UK’s coronavirus outbreak is ‘starting to slow’ but deaths will keep rising, says government expert Neil Ferguson as he suggests up to 2million people might already have been infected Professor Neil Ferguson says signs coronavirus outbreak ‘starting to slow’ in UK Government expert says rate of increase in hospital admission looks to be easing Warned … Read more
The founder of the People’s Republic of China, Mao Zedong, invented a term for ‘reactionaries’ in the West who made threats against his regime. He called them ‘paper tigers’ — the ancient Chinese word is zhilaohu. What Mao (whose vast portrait still looms over Beijing’s Tiananmen Square) meant was that we, to use an equally … Read more
Chinese secrecy slowed the UK’s response to the coronavirus crisis, Michael Gove swiped today. The Cabinet minister said although the first case was identified before Christmas, the communist state had not been ‘clear about the scale, the nature, the infectiousness’. The dig came amid mounting criticism of the government’s approach, including delays in ramping up … Read more
Chancellor Rishi ‘Dishy’ Sunak is the voters choice to stand in for Boris Johnson if the Prime Minister becomes too ill from coronavirus, exclusive poll reveals Endorsement comes after Prime Minister revealed he tested positive for virus Rishi Sunak is backed as the stand-in premier by voters, Deltapoll reveals 78 per cent of respondents also … Read more
Could this be the ultimate revenge for Brexit? The coronavrius that has laid Boris Johnson low may have passed into Westminster’s inner circle via the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, according to one theory. The Mail on Sunday has traced connections between those known to have the virus in an attempt to identify Downing … Read more
A man is pictured wearing a hazmat suit in Wuhan, China. Boris Johnson’s allies turned on China over the coronavirus crisis yesterday Boris Johnson’s allies turned on China over the coronavirus crisis yesterday, as Britain’s death toll from the epidemic reached four figures. Ministers and senior Downing Street officials said the Communist state now faces a ‘reckoning’ … Read more
Keeping Covid-19 deaths below 20,000 would be a good result, says NHS medical director Stephen Powis who says 170million masks, 25million gloves and 30million aprons have been delivered to medical staff fighting virus By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline Published: 16:58 GMT, 28 March 2020 | Updated: 17:01 GMT, 28 March 2020 The United Kingdom will … Read more
Boris Johnson is still showing ‘mild symptoms of coronavirus’ – while PM’s pregnant fiancee Carrie Symonds ‘stays with Dilyn the dog at Chequers’ A Number 10 spokesperson said Boris Johnson’s conditions remains ‘the same’ He is leading the country from self-isolation at his spacious study in Number 11 It is thought PM’s fiancée Carrie Symonds … Read more
The man who mapped out the Conservative Party’s recent thumping election victory has been brought in to encourage Britons to stay indoors as many continue to flout the rules. He is little known outside Westminster, but 36-year-old Australian Isaac Levido has been central to the government’s communications strategy and its central slogan: Stay at Home, Protect … Read more
Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock faced accusations they had failed to follow their own advice on social distancing after both tested positive for coronavirus. The Prime Minister and Health Secretary were pictured at close quarters in the Commons in recent days – well within the advised 6ft limit. Just hours after they confirmed they had … Read more
From the plumped up pillows of his king-size bed, through the tall windows above the famous rose garden, he can look down on the vast emptiness of Horse Guards Parade. Closer to home he can see the couriers bringing government papers, the delivery men with their supplies and the to-ing and fro-ing of visitors. But … Read more
Where did Boris Johnson catch coronavirus… and who did he infect? How PM came into close contact with politicians and health chiefs over past 10 days before testing positive By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 12:56 GMT, 27 March 2020 | Updated: 13:09 GMT, 27 March 2020 Boris Johnson has been in close contact with … Read more
Boris Johnson’s pregnant fiancee Carrie Symonds has left the PM in Downing Street and is in self-isolation ‘with Dilyn the dog at the couple’s £1.3m London home’ after he tests positive for coronavirus Ms Symonds, 32, believed to be six months pregnant with baby due in summer She was last seen in Downing Street over … Read more