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More than 5,000 people are being made to go into work to operate the government’s payment scheme for laid off workers.

Unison, the Royal College of Nursing and the Royal College of Midwives have organised a national minute’s silence for 11am on Tuesday 28 April.

A devastating article in the Sunday Times underlines the criminal complacency of the Tories. But the rot goes deeper than individuals.

We live in an era of plagues because of capitalist development, argues socialist author Mike Davis.

Half of nursing staff have felt pressure to work without appropriate protective equipment during the coronavirus crisis, according to a survey by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).

I was angry to see the Spanish state relax its coronavirus lockdown last week and workers in manufacturing and construction being told to return to work.

Health workers and their supporters took part in a day of symbolic action to demand “health before profit” on Thursday.

Trade unionists gathered near Holloway bus garage in Islington, north London, on Thursday to demand protective clothing for all drivers.

Health workers could be forced to reuse protective clothing as a “last resort”, according to a document from Public Health England.

 Health workers are organising a day of action after Tory minister Matt Hancock sparked outrage for telling them to not to overuse protective kit.

Tory lies over the coronavirus crisis mean many more people will die. And we are not all in it together—poor, black and vulnerable people will be the hardest hit.

Hundreds of people have already died in care homes, yet they are not being counted towards national daily totals.