➡️ Government writes off £8.7bn of PPE ➡️ Lockdown follows Tonga tsunami ➡️ How Covid changed intensive care Five things you need to know about Covid today
Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Wednesday morning. We'll have another update for you this evening.Unusable personal protective equipment, supplies not used before expiry dates, and the government paying more for goods than their subsequent value amounted to a £8.7bn spend during the pandemic.
according to the Department for Health and Social Care's accounts. The purchases were justified, says No 10, with 97% of them suitable for use.A handful of coronavirus infections have emerged in Tonga, which has led toCases were found in the capital city Nuku'alofa - two fresh ones were at the port where aid has been arriving, following the recent volcanic eruption and tsunami; three others were in one family.
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