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
Footage shows a group of youths flouting the coronavirus lockdown rules as they pull up in two cars near a hospital, blaring loud music on a road filled with elderly residents. The footage was shot by an outraged local in Hillingdon Heath, west London, on a road near Hillingdon hospital this afternoon, who said the … Read more
Youths flout coronavirus lockdown rules as they pull up in their cars to blast music and socialise on a west London road Two cars blaring loud music open their doors to socialise during the lockdown The footage was shot by an outraged local in Hillingdon Heath, west London Residential road has many elderly residents particularly … Read more
Royal Mail postal workers have been ordered to leave parcels on customers’ doorsteps to keep a ‘safe distance’ from homeowners as the coronavirus crisis intensifies. Postman and father-of one Ethan Gordon, from Boston, Lincolnshire, took to Facebook to outline the instructions to customers ‘for their safety and all posties alike’. It comes as Britain’s coronavirus death … Read more
As the coronavirus rages across the United States, mainly in large urban areas, more than a third of U.S. counties have yet to report a single positive test result for COVID-19 infections, an analysis by The Associated Press shows. Data compiled by Johns Hopkins University shows that 1,297 counties have no confirmed cases of COVID-19 … Read more
America’s deadliest day from the coronavirus pandemic is estimated to hit in two weeks with more than 2,000 deaths, according to data analysis that predicts the crisis will stretch into June. The death toll from the coronavirus is predicted to rise to 2,271 on April 15 alone, the model analysis by the University of Washington School … Read more
A five-day evangelical congregation at a French megachurch has been blamed for sparking the country’s biggest cluster of coronavirus infections. Worshippers at the Christian Open Door church in Mulhouse, near the Swiss border, had travelled across the world for the week-long event on February 18. The prayer meeting kicked off the biggest cluster of Covid-19 cases … Read more
Nine people have died in a string of domestic killings as Britain enters second week of quarantine. Police launched a murder inquiry after the bodies of four people and a dead dog were found at a house in Sussex. The bodies of two adults and two children were found on Sunday evening. Sussex Police found the … Read more
Parents have claimed supermarkets are preventing them from shopping with their children as part of a crackdown on social distancing rules. Many major stores have limited the number of people allowed inside a supermarket at once, with others asking customers to remain at least two metres apart amid the UK’s coronavirus outbreak. Supermarkets have seen … Read more
Protesters are locked in a furious row with the National Trust over plans to turn acres of idyllic Green Belt countryside into a sprawling car park for a moated manor house. Ightham Mote, near Sevenoaks, already has 232 parking spaces but the conservation charity wants to double capacity by moving the car park to a nearby area … 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
Hero PCSO dies of coronavirus: Brave officer, 66, who swim 800ft into the North to save four teenage girls being swept away in dinghy dies from bug in hospital four years later John Hood, 66, stayed in self-isolation for over a week after contracting the bug When his condition worsened, Mr Hood he was admitted … Read more
Stockpilers are continuing to throw away perfectly-good food after hoarding more than they can consume due to coronavirus panic buying. Unopened tins of food and packets of pasta filled a black bin in Bury, Greater Manchester, today as Britain’s coronavirus death toll increased by 180 in 24 hours bringing the total fatalities to 1,408. A picture of … Read more