The UK’s coronavirus outbreak is slowing, Government experts say – despite the death toll jumping by a record high of 938, overtaking Italy’s worst-ever day (919) during the COVID-19 crisis. Number 10’s deputy chief scientific adviser Professor Angela McLean reassured Britons that the outbreak was not ‘out of control’, pointing to the figures showing the … Read more
Britain’s coronavirus crisis may have already peaked, England’s chief medical officer today claimed as the daily death toll today stayed below 800 for the fourth day in a row. Officials announced just 761 more COVID-19 victims in hospitals across the home nations, including a 20-year-old with no known underlying condition, taking the overall number of fatalities … Read more
Northern Ireland declared its coronavirus lockdown will stay in place for another three weeks tonight with the rest of the UK poised to follow. On the eve of a formal UK government announcement, First Minister Arlene Foster said the measures were still ‘appropriate and proportionate’ in the province as the disease continues its deadly progress. … Read more
More than nine in 10 fatalities from coronavirus in England were people aged over 60, figures have revealed. Just five under 20s (0.07per cent) have died from the infection. People aged 20-39 made up 0.7 per cent of the deaths and 40-59 7 per cent. The NHS England data reveals the other 92 per cent … Read more
Britain’s coronavirus daily death toll today stayed below 800 for the fourth day in a row, sparking hopes that the draconian lockdown is working – as experts predicted Britain may have already hit its peak. Health officials announced just 761 more COVID-19 victims in hospitals across the home nations, taking the overall number of fatalities close … Read more
Britain suffered another grim day in its coronavirus crisis today as officials recorded another 980 deaths in the home nations, taking the UK’s spiralling victim count to 8,958. A further 5,706 people have been diagnosed with the disease in the past 24 hours, meaning a total of 70,783 have now tested positive. Officials managed a … Read more
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