UK MPs concerned over reliance on commercial operators for repatriation of British nationals on April 11, 2020A cross- party group of UK’ parliamentarians have expressed concerns over the government continued reliance on the commercial operations of Pakistan International Airline (PIA) for the repatriation of British nationals in Pakistan. They called on the government to look for alternative options as they believe dependence on only PIA is no longer tenable. Led by […]
Muslim doctor who warned Boris Johnson about PPE dies after contracting COVID-19 on April 10, 2020A Muslim doctor who warned PM Boris Johnson that frontline staff urgently needed more Personal Protective Equipment PPE has died after being diagnosed with COVID-19. Dr Abdul Mabud Chowdhury has sadly died after spending 15 days in hospital flight against the virus. Choudhury 53, of Bangladeshi origin was a locum urologist who worked at Homerton […]
Daily Times praised for highlighting NHS foreign medics’ leading role in fighting COVID-19 on April 9, 2020Daily Times newspaper was the first to initiate and highlight the prominent role of frontline foreign medics in the UK’s National Health Services (NHS) during national fight against COVID-19, which has been widely praised by all sections of the British society. On Monday, Daily Times (DT) published a story about the foreign health workers saving […]
British-Pakistani TV host and Labour councillor latest victims of COVID-19 on April 9, 2020Eminent British-Pakistani TV host and a Labour councillor from London are among the latest victims who died of COVID-19. Umar Afzal, television host and presenter, died of coronavirus in Birmingham on Wednesday. Afzal used to present television programs in Pashto, Urdu and English and was a leading figure of Pakistani community in Birmingham. Family sources […]
Over 50 MPs calls for using Royal Air Force, chartered flights to repatriate stranded Britons on April 8, 2020More than 50 British members of parliament (MP) have called on the government to urgently arrange Royal Air Force and direct chartered flights to help repatriate British nationals from across the world amidst COVID-19 pandemic. They said flight cancellations and inadequate support from the government have left thousands of people who call the UK home […]
One-third of UK’s COVID-19 patients from BAME communities on April 7, 2020A third of UK’s patients who have contracted COVID-19 are from black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) groups. A report by the Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre (ICNARC) found 14 percent were Asian, 14 percent black and 7 percent described themselves as other. The London-based charity conducted the study of 2,249 patients which […]
Calls for British citizenship for all NHS foreign medics fighting COVID-19 on April 6, 2020Campaigners are calling on the UK government to grant British citizenship to all those foreign health workers working on frontline services saving the lives of people in UK during the COVID-19 crisis. They said the families of those who have died or those who have contracted coronavirus at work in front line duties must be […]
COVID-19 crisis: over 200 MPs urges UK govt to support developing countries on April 5, 2020More than 200 British Members of Parliament (MPs) have urged the UK government and international community to provide urgent support to the world’s poorest countries and vulnerable communities to help them deal with the coronavirus emergency. Led by the Labour MP for Bethal Green and Bow (London) Rushanara Ali more than 200 cross party MPs […]
British Pakistani nurse dies of COVID-19 on April 4, 2020A British Pakistani nurse with coronavirus died on Friday after spending weeks in intensive care. Areema Nasreen, 36, mother of three children, had been working as a nurse at the West Midlands’ Walsall Manor Hospital. Areema is now believed to be the youngest health worker to die in the UK after contracting the dangerous virus. […]
Muslim Council of Britain calls for suspension of all congregations on March 19, 2020The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has issued a strong recommendation for Muslim communities across the UK to suspend all congregational activities, given the latest advice on the coronavirus (COVID-19).This unprecedented step comes after public health advice of stopping “non-essential contact” with others and the Chief Scientific Advisers advising the public to avoid gatherings “big […]