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INPATIENT wards at two of Somerset’s community hospitals have been shut to free up beds for coronavirus patients. Source: MidDevonStar

A number of emergency measures have been unveiled by the government to support workers affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Source: MidDevonStar

HEALTH secretary Matt Hancock said he is “setting the goal” for 100,000 tests for coronavirus to be carried out each day across the UK by the end of April. Source: MidDevonStar

FIVE more people in Somerset has tested positive for coronavirus in Somerset in the past 24 hours, according to figures from Public Health England. Source: MidDevonStar

McDonald’s have addressed online rumours that the fast-food chain are set to reopen ‘within days’. Source: MidDevonStar

ANOTHER patient in Somerset has died after testing positive for the coronavirus. Source: MidDevonStar

A YOUNG man received facial injuries and broken ribs in an alleged assault outside a Taunton pub. Source: MidDevonStar

DEDICATED care workers are challenging themselves to set up a care home in two weeks – when it normally takes around 18 months. Source: MidDevonStar

THE distraught fiancee of a ‘big bear’ of a man who has died from COVID-19 at Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, is warning people that no-one is safe from the virus. Source: MidDevonStar

THE beginning of a year-long closure of a main road linking Taunton to Bridgwater has been delayed. Source: MidDevonStar

CORONAVIRUS has created a three-fold “perfect storm” for abusers to groom children online by taking advantage of the crisis, the NSPCC has warned. Source: MidDevonStar

THIS evening, Somerset will once again join a national initiative to say ‘thank you’ to key workers during the coronavirus crisis. Source: MidDevonStar

Supermarkets are getting back on their feet after the initial pandemonium caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Source: MidDevonStar

PLANS to possibly implement a nationwide ban on pavement parking have been widely welcomed. Source: MidDevonStar

SCORES of petrol stations will be forced to close due to a lack of sales and their businesses becoming unprofitable – a trade association has warned. Source: MidDevonStar