For more on the corona virus response we are joined by the chief medical officer for the National Association of Committee Health centers. Before we talk rotavirus, just remind us first, what Community Health centers are, how many there are the nine states . T steam at centers are really the comprehensive care, ambulatory care Centers Across the United States. Their 1400 organizations, each has a multiple sites averaging eight to nine so there is about 12000 Committee Health center sites. Tr around the nation they are very strategically placed in every state, territory, the district of columbia, and also puerto rico. We offer comprehensive care which includes primary care medical care, dental oral health, disorders, and many other things that we do. We are the connection to relate the safety net. We have 49 medicaid patients, we have 23 uninsured, we are the ones on the front lines providing primary care to the communities that really need it. Those uninsured, what happens with those f
As a matter of life and death. Italy mourns the thousands of victims of its coronavirus outbreak, as some question whether doctors have been given the necessary equipment. Spains coronavirus deaths rise by more than 800 in 2a hours, while france sees a 17 rise in the number of cases. And a warning for uk business that more than 800,000 companies are just weeks from going bust. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. The uk Health Secretary, matt hancock, has called on hospitals in england to use any spare lab capacity to test more nhs staff for the virus if they are self isolating and want clearance to return to work. The government has been criticised for being slow to test Health Workers, with only 15 of kits reserved for staff. Here are the other main developments. At the new temporary nhs Nightingale Hospital in east london, officials have revealed it will need 16,000 staff to
Some construction workers in spain return to work as the country starts easing lockdown restrictions. And nearly 200 members of the armed forces are being deployed to support Ambulance Services in england and wales. And coming up later in the hour we put your coronavirus questions to our experts virologist dr elisabetta groppelli and nhs gp dr fiona kinnon. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. But first, as the uk enters its fourth week in lockdown, the government is reviewing the measures imposed to try to curb the spread of coronavirus. It comes as one of the European Countries worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic, spain, relaxes some of the restrictions announced last month. But with the number of hospital deaths in the uk now standing at more than 10,000 restrictions here are likely to remain in place for some time yet. Members of the armed forces are being deployed to sup