The men and women who keep the country going: Inside the prime minister’s ‘haunted and exhausted’ inner circle that is battling Britain’s coronavirus epidemic Boris Johnson is ‘haunted’ and knows his legacy will be defined by pandemic No 10 secretly fears coronavirus cannot be halted and fear wave during winter Team believe ‘all measures necessary’ … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 5,300 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 140,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type … Read more
New York City is closing the nation’s largest public school system, sending over 1.1 million children home in hopes of curbing the spread of coronavirus. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the decision to close schools beginning Monday through at least April 20 and possibly for the school year, following a growing number of school closures … Read more
New York City is closing the nation’s largest public school system, sending over 1.1 million children home in hopes of curbing the spread of coronavirus. Gov Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday that schools will close early this week. ‘This action is necessary to reduce density and mitigate the spread of #COVID19,’ Cuomo said. New York City … Read more
Outraged customers have threatened to boycott a UK supermarket after accusing it of hiking up its prices amid coronavirus panic buying. British grocery store Budgens is charging £4 for a four roll pack of Andrex Supreme Quilts toilet roll, despite a £2.50 RRP sign on the packaging. Sharing a snap of the loo roll from their local … Read more
The UK Government today announced it has moved to the second phase of its coronavirus action plan – attempts to delay the worst of the epidemic until the spring or summer. Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a briefing with his Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty, and the Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, and … Read more
Britain may be on the cusp of a coronavirus outbreak with mass gatherings banned by the government from next weekend, however a number of large events went ahead as planned today despite the last 24 hours seeing the UK’s death toll from the virus double. Today thousands of music revellers were seen descending upon Cardiff’s … Read more
Britain may be on the cusp of a coronavirus outbreak with mass gatherings banned by the government from next weekend, however a number of large events went ahead as planned today despite the last 24 hours seeing the UK’s death toll from the virus double. Today thousands of music revellers were seen descending upon Cardiff’s … Read more
North Korea has Photoshopped face masks onto coronavirus propaganda images, an expert has claimed. Multiple photographs depicting North Korea’s response to the threat of COVID-19 were sent to Stuart Gibson, a senior lecturer in forensic science at the University of Kent, for expert analysis. But while North Korea has gone to great lengths to show the … Read more
From midnight on Monday, the United States will become the latest nation to extend travel restrictions on British nationals, amid the continuing coronavirus pandemic. The situation will doubtless be of concern not only to those who are currently abroad in affected countries, but also those planning a trip in coming weeks. According to ABTA, a trade … Read more