Swimmers preparing to compete in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics have spoken of their fears that the games could be cancelled amid coronavirus fears. Hungarian Katinka Hosszu, 30, who has previously won three medals, said the event not going ahead ‘is a nightmare’ for athletes. However organisers of the games, which are set to start on … Read more
Patients with suspected coronavirus will be tested in their own homes in a bid to contain the outbreak. They will be ordered to stay indoors and wait for a paramedic or nurse rather than risk infecting dozens of people at hospital or on their way there. In a further sign that the NHS is preparing … Read more
Four pupils at Prince George and Princess Charlotte’s school in London are placed in isolation over coronavirus fears Pupils at Thomas’s Battersea school in southwest London had been to Italy It is the school that Prince George and Princess Charlotte both attend Four pupils have been sent home and two are said to have flu … Read more
Italian newspapers have today voiced fears of a ‘nervous breakdown’ amid panic over coronavirus as they remarked that ‘we are now the Chinese’. Newspaper La Stampa proclaimed ‘the gravest health emergency in the history of the Republic’ today as the paper’s editor warned of ‘uncertainty harming the nation’. Many media outlets have asked why Italy, … Read more
Prince William fears Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s return to the UK will steal the ‘spotlight’ and overshadow his tour of Ireland, source claims Prince William and Kate Middleton, both 38, will tour Ireland from March 3 to 5 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will attend Endeavour Fund Awards on March 5 Source says William fears … Read more
Stock markets continue to plunge in wake of coronavirus fears after Wall Street suffered worst two-day losing streak for two years FTSE 100 Index has now fallen below 7,000 for the first time in more than a year Nearly £100 billion has been wiped off the value of UK blue chip companies Stock markets in … Read more
Phillip Schofield has questioned whether he should ‘self-isolate’ after visiting Paris with his wife Stephanie and their two daughters Molly, 27, and Ruby, 24. The This Morning presenter, 57, aired his concerns that due to vague travel guidelines regarding the virus he is unsure whether he should be in quarantine. During Wednesday’s episode Phil and … Read more