Free twice-weekly tests to begin
Everyone in England will be given access to two rapid Covid tests a week from Friday. The lateral flow kits, which provide results in around 30 minutes, will be available free of charge at testing sites, pharmacies and through the mail. Matt Hancock said it would help squash any outbreaks as lockdown is relaxed but Allyson Pollock, professor of public health at Newcastle University, said mass testing is a “scandalous waste of money”.
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Baby dies after car hits pram
A two-week-old baby boy has died after his pram was hit by a car in the West Midlands. A BMW is understood to have collided with another car before hitting the boy’s buggy, on Easter Sunday in High Street, Brownhills. The driver left the scene, according to police, but a 34-year-old was arrested in nearby Bloxwich soon afterwards.
Indonesia: Rescue and relief rushed to earthquake survivors
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Kuala Lumpur/Jakarta/Geneva, 15 January 2021 – Indonesian Red Cross rescue teams are searching for survivors in the rubble and providing first aid following a devastating earthquake in Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Red Cross specialist ambulance crews and first aid teams are treating people injured in the earthquake. Over 630 have been injured, dozens killed and more than 15,000 displaced according to the Indonesian Disaster Mitigation Agency.
Indonesian Red Cross Secretary General, Sudirman Said, said:
“This is a most tragic earthquake and our specialist teams have been working through the night to help people amid the rubble. Our first priority is to search for survivors and tend to the wounded.
Kuala Lumpur/Jakarta/Geneva, 15 January 2021 – Indonesian Red Cross rescue teams are searching for survivors in the rubble and providing first aid following a devastating earthquake in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Red Cross specialist ambulance crews and first aid teams are treating people injured in the earthquake. Over 630 have been injured, dozens killed and more than […]