‘Alexa, homeschool the children’: Parents joke about stresses and strains of turning their homes into classrooms after coronavirus lockdown Parents across Britain resorted to social media to share their frustrations over trying to homeschool children They took to Twitter to bemoan their unruly children amid the coronavirus lockdown which started today From asking Amazon’s Alexa … Read more
Pub goers have taken to social media to lament Boris Johnson’s announcement that pubs and restaurants across the country will be closed by sharing humourous memes and pictures. The announcement comes as the Prime Minister detailed unprecedented measures to cover the wages of workers who would otherwise lose their jobs due to the coronavirus outbreak. … Read more
Children complained of the ‘endless rabble of coughing’ and people ‘crammed in corridors’ as they called for school closures across the UK. Footage shows pupils ‘huddling together’ as they eat lunch in the canteen, while another social media post shows students crammed together in hallways following break time. It comes as Boris Johnson has been accused of ‘playing … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more