent in hospital by up to 10 days, the government has announced today (Thursday 7 January).

Results from the government-funded REMAP-CAP clinical trial published today showed tocilizumab and sarilumab reduced the relative risk of death by 24%, when administered to patients within 24 hours of entering intensive care.

If the results from the sarilumab trials can be confirmed and there are no other problems, a week's worth of ICU time lopped off of each ICU bed could make a big difference in getting people better and getting the ICU ready for the next patient.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nhs-patients-to-receive-life-saving-covid-19-treatments-that-could-cut-hospital-time-by-10-days

Supermarket staff have voiced concerns over the risks they face during the outbreak, with shop workers' union Usdaw urging tougher in-store measures.

Workers don't want to get infected too from irresponsible customers