Government calls on 250,000 volunteers to support the NHS and the vulnerable - how to apply
The Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, has said that 250,000 volunteers are being recruited by the government.
He also confirmed that more than 35,000 extra NHS staff have already joined up to help, including retired doctors and nurses, and final year medical students.
The volunteers will join the 11,7788 retired NHS staff, which includes 2,660 doctors, 6,147 nurses and more than 2,500 pharmacists.
Over 24,000 student medics and nurses will also be permitted to help in the battle against the virus.
What will the volunteers do?
Those who volunteer as an NHS Volunteer Responder to help with the cause can be called on for a variety of simple, but vital tasks.
These could include:
Delivering medicines from pharmacies
Driving patients to appointments
Bringing them home from hospital
Making regular phone calls to check on people isolating at home
How can I volunteer?
To volunteer as an NHS Responder you can simply sign up via the app that will be run by the Royal Voluntary Service (RVS).
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"The UK's first coronavirus-related death was recorded on March 5. It took another 13 days for the number of deaths to pass 100 (on March 18), then three more days to pass 200 (on March 21). It has taken a further three days for the total to pass 400."