Art imitates life as Fitzwilliam Museum puts PPE in the frames of some of its most celebrated exhibits The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge has re-imagined its artworks to fit in with times of social distancing New adaptations are being sold as postcards to raise money after Covid-19 closed the museum in March PPE has been … Read more
Dental practices have started to reopen today as lockdown restrictions are eased – but there are concerns in the industry that some patients could pay up to £25 extra to cover the cost of PPE kit. High hygiene standards before the coronavirus pandemic struck have long meant dentists are required to wear gloves, masks and … Read more
A family-run pest control company that employs just 16 people was awarded a £108million contract to supply the NHS with PPE at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, it has emerged. PestFix, which has net assets of £18,000, received the large contract in April when the Government was under increasing pressure to meet the demand … Read more
Packed with more than two million pieces of vital personal protective equipment, five 44-ton trucks head in convoy for the front line of the battle against coronavirus. This was the remarkable scene yesterday as Mail Force, the new charity created by this paper, delivered its largest donation yet to the main UK hub of the National … Read more
Despite tumbling infection rates, there is not the faintest hint of triumphalism here at the south London nerve centre of the national fight against coronavirus. And the man whose task is to protect all those on the front line has a very simple plan of action when it comes to future shortages of kit: Never … Read more
‘World’s first’ plastic-free coronavirus visor that can be composted in your garden goes on sale at 50p per mask Kit is made from responsibly-sourced paper and cellulose from woodpulp It will be priced at 50p an item when it goes on sale to businesses this week A Plastic Planet, Reelbrands and Transcend Packaging have developed … Read more
Nuns’ care home that was facing 200% price hikes for PPE is saved by The Mail Force mercy mission Mail Force delivered PPE to St Anne’s Home in Stoke Newington, north London Sellers were charging the Little Sisters of the Poor three times the normal price Nuns and care staff broke into a round of … Read more
A burglar who tried to break into a workshop nearly fell on top of a couple who were working around-the-clock to provide NHS workers with Personal Protective Equipment. James McConville and his girlfriend were working late in the workshop in Aintree, when the roof began to fall in. Mr McConville, who was in the kitchen … Read more
Matt Hancock announces the UK is to ‘stockpile’ protective gowns, masks and gloves as domestic firms sign deals to provide two BILLION items of PPE for the Government and the NHS Health Secretary said that authoritieds no longer struggling with demand Will now build up stocks against future outbreaks Domestic deals to produce two billion items … Read more
Who is the star in the mask? The coronavirus pandemic means celebrities can now walk the streets incognito – so how many can you recognise behind their PPE? By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:30 BST, 21 May 2020 | Updated: 03:34 BST, 22 May 2020 They are some of the most recognisable faces in the … Read more