The true death rate of the coronavirus is still a mystery even as the global outbreak of the virus prepares to enter its fourth month. Data from around the world suggests that 4.5 per cent of people who catch the coronavirus – one in every 22 patients – are dying of the disease. There have … Read more
Birmingham airport could become a temporary mortuary for up to 12,000 bodies following talks on a worst-case scenario amid the coronavirus outbreak. The airport is next to Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre (NEC), which has already been mooted as a possible location for a temporary field hospital. It is understood that any airport facility could initially … Read more
Tesco limits online shoppers to maximum of 80 items per order amid surge in coronavirus panic buying By Danny Gallagher For Mailonline Published: 12:58 GMT, 27 March 2020 | Updated: 16:34 GMT, 27 March 2020 Supermarket chain Tesco has pulled out drastic measures amid the mounting coronavirus crisis and limited its online shoppers to a … Read more
Internet users share hilarious memes as Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus after declaring ‘I shook hands with everyone’ on hospital visit By Darren Boyle for MailOnline Published: 15:29 GMT, 27 March 2020 | Updated: 16:31 GMT, 27 March 2020 Twitter has reacted to the announcement that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for … Read more
President Donald Trump has slammed Democratic governors for ‘complaining’ too much about the federal response to the coronavirus crisis, and made the extraordinary claim that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s request for 30,000 ventilators is unnecessary and overblown. Trump’s remarks, breaking a fragile bipartisan truce with the governors of some of the states hardest hit … Read more
The Met Police today fined a bakery owner £80 for criminal damage after she put temporary lines outside her shop to keep her customers safe from coronavirus. The extraordinary incident took place outside the Grodzinski bakery in Edgware, north-west London, this morning, when police spotted the owner using a can of non-permanent spray chalk to maintain social … Read more
Italy now has more coronavirus cases than China for the first time after the hard-hit Lombardy region recorded another 2,409 cases today. The figures mean that Italy has now recorded at least 82,948 cases of coronavirus, overtaking China which has racked up 81,897. Italy’s unwanted lead is likely to grow further when Friday’s nationwide figures … 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
Woman in her 40s is murdered in east London churchyard precisely one week after another female victiim, 40, was stabbed to death in same road Woman’s body found with ‘multiple’ injuries in Newham, London, churchyard The woman is thought to have been attacked in the early hours of the morning She was found at 3pm … Read more
Dazed grizzly bear emerges from its snowy hibernation…and becomes a viral star Boo the bear was spotted by ranger Nicole Gangnon in the Canadian Rockies She has been trying to get a glimpse of a bear in hibernation for eight years Gangnon’s viral video has achieved nearly 170,000 views on Twitter to date Boo was orphaned with … Read more
‘I just want to make people smile’: Woman takes rainbow painting craze to the extreme as she covers her whole house in colourful mural to lift spirits amid coronavirus lockdown Rhiannon Lewis painted her home in Cardiff in a colourful mural to spread hope She wanted to show support for the NHS and ‘bring 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
Boy, five, fights for life after he was on quad bike ridden by 18-year-old that smashed into metal barrier The boy was on the back of the quad bike that crashed into the barrier in Corby He is currently in a critical condition at Birmingham Children’s Hospital The boy has sustained life-threatening head injuries By Chantalle … Read more