Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Friday morning.
1. Airport staff shortages could hit Easter break
Looking forward to an Easter getaway? Coronavirus travel restrictions may have been removed but be warned that doesn't guarantee a break free from pandemic disruption. Covid-related than usual at check-in, according to the Airport Operators Association, while the industry is struggling to recruit enough ground staff.A UK-wide compensation scheme providing £60,000 to the families of NHS and social care staff who died after contracting coronavirus at work has ended. Official records for England, Scotland and Wales show 304 NHS staff died from Covid following workplace exposure - including 10 since the start of December 2021.
not to extend the scheme. Ministers say the scheme was always intended to be time-limited and there are other death in-service benefits.Since the start of the pandemic, nearly 500 million results have been logged - and millions more taken at home have never been recorded. No other big country has tested on the same scale.
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