Britons were warned not to expect an imminent lifting of the coronavirus shutdown today. Chancellor Rishi Sunak revealed that stand-in prime minister Dominic Raab will chair the Cobra committee tomorrow morning to discuss a review, due to take place next week, of the harsh measures that have kept Britons largely stuck in their own homes … Read more
A former WHO executive has today revealed his four-step strategy to ease Britain out of its draconian coronavirus lockdown. Professor Karol Sikora, ex-director of the UN body’s cancer unit, said the first step would be to let small businesses with fewer than 50 staff open again on April 27. Downing Street should then allow all … Read more
Fears over a power vacuum at the heart of government were fuelled today as the coronavirus lockdown looks set to stretch on for weeks. Downing Street has confirmed the draconian restrictions will not be reconsidered on Easter Monday as scheduled, with warnings the peak of the outbreak might not come for another week and a … Read more
Dominic Raab took charge of Britain’s battle against coronavirus on Tuesday as acting Prime Minister – but was warned just to ‘hold on to the steering wheel’. Mr Raab, who is First Secretary of State, was asked to deputise for Boris Johnson after he was moved into intensive care. He has been handed a raft … Read more
Every crisis has its flashpoint. For me — as, I suspect for many others — the news on Monday evening that the Prime Minister was being treated in intensive care for Covid-19 felt like one such moment. Or, as my teenage son put it: ‘This thing just got real.’ It came as much of a … Read more
Sir Patrick Vallance, the UK’s chief scientific adviser, said statistics are starting to show the ‘beginning of change’ and that Britain’s coronavirus crisis did not appear to be accelerating The UK’s top scientist today offered the public a glimmer of hope that the strict coronavirus shutdown is having an effect after official statistics revealed the … Read more
Having observed Boris Johnson as a journalistic colleague over more than 30 years, I cannot think of anyone less temperamentally suited to the strictures and isolation of life in this lockdown. It goes without saying that his period of quarantine before being forced into hospital on Sunday evening, was an extreme and unusual punishment for … Read more
‘Don’t go to care homes’: Chief medical officer urges relatives to stay away as he says one in ten facilities have been infected with coronavirus Professor Chris Whitty said care homes were ‘some of the biggest challenges’ Care homes have reported a spate of deaths from coronavirus in the last week But owners have said … Read more
Boris Johnson faces between one and two months out of action even if he makes a full recovery, scientists warned ahead of the coronavirus-stricken premier’s third night in hospital. Experts said a ‘period of inactivity’ in intensive care would result in the Prime Minister suffering a significant loss of muscle mass and strength. They forecast Mr … Read more
Boris Johnson faces between one and two months watching his government from the wings even if he makes a full recovery, scientists warned ahead of the coronavirus-stricken premier’s third night in hospital. Experts said a ‘period of inactivity’ in intensive care would result in the Prime Minister suffering a significant loss of muscle mass and strength. … Read more
Two sunbathers were this afternoon pictured relaxing outside St Thomas’ Hospital in London where Boris Johnson is battling the coronavirus. The photos emerged after Met Police chief Cressida Dick warned that officers will force people to move if they are caught sunbathing in parks during the current lockdown as more photos emerged showing Britons flouting … Read more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is currently in a London intensive care unit fighting the coronavirus, leaving Britons waiting with bated breath for more news. He posted a video about his symptoms on Friday (pictured) Prime Minister Boris Johnson is currently in a London intensive care unit fighting the coronavirus, with Britain waiting for more updates … Read more
Dominic Raab this evening insisted he is ‘confident’ Boris Johnson will ‘pull through’ his intensive care battle with coronavirus as the de facto prime minister labelled his boss a ‘fighter’. The Foreign Secretary has been put in charge of running the country after Mr Johnson was admitted to hospital last night after his condition worsened. … Read more