President Donald Trump said Democrat criticism of the White House response to coronavirus is ‘a new hoax intended to undermine his leadership’. The President told a rally in North Charleston, South Carolina, that Democrats want him to fail and insisted the steps he has taken had kept cases to a minimum and prevented virus deaths in the … Read more
Emergency laws to tackle coronavirus are being rushed in after the outbreak claimed its first British life yesterday. The measures will be announced next week to ensure public services and the transport network can keep operating if the crisis worsens. The unnamed British victim died in Japan after contracting the virus on the Diamond Princess … Read more
Trump’s administration is considering using special war powers to order American factories to churn out protective masks in efforts to ramp up the US response to the coronavirus outbreak. The president plans to invoke the law, called the Defense Production Act, so that domestic manufacturing of protective masks and clothing needed to help tackle the spread … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 3,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 80,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
England football chiefs hold crisis talks over coronavirus with Italy game at Wembley under threat as thousands of away fans plan to travel while infection toll at home nears 400 with 12 dead England are due to face Italy in a pre-Euro 2020 friendly at Wembley on March 27 The FA are meeting to discuss … Read more