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Coronavirus: Evening update as minister resigns over Cummings row
May 26, 2020
Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus outbreak this Tuesday evening. We'll have another update for you on Wednesday.
1. Junior minister resigns over Cummings row
Douglas Ross has resigned as a government minister after Dominic Cummings' defence of his trip to Durham during the coronavirus lockdown. The Scotland Office minister's decision to step back comes as more than 35 MPs called for Mr Cummings' resignation and six opposition leaders said removing the PM's chief adviser was the only way to restore trust in public health advice.
2. Anti-viral drug Remdesivir offered by NHS
Remdesivir, an anti-viral medicine that appears to shorten recovery time for people with coronavirus, will be offered on the NHS . Speaking at the daily No 10 briefing, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said it is "probably the biggest step forward in the treatment of coronavirus since the crisis began". But experts have cautioned the drug, previously used against Ebola, shouldn't be seen as a "magic bullet".
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3. Virus deaths fall to six-week low
Coronavirus deaths in the UK have fallen to a six-week low according to the latest weekly figures from the Office for National Statistics . Separately, the latest daily figures released by the Department of Health and Social Care show the number of people to die with coronavirus in the UK rose by 134 to a total of 37,048 on Tuesday.
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