Those with coronavirus symptoms are being warned not to take ibuprofen after a four-year-old girl became seriously ill after taking the painkiller. Amelia Milner, 4, who has suspected cornoavirus, was given ibuprofen but instead of making her feel better, her temperature spiked, she began shaking, panting and couldn’t keep her eyes open, according to her stepdad … 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
Thousands of schoolchildren and students have decided to take matters into their own hands and stay home in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus. A Twitter hashtag, #Covid19Walkout, has sparked a movement amongst younger generations to stage a walkout on Friday. School chiefs and teaching unions are to hold crisis talks with Education … Read more
Britain may follow Ireland’s lead and shut down all pubs in a bid to stem the spread of coronavirus, Health Secretary Matt Hancock indicated yesterday. The UK may also fall in line with Italy, France and Spain by closing restaurants and cafes – as well as shops that do not sell essential items. The Irish … Read more
D-Day for a total school shutdown: Pressure grows on Education Secretary Gavin Williamson to shut down classrooms for a month to combat spread of coronavirus Ministers have resisted calls to follow other countries which have shut schools Gavin Williamson will today meet school leaders to discuss the next move He was warned that one tactic, … Read more
France shuts down its ski resorts two months early as country is put on lockdown after coronavirus death toll rises to 91 Most French ski resorts usually close in April or May but they’ll be closing today Shutdown comes just three weeks before the French and British school holidays It is another heavy blow to France’s … Read more
France is on lockdown with all non-essential public locations closed as the coronavirus death toll in the country soars to 91. Restaurants, shops, cinemas, nightclubs and cafés will shut for the foreseeable future with French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe calling the virus the ‘biggest health crisis in a century’. Mr Philippe also called on French people to … Read more
How the world was paralysed in 66 days: In two months, the killer virus has swept the world at devastating speed with more than 153,000 reported infected as the EU goes into lockdown with France shutting the Eiffel Tower and Spain closing its borders Countries across Europe went into lockdown yesterday in an attempt to … Read more
‘Is it going to work? I’m not sure, to be honest’: Epidemiologists hit out at Britain’s approach to coronavirus – as other countries around the world are ‘firefighting’ the pandemic Experts questioning why Britain hasn’t adopted same measures as other nations Italy, France and Spain are now on lockdown as the number of cases surged … Read more
Hundreds of Yellow Vest protestors clash on the streets of Paris in anti-government demonstration as they defy ban on street crowds due to the coronavirus pandemic Violent crowds of more than 800 protestors gathered in central Paris Anti-Government Yellow Vests demand end to Emmanuel Macron’s rule Fighting broke out between demonstrators and riot police who … Read more
France goes on lockdown with all non-essential public locations to close TONIGHT as coronavirus death toll in the country soars to 91 with French Prime Minister calling it the ‘biggest health crisis in a century’ Restaurants, some shops, cinemas and cafés will shut for the foreseeable future French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe also called on … Read more
The World Health Organisation has criticised the Government’s controversial approach to allow UK citizens to develop ‘herd immunity’ against coronavirus. Boris Johnson and his team of scientific advisers revealed on Thursday that the aim of the Government’s approach is to slow the progress of the virus as it sweeps through the population, rather than following … Read more
The World Health Organisation has slammed Boris Johnson’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying every country should find and test every possible case. On Thursday, the Prime Minister announced only the most seriously ill will be tested with others who notice symptoms encouraged to self-isolate for 14 days. But on Friday, the WHO’s director general, Dr Tedros … Read more