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The government on 1 said. 5 million People , it was found that "Shield "

thousands of People have missed, from the government's high-risk list for Covid-19 in spite of the fulfilment of the criteria.

Among them, transplant patients, People with asthma, and some rare diseases of the lungs.

Many are worried that it will impact on their ability to access to food and medical care, as sign of The Virus , will not be able to flee their homes for at least 12 weeks.

supermarkets have been using The List as a priority, the protection of vulnerable customers, i.e. those who are not already missed opportunities for which they came into consideration

Lucy Pearson : transplant recipient

"is It like you forget it," said Bev Pearson, mother of the 20-year-old heart transplant patient Lucy Pearson .

Miss Pearson, who had from Whitsbury in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, your transplant 14 years ago and still in hospital visits for regular check-ups.

she was assigned to the shielding in the home with her mother, brother and Sister - None of whom have been venturing out in an attempt to protect you.

"I have three food managed to book not more delivery slots before everyone got in isolation, but that I said food delivery slots," Ms Pearson.

Despite the Declaration of Her Daughter to the government, The List itself, She Said she had received no confirmation.

When she asked her GP was told it would have "nothing to do with the Operation," she added.

Ms Pearson said a neighbor was currently helping to collect medicines for Lucy, but she was "worried about food".

"are We OK for a couple of weeks, but what after that? We still have 11 more weeks. "

you said you had come over to other transplant patients in the same position, and said: "the People begin to feel discouraged. "

Liz goldfinch: pulmonary disease patients

"I would be pretty goldfinch is unlikely to survive, if I said coronavirus", the 79-year-old Liz.

Mrs Stieglitz, from Droitwich in Worcestershire, to self-isolate with your 88-year-old man, cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (Cop ) - a rare lung disease, and Parkinson's disease.

"I have not yet received a letter, and if I oversleep from The List that said I feel pretty upset and worried, I suppose," She Said .

"at The Moment we are OK, we have neighbors that help, deliver food, and everything we could need.

"I think it depends on how long this goes. If you can't be of more help, if you are sick or whatever, it could be a problem.

"I haven't been able to have a supermarket delivery slot up until now. So that would be a problem if no one was able to help us. "

Mrs. goldfinch said she hoped she would not be forced into a position that meant that you or your husband would have to leave The House .

"If I'm just a cold or the flu, then my Cop , I very likely to end up in the hospital," She Said .

"That's already happened on two occasions in the last three years. I suspect it would be a much more terrible situation, when I caught coronavirus. "

Shivani Mistry: dealing with asthma

"Sometimes I can get three or four asthma attacks in One Day , if I have a cold, and I find it to breathe is really difficult," says Shivani Mistry, from Telford in Shropshire.

The 23-year-old lives in a residential community and has tried to isolate itself from the rest of your roommates.

"I'm not mad that I overslept from The List , since it's more vulnerable People than me, but it is a bit of a terrible situation," She Said .

"I can ask for help but I don't know how to ask," Ms Mistry said. She Said the money was also a Problem, because she had no cash in The House .

"I had to wait for three weeks for a food delivery service - I still have a week to go, so I have survivors from the last of my supplies the week before that were only a week long.

"for Three Days I was just the life out of potatoes.

"My friend sent me some face masks, and so I could risk going on in The Shop which I've tried, but it is Very Scary .

"It was simply amazing, the amount of People that have no respect and keep Their Distance . People were brushing past me. "

Who needs to sign?

People with certain types of cancer:

the Other terms and conditions:

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the Nhs Digital , which compiled The List , said it identified had about 900,000 patients already receiving an official letter or text.

However, She Said , GPs and hospital doctors were now an additional 600,000 patients add.

she advised People to register themselves on the if you need additional help and support.

The Department for environment, food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and The Royal College of General Practitioners have also pointed out, those who feel that they have been missed from The List to connect to your GPs.

Professor Martin Marshall , Chairman of The Royal College of General Practitioners, said: "medical practices are working hard to notify patients as a particularly vulnerable and therefore at a higher risk of getting Covid-19, about the measures you should take to keep as safe as possible. "

He Said The Information had been collected from GP Computer Systems and added: "all efforts shall be made to ensure that the data is correct".

"We are in a constantly changing situation, and Nhs England is currently updating its guidance for GPs on the provision of care for vulnerable patients," He Said .

Defra also said it was supporting "fast", those who need not fall into the "clinically susceptible" category, but still help, including the elderly and People with disabilities.

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Source of news: bbc.com