Ten days ago Hancock called on more than 65,000 former NHS nurses and doctors to consider returning to aid “a huge national effort to protect lives and protect our NHS”. Last week he said 2,660 doctors were among almost 12,000 recently retired NHS staff who were returning. If you still have a high temperature, stay at home until your temperature returns to normal. If you have symptoms of coronavirus, use the NHS 111 coronavirus service to find out what to do. At the weekend Adil El Tayar, 63, became the first known working NHS surgeon to succumb to coronavirus.

Source: The Guardian March 29, 2020 12:56 UTC