People who can’t afford to self-isolate should ‘access Universal Credit’, says test and trace boss

Oldham will be entitled to up to £182 if they have to self-isolate due to coronavirus, and can't work from home.The Health Secretary, Matt Hancock said the new payment scheme will start on Tuesday 1 September, for those living in areas with high infection rates.Residents in Oldham, Blackburn with Darwen, and Pendle who are on Universal Credit or Working Tax Credit, will be eligible for the money.Individuals who test positive for the virus will receive £130 for their 10-day period of

mum -of-five says her family had a lucky escape after they were roused by a fire as it ripped through their back garden. Kat Roy, from Kilwinning, was woken by the inferno just inches from her home as her family slept in their beds.

coronavirus outbreak. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde confirmed today that contact tracing is under way at Todholm Primary School.

UK from countries that require a period of self-isolation on return were allowed to stop off at the shops to stock up before their two-week quarantine. But a No 10 spokesperson has now denied this is true and says any help with shopping should be done by friends or relatives.

This Morning presenter has been on her annual summer break since July and she, and co-host Phillip Schofield, are expected back on screens in September. The duo regularly in the Algarve but while Phil skipped the trip this year, Holly and husband Dan Baldwin and their three children, children Harry, 11, Belle, nine, and five-year-old Chester still headed off on their holiday.

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The chair of the national coronavirus test and trace system says it is getting ‘better and better’ and local contact tracers could start knocking on people’s doors.Baroness Dido Harding said the £10 billion programme – which is designed to track people who have been in contact with positive Covid-19 cases – is currently ‘working well’.She added that she ‘refused to apologise for spare capacity’ after the Guardian reported that contact tracers were only making a ‘handful of calls a month’.It was

to call on the government to ensure people are paid when they are off sick.He says those who are struggling financially and fearful over their jobs feel unable to take time off and that is creating a risk for their communities.In an interview on BBC Breakfast today he was asked whether he thinks it will be safe enough to reopen schools in September.Stressing that 'we've got to make it safe', he said there are two ways the government can help make that happen - giving local councils resources to

coronavirus test. The unnamed first-team star later had two negative tests but will still enter a week's self-isolation as a precaution.The club stressed the individual has not shown symptoms at any stage.Motherwell will look to kick-start their Premiership campaign at home to newly-promoted Dundee United after a 1-0 loss to Ross County last week.

The Test and Trace programme will need to be scaled up for schools to be able to reopen, experts warn.An effect system, in which people isolate when they test positive for Covid-19, will be needed to avoid a second wave later this year.The study comes as Australian research found there were 'low' levels of coronavirus transmission in schools and nurseries.And it comes after suggestions that pubs may need to be shut in order to allow schools to reopen while keeping the spread of Covid-19 down.The