Coronavirus UK: People returning from Italy NOT told to self-isolate

There is increasing chaos and confusion at British airports today as travellers on flights from Italy to the UK told MailOnline they had ‘no idea’ about the need to self-isolate for the next fortnight with some questioning whether they need to. British Airways and Jet2 have axed all flights to and from the coronavirus-hit country … Read more

Four British skiers with coronavirus quarantined in Austrian house with no running water or soap

Four skiers diagnosed with coronavirus have been quarantined in a ‘s***hole’ Austrian house with no heating, running water or soap along with six other British holidaymakers who tested all clear for the killer bug. The ‘negatives’ have been made to bring food to the ‘positives’ who are confined to a different floor of the house in Piesendorf. … Read more

‘Overwhelmed’ Italian hospitals are running at ‘200 per cent capacity’

Italian hospitals are so ‘overwhelmed’ by coronavirus that strokes are going untreated and elderly patients are not even being assessed, a doctor at the centre of the crisis has said – while another medic said people should be panicking more. Doctors in Italy have been forced into life-or-death decisions over who should receive intensive care, with virus … Read more

Coronavirus patients not being tested unless they’ve travelled abroad

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 110,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type … Read more

Coronavirus Italy: Earthquake causes people to defy lockdown

Earthquake rocks Italy amid coronavirus outbreak: Tremor in country’s north sends people running into the streets Magnitude 2.6 quake struck a mile north of Camaiore in Lucca at 2.17pm today No initial reports of damage but people in area noted ‘vibrations’ from ground  Earthquake comes as the coronavirus death toll reached 463 with 9,000 cases By … Read more

Social media users ask why Cheltenham Festival is on amid coronavirus fears

Playing the odds? Tens of thousands of revellers pack Cheltenham racecourse despite coronavirus fears as critics warn it’s ‘a ticking timebomb’ Cheltenham Festival is branded ‘ticking timebomb’ amid coronavirus outbreak Up to 70,000 spectators expected to attend the first day of horse racing event  Concerns have been raised over why the meet was allowed to … Read more

Earthquake rocks Italy amid coronavirus outbreak

Earthquake rocks Italy amid coronavirus outbreak: Tremor in country’s north sends people running into the streets By Faith Ridler For Mailonline Published: 14:33 GMT, 10 March 2020 | Updated: 14:51 GMT, 10 March 2020 Italians poured out of their homes in the country’s north this afternoon after a tremor shook Tuscany amid a growing coronavirus outbreak. The … Read more

Kate Langbroek praises Italy’s response to coronavirus as she’s trapped at home with her children

Kate Langbroek and her family are living in Bologna, which has become a ghost city amid Italy’s deadly coronavirus outbreak that has killed 463 people. On Tuesday, the 54-year-old radio presenter hilariously compared Italy and Australia’s reaction to the disease – but said she ‘has faith’ in the European nation.  Speaking on The Project via webcam, Kate … Read more

Italy suspends MORTGAGE payments in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak

Italy suspends MORTGAGE payments in the wake of coronavirus outbreak’s economic impact on families and small businesses By Ryan Fahey For Mailonline Published: 10:20 GMT, 10 March 2020 | Updated: 10:20 GMT, 10 March 2020 Payments on mortgages will be suspended across the whole of Italy after the coronavirus outbreak, Italy’s deputy economy minister said … Read more