Tag Archives: Coronavirus

An official graph laying out coronavirus outbreaks across the country suggests there are parts of the North of England and Midlands that could be ‘de-escalated’ from Tier Two or Tier Three in January if they can continue to squash the disease.  The chart, published last night by the Department of …

Princess Eugenie has shared a heartfelt message to mark Thanksgiving, using the opportunity to pay tribute to frontline workers.  The royal, 30, who is pregnant with her first-child, took to Instagram to say she’s thankful for those on the Covid-19 frontline for their ‘incredible dedication and perseverance’, as well as charities supporting those …

Sweden’s Prince Carl Philip and his wife Princess Sofia have tested positive for coronavirus.  The pair, aged 41 and 35, are suffering ‘light flu symptoms’ and are isolating at their home in Stockholm with sons Prince Alexander, four, and Prince Gabriel, three. King Carl XVI Gustaf, 74, and Queen Silvia, …

Exeter Nightingale reopens because Devon hospital is ‘very busy’ – even though it was only 88% full last week and was quieter than most (so WHY can’t it cope?) Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust has insisted it is ‘very busy’ with patients But data suggests it was only 88 …

The Queen and Prince Philip have ‘rediscovered the happiness of their early years together’ during the Covid-19 crisis, a royal expert has claimed. The monarch, 94, and the Duke of Edinburgh, 99, are currently at Windsor Castle together for England’s second national lockdown after spending time in Sandringham earlier this …

Black Friday purchases are estimated to increase by at least seven percent this year compared to 2019, according to new research. The survey of 2,011 UK consumers conducted by price comparison website Money.co.uk found that purchases by consumers will reach 6 billion pounds on Black Friday this year and that …

A delivery office worker in Folkestone is “recuperating at home” after testing positive for COVID-19. Royal Mail confirmed the individual, who works in the town centre’s delivery office, had contracted the disease, which had sparked a deep clean of the premises. But a spokesman did not confirm if any other …

The World Health Organisation says cases of live viruses being found on packaging appear to be “rare and isolated”, The Associated Press reports. While the virus can “survive a long time under cold storage conditions”, there is no evidence of people contracting Covid-19 from consuming food, it said. The virus SARS-CoV-2 …

Postal services in the Bishop’s Stortford, Sawbridgeworth and Stansted area continue to be disrupted this week after staff at a sorting office had to self-isolate following five workers testing positive for Covid-19. It is believed that up to 37 people operating out of the Sawbridgeworth sorting office in Station Road …

Postal deliveries are being delayed as Covid “chaos” at depots sees scores of staff forced to self-isolate. Some people have reported not receiving any mail for over a week, with postal service sources telling The Telegraph that whole offices were being taken out by Test and Trace. The problems stem …