What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
The UK’s coronavirus death and infection toll today jumped again, as health chiefs revealed 71 Britons have now died and almost 2,000 have been struck down across the home nations. NHS England confirmed 14 more deaths and revealed a 45-year-old had become Britain’s youngest victim of the outbreak so far. Wales and Scotland each recorded … Read more
Hashem Abedi, pictured, offered no defence to the charges that he had helped his brother plan the attack on the Manchester Arena in May 2017, killing children, teenagers and adults The brother of the Manchester Arena bomber is facing life in jail after a jury found him guilty of 22 counts of murder in Britain’s … Read more
UK citizens were told to avoid all non-essential travel anywhere in the world today as the Government tried to battle the coronaviris pandemic. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Britons should avoid travel ‘globally’ under new travel advice from the Foreign Office. The new rules will initially be in place for 30 days but will be … Read more
Idris Elba has been praised by the Director-General of the World Health Organisation for his ‘brave and powerful message’ after confirming he has coronavirus. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, 55, took to Twitter on Tuesday to commend the actor, 47, for speaking about COVID-19, telling him to ‘take care and stay strong’. Idris revealed on Monday he … Read more
New York’s normally thriving Times Square that sees around 330,000 a day pass through it was left virtually empty as the city that never sleeps went into lockdown. Businesses were shuttered as cafe, bars, restaurants and movie theaters closed from 8pm on Monday night as officials took strident steps to slow the spread of coronavirus. … Read more
Coronavirus patients in their 40s are being put on ventilators as Matt Hancock says the NHS will cancel or delay non-emergency operations to help free up staff and beds to help cope as death toll rises All elective surgery not time sensitive will either be cancelled or postponed Hancock told MPs this evening: ‘We are in … Read more
‘We are in a war against an invisible killer’: Matt Hancock says the NHS will cancel or delay non-emergency operations to help free up staff and beds to help with coronavirus battle as death toll rises All elective surgery not time sensitive will either be cancelled or postponed Hancock told MPs this evening: ‘We are in … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: CDC confirms first case of employee testing positive for coronavirus but says they were not part of the response team The CDC said it has confirmed the first case of an employee testing positive for coronavirus He or she was not involved in the CDC’s response to the nationwide outbreak of the highly-infectious … Read more
President Donald Trump on Monday released a series of coronavirus guidelines to slow the spread that calls for a lockdown of America, including the closing of restaurants and schools. ‘Each and every one of us has a critical role to play in stopping the spread,’ the president said in the White House briefing room. He … Read more