Boris Johnson tried to cool a rash of stockpiling today as he insisted Britain will not run out of food during the coronavirus outbreak. The PM said he had faith in the ability of the public to see the ‘balance of risk’ with the disease, and he hoped they would carry on with ‘business as … Read more
Boris Johnson tried to cool a stockpiling frenzy today as he insisted Britain will not run out of food during a coronavirus outbreak. The PM said he had faith in the ability of the public to see the ‘balance of risk’ with the disease, and he hoped they would carry on with ‘business as usual’. … Read more
UK cases of coronavirus WILL keep rising and infections are taking place between Britons, warns Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty as he says the focus is now on delaying the spread By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 09:21 GMT, 5 March 2020 | Updated: 09:27 GMT, 5 March 2020 UK cases will keep … Read more
Dr Jeremy Samuel Faust, emergency medicine physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and an instructor at Harvard Medical School, said people should not be anxious about the outbreak A leading Harvard doctor has claimed that coronavirus isn’t anywhere near as fatal as people fear, saying the real death rate is less than 1 … Read more
Figures released by China on Wednesday suggest the tide of the coronavirus epidemic in the nation may be turning. For the first time since the outbreak began, the number of coronavirus deaths outside of China exceeded those reported inside the country. Only 38 deaths from the virus were reported on Wednesday, according to the Chinese … Read more
Connor Reed, a 25-year-old expat from Llandudno in North Wales, has worked in a school in Wuhan, China, for almost a year. In November he became the first British man to catch the coronavirus. From coughs and aches to burning up and spending the night in hospital, here’s how he beat the illness that is … Read more
Britain’s tourist hotspots have seen visitor numbers plummet as coronavirus grips hold of the UK. Typically bustling high streets in London saw far less shoppers than usual this afternoon, with only a handful of people seen venturing out into capital. Photographs from Oxford Street and New Bond Street show near-empty roads and streets in the West … Read more
Ex-Cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith compares China to Nazi Germany as MPs demand government shuts Huawei out of the UK’s 5G network Tory MPs are demanding government wipes out Huawei role in the 5G project Iain Duncan Smith said it was like giving a German firm a role in UK radar in 1939 Boris Johnson … Read more
An inspirational couple in their 60s has travelled 12,000 miles across 16 countries from Britain to the Great Wall of China – riding their bikes the entire way. Grandparents Peter and Chris Lloyd embarked on the epic 18-month journey after deciding to ‘do something a bit different’ in retirement. The ultra-fit OAPs traversed cities, deserts, … Read more
Britain’s tourist hot spots have seen visitor numbers plummet as coronavirus grips hold of the UK. Bourton-on-the-Water in Gloucestershire is usually a must-see destination and attracts hundreds and thousands of tourists every year. But businesses in the idyllic Cotswold village have seen takings drop by up to 20 per cent for the first time in … Read more