Coronavirus UK: Police mocked for pulling over Chief Constable

North Wales police officers face ridicule after accidentally pulling over their own chief constable during coronavirus lockdown checks amid backlash at ‘overzealous’ enforcement By Danny Gallagher For Mailonline Published: 17:16 BST, 2 April 2020 | Updated: 00:17 BST, 3 April 2020 North Wales police were left red-faced this week after on duty officers pulled over … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits with 2,352 with 563 new deaths

The UK has recorded another 563 coronavirus deaths today, marking the worst day so far for two days in a row.  The increase takes the country’s total death toll to 2,352 – a jump of almost a third overnight. And 29,474 people have now tested positive for COVID-19. The UK is the fifth hardest-hit nation … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 1,255 with 19,674 cases

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

Coronavirus Wales: Worries that deaths in Gwent ‘mirror’ Italy’s

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

Coronavirus UK: Death toll jumps to 578 with 11,658 cases

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

Coronavirus UK: Daily death toll halves, rising by 43 to 465

The UK has recorded 43 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours compared to 87 yesterday, but new infections have sky-rocketed by a record 1,452 to 9,529 as Britons continued to flout the lockdown today. Twenty-eight more patients died overnight in England. Six more patients died in Scotland, five in Wales and four in Northern … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 435, with 8227 diagnosed cases

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

Coronavirus UK: Small engineering company makes ventilator

Family-run engineering company in Wales develop new ventilator in just THREE days to treat coronavirus patients and are manufacturing 100 a day to help battle pandemic Covid Emergency Ventilator was devised with help from a senior NHS consultant Engineers CR Clarke usually design plastic fabrication equipment for industry They were approached by Dr Rhys Thomas … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Mass funerals may occur to cope with deaths

Britain faces prospect of mass funerals if rising coronavirus death toll overwhelms undertaker, Wales’ Health Minister warns Wales Health Minister Vaughan Gething said it was ‘one of the most difficult things we might have to face’ He agreed with a fellow assembly member there might be a ‘push towards cremation with memorial services in the months … Read more

Wales confirms 22 more cases of coronavirus bringing the total number of infected to 60

Public Health Wales has confirmed that the country has 22 more cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of those infected to 60.  The news comes the day after the country’s health minister, Vaughan Gething, warned that up to 20,000 people in Wales could die from the pandemic.   Dr Chris Williams, incident director for the … Read more