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Dr Zahid Chauhan has also encouraged those with Covid-19 not to fast.

Intensive Care Unit nurses Luis Pitarma and Jenny McGee said it was ‘surreal’ to be looking at the Prime Minister during his treatment for coronavirus

Studies have shown mixed results over whether coverings offer any protection for healthy people.

It is currently not compulsory to wear a mask but the Government has said it is continuing to monitor the situation.

The company said it will resume activity on the majority of its sites in England and Wales from May 4.

The Prince of Wales has been photographed giving Prince Louis a hug.

The Competition and Markets Authority said it was ‘satisfied there are no competition concerns’ after its probe of the deal.

Medhat Atalla died following treatment at Doncaster Royal Infirmary.

However, the consumer giant said it was buoyed by ‘household stocking’, which drove strong sales in North America and Europe in March.

The Office for National Statistics said public sector borrowing jumped £9.3 billion to a higher-than-forecast £48.7 billion in the financial year.

The luxury car-maker announced that its St Athan site will resume operations on May 5.

Simon Cooper, founder and chief executive of On The Beach, said customers face being ripped off if they are not given cash refunds.

Father James Mackay and his colleagues have been called on to read the last rites for patients and carry out baptisms.

Coronavirus responses and a young royal’s birthday lead many of Thursday’s papers.

The current figures suggesting over 1,000 people have died in care homes after contracting Covid-19 are likely to be an ‘underestimate’.

Warm weather will continue after some morning cloud, forecasters say.

Human vaccine trials in Oxford were due to start on Thursday after receiving £20 million of fresh Government investment.