The bereaved families of NHS and care staff who have died in the coronavirus crisis will receive special life assurance payments to compensate for their loss.
16.04.2020 - 15:09 / nme.com
Several thousand ponchos have been donated...
Glastonbury Festival has donated “several thousand” ponchos to hospitals across the south-west of England, which have seeking alternatives to personal protective equipment (PPE) as supplies run low across the UK.
Festival boss Emily Eavis confirmed that the festival, which has shelved its 2020 edition because of the coronavirus pandemic, provided the disposable ponchos to “hospitals in the West Country”, as The Guardian reports.
It confirms reports
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