Coronavirus Wales: Worries that deaths in Gwent ‘mirror’ Italy’s

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

Coronavirus UK: Death toll jumps to 474 with 9,849 cases

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

Coronavirus UK: Daily death toll halves, rising by 43 to 465

The UK has recorded 43 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours compared to 87 yesterday, but new infections have sky-rocketed by a record 1,452 to 9,529 as Britons continued to flout the lockdown today. Twenty-eight more patients died overnight in England. Six more patients died in Scotland, five in Wales and four in Northern … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Daily death toll halves, rising by 43 to 465

The UK has recorded 43 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours compared to 87 yesterday, but new infections have sky-rocketed by a record 1,452 to 9,529 as Britons continued to flout the lockdown today. Twenty-eight more patients died overnight in England. Six more patients died in Scotland, five in Wales and four in Northern … Read more

Six more coronavirus patients die in Scotland as Wales announces five more victims

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

Six more coronavirus patients die in Scotland as Wales announces five more victims

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

Prisoners could be freed from jails in England and Wales to ease pressures caused by coronavirus

Prisoners could be freed from jails in England and Wales to ease pressures caused by coronavirus as up to 10% of staff are off sick or self-isolating Prisoners could be released to ease the pressure caused by the coronavirus  Chief of Prison and Probation service revealed 13 inmates have tested positive  The Justice Secretary did … Read more

Prisoners could be freed from jails in England and Wales to ease pressures caused by coronavirus

Prisoners could be freed from jails in England and Wales to ease pressures caused by coronavirus as up to 10% of staff are off sick or self-isolating Prisoners could be released to ease the pressure caused by the coronavirus  Chief of Prison and Probation service revealed 13 inmates have tested positive  The Justice Secretary did … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Small engineering company makes ventilator

Family-run engineering company in Wales develop new ventilator in just THREE days to treat coronavirus patients and are manufacturing 100 a day to help battle pandemic Covid Emergency Ventilator was devised with help from a senior NHS consultant Engineers CR Clarke usually design plastic fabrication equipment for industry They were approached by Dr Rhys Thomas … Read more

UK coronavirus death toll jumps to 289 as Wales and Scotland each announce four more fatalities

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