Over-60s cope best with life in lockdown with COVID-19 stress highest amongst adults aged 30 to 59 

Over-60s cope best with life in lockdown with stress relating to catching COVID-19 currently highest amongst adults aged 30 to 59, study suggests By Ian Randall For Mailonline Published: 12:03 BST, 9 April 2020 | Updated: 12:09 BST, 9 April 2020 Over-60s are coping best with life in lockdown, with stress relating to catching COVID-19 … Read more

Boris Johnson’s condition ‘improving’ as he battles coronavirus

Boris Johnson is ‘improving’ in hospital after two days in intensive care battling coronavirus, Chancellor Rishi Sunak revealed this afternoon.  In news that will come as a relief to the nation he said that the Prime Minister had also been sitting up in bed after two nights in St Thomas’s Hospital in London.  Fronting the … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Sir Patrick Vallance welcomes fall in new cases

Sir Patrick Vallance, the UK’s chief scientific adviser, said statistics are starting to show the ‘beginning of change’ and that Britain’s coronavirus crisis did not appear to be accelerating The UK’s top scientist today offered the public a glimmer of hope that the strict coronavirus shutdown is having an effect after official statistics revealed the … Read more

Dominic Raab says he is ‘confident’ Boris Johnson will ‘pull through’ coronavirus battle

Dominic Raab this evening insisted he is ‘confident’ Boris Johnson will ‘pull through’ his intensive care battle with coronavirus as the de facto prime minister labelled his boss a ‘fighter’.  The Foreign Secretary has been put in charge of running the country after Mr Johnson was admitted to hospital last night after his condition worsened. … Read more

Shutting schools has little impact on stopping spread of coronavirus, claim UCL academics

Shutting schools has little impact on stopping the spread of coronavirus, a new study has claimed. The team at University College London (UCL) said data on the benefit of school closures during the ongoing pandemic is limited but the impact is likely to be small. However, Professor Neil Ferguson, whose scientific modelling has informed government … Read more

Fears of No10 power vacuum as Boris Johnson faces ‘weeks’ out of action

Dominic Raab arrives at Downing Street this morning Fears were raised over a power vacuum at the heart of government today after Boris Johnson was admitted to intensive care battling coronavirus. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has been officially ‘deputised’ by the PM to fill in while he tries to recover from the potentially deadly disease.  … Read more

Michael Gove says Boris Johnson’s intensive care battle is ‘truly frightening’

Boris Johnson (pictured as his health worsened on April 3) has spent the night in intensive care but there has been ‘no change’ in his coronavirus condition Michael Gove admitted Boris Johnson’s intensive care battle is ‘truly frightening’ today he said ministers are ‘praying’ for his swift recovery. Mr Johnson was moved to ICU at St … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson’s breathing deteriorated in hours

Boris Johnson was last night moved to intensive care after his coronavirus condition worsened, forcing him to temporarily delegate his responsibilities while he is treated by doctors.  The Prime Minister was transferred to the ICU at St Thomas’ Hospital in London at 7pm yesterday – 11 days after testing positive for the deadly disease.  Only two hours … Read more

Dominic Raab deputises as PM as Boris Johnson in intensive care

Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care after his coronavirus condition worsened, Downing Street announced tonight. The Prime Minister was transferred to the ICU at St Thomas’ Hospital in London at 7pm this evening – 11 days after testing positive for the deadly disease.  He remains conscious and Number 10 sources stressed he had been moved to … Read more

Boris Johnson goes into intensive care: Dominic Raab stands in to run the country

Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care after his coronavirus condition worsened, Downing Street announced tonight. The Prime Minister was transferred to the ICU at St Thomas’ Hospital in London at 7pm this evening – 11 days after testing positive for the deadly disease.  He remains conscious and Number 10 sources stressed he had been moved to … Read more