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Consultant and photographer Nick Mason shares his experience and that of colleagues at the Royal Gwent hospital in Newport, offering a unique perspective documenting the impact of Covid-19 on the NHS frontlineCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHumankind cannot bear very much reality.” TS Eliot, Burnt NortonHuman memory is fickle. Only a few brief months ago, many intensive care units (ICUs) across Britain...

At least 540 health and social workers have died in England and Wales during crisisCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOnly 19 families of NHS and social care workers who died after contracting coronavirus have so far been approved for the £60,000 compensation payment from the government.At least 540 health and social care workers have died in England and Wales during the crisis...

Death toll rose by 888 to 15,464, according to health department figures on SaturdayCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore than 15,000 people have died from coronavirus in UK hospitals, figures from the Department of Health and Social Care show.The death toll rose by 888 from 14,576 on Friday, taking the total to 15,464 as of 9am on Saturday. Continue reading...

Llandudno | Oxford PPE, or PPE for the NHS?Thank you for the picture of the goats strolling through Llandudno (31 March), apparently window shopping, keeping well apart, and giving a wide berth to the sheep’s wool shop. It might have been captioned “Coronavirus News: Clear Priorities”. Which is an anagram of “Our Capricorn visitors ’ere in Wales”.Fr Alec MitchellHolyhead, Anglesey• Re mountain goats at...