Coronavirus UK: Sir Patrick Vallance welcomes fall in new cases

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

Dominic Raab says he is ‘confident’ Boris Johnson will ‘pull through’ coronavirus battle

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

Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson is ‘breathing unassisted’

Boris Johnson (pictured as his health worsened on April 3) has spent the night in intensive care but there has been ‘no change’ in his coronavirus condition Boris Johnson is ‘breathing without assistance’ in intensive care and does not have pneumonia, Downing Street said categorically today. Forced to issue a statement to quash rampant speculation, the … Read more

Shutting schools has little impact on stopping spread of coronavirus, claim UCL academics

Shutting schools has little impact on stopping the spread of coronavirus, a new study has claimed. The team at University College London (UCL) said data on the benefit of school closures during the ongoing pandemic is limited but the impact is likely to be small. However, Professor Neil Ferguson, whose scientific modelling has informed government … Read more

Fears of No10 power vacuum as Boris Johnson faces ‘weeks’ out of action

Dominic Raab arrives at Downing Street this morning Fears were raised over a power vacuum at the heart of government today after Boris Johnson was admitted to intensive care battling coronavirus. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has been officially ‘deputised’ by the PM to fill in while he tries to recover from the potentially deadly disease.  … Read more

Michael Gove says Boris Johnson’s intensive care battle is ‘truly frightening’

Boris Johnson (pictured as his health worsened on April 3) has spent the night in intensive care but there has been ‘no change’ in his coronavirus condition Michael Gove admitted Boris Johnson‘s intensive care battle is ‘truly frightening’ today he said ministers are ‘praying’ for his swift recovery. Mr Johnson was moved to ICU at St … Read more

Dominic Raab deputises as PM as Boris Johnson in intensive care

Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care after his coronavirus condition worsened, handing the reins of government to his de facto deputy Dominic Raab. The Prime Minister was transferred to the ICU at St Thomas’ Hospital in London at 7pm last night – 11 days after testing positive for the deadly disease.  He remains conscious and Number … Read more

Boris Johnson goes into intensive care: Dominic Raab stands in to run the country

Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care after his coronavirus condition worsened, Downing Street announced tonight. The Prime Minister was transferred to the ICU at St Thomas’ Hospital in London at 7pm this evening – 11 days after testing positive for the deadly disease.  He remains conscious and Number 10 sources stressed he had been moved to … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson taken to intensive care 

Boris Johnson taken to intensive care By Jack Elsom For Mailonline Published: 20:13 BST, 6 April 2020 | Updated: 20:22 BST, 6 April 2020 Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care after his coronavirus condition worsened, Downing Street announced tonight. The Prime Minister, who was admitted to St Thomas’ Hospital in London last night, was moved to … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Antibody tests might NOT be key to end lockdown

England’s chief medical officer played down the prospects of a swift lifting of the coronavirus lockdown today. Professor Chris Whitty said that discussions about moving on to the next stage of the response to the pandemic would be premature until the nation has passed the peak number of deaths. He downplayed reports that this figure … Read more

Brits will stay stranded abroad if they miss final wave of repatriation flights

Britons stranded abroad will be charged up to £1,000 a head to get seats on new wave of repatriation flights Foreign Office revealed details of repatriation flights for India and South Africa  Thousands of Britons are still struggling to get home after travel restrictions  British ambassador to the Philippines Daniel Pruce has warned Brits to … Read more

MPs blasts China’s ‘lies’ over coronavirus outbreak

MPs blasts China’s ‘lies’ over coronavirus saying regime cost lives by allowing ‘disinformation to spread as quickly as the virus’ to protect their image Commons Foreign Affairs committee voices alarm at ‘disinformation’ from China Says regime’s response of ‘obfuscating’ situation has been costing British lives  MPs also warned on disinformation spread by states such as … Read more

PM’s dithering as virus killed 33,000 Britons… 63 years ago

PM’s dithering as virus killed 33,000 Britons… 63 years ago: Boris Johnsons’ predecessor Harold Macmillan only found out about the deadly Asian flu virus in 1957 after reading about it in a newspaper By James Heale For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:40 BST, 5 April 2020 | Updated: 01:28 BST, 5 April 2020 A … Read more