Pressure is mounting on Boris Johnson to ramp up Britain’s response to the coronavirus crisis today after the US barred all travellers from mainland Europe. The PM is chairing the emergency Cobra committee later where the UK’s tactics will shift from ‘containing’ the killer disease to merely ‘delaying’ its inevitable spread. The UK death toll … Read more
London markets open 5.3% down after 312-point plunge to 5,564 in response to Trump’s EU visitors ban in bid to stem spread of coronavirus FTSE 100 plunges yet again today as investors are rattled by travel restrictions Donald Trump imposed ban in an attempt to halt the coronavirus pandemic Index of Britain’s leading companies falls … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo is in QUARANTINE back home in Madeira as Juventus star is forced to isolate following team-mate Daniele Rugani’s positive test for coronavirus Cristiano Ronaldo has not returned to Northern Italy after Daniele Rugani news Rugani has tested positive for coronavirus and his team-mates are in isolation He flew back to Madeira to see … Read more
‘This was predictable’: GMB’s Dr Hilary Jones says UK is on ‘same trajectory as Italy’ with 827 coronavirus deaths so far and Boris Johnson ‘should have banned mass gatherings a week ago’ Dr Hilary Jones said mass gathering should have been banned a week ago Said people needed to socially distance from each other to … Read more
Britain is under increasing pressure to mirror Donald Trump’s unprecedented ban on flights to and from mainland Europe to stem the spread of coronavirus – but Chancellor Rishi Sunak today insisted Boris Johnson’s government doesn’t believe it’s the ‘right thing’. Mr Trump blames the EU for failing to stop the killer virus in its tracks – but … Read more
More than 310,000 people are today calling on the government to close schools across the UK amid coronavirus fears. The petition, started by Sami Attout, urges Boris Johnson to shut down schools and colleges ‘in the coming weeks of as soon as possible’, to prevent the spread of Covid19. As the virus is declared a public … Read more
Riverdale SHUTS DOWN production in Vancouver after team member is exposed to coronavirus patient The coronavirus patient is not involved with the production of the show but did encounter someone who is We are working closely with the appropriate authorities and health agencies in Vancouver,’ said a Warner Bros rep to TMZ Warner Bros is … Read more
Just after Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson were confirmed to have Coronavirus, their son Chet Hanks responded in a video to his fans. The 29-year-old rapper took to Instagram on Wednesday to record a video, which began with, ‘What’s up everyone? Yeah, it’s true, my parents got Coronavirus. It’s crazy.’ He added they were in … Read more
Thousands of trainee nurses in their final year will be ‘invited’ to start their careers before they qualify so they can help to tackle coronavirus NHS England chief executive said some of the 18,000 students in final year of training would be ‘invited’ into clinical practice They are in their last 12 months of three-year … Read more
Tracy Grimshaw is pulled from A Current Affair because Tom Hanks’ wife used her dressing room before coronavirus diagnosis – as Karl Stefanovic steps in to replace her Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson visited Nine’s Willoughby studios on Monday On Thursday, the couple both tested positive for coronavirus Network is taking steps to protect its staff, including ACA … Read more