Tag Archives: Coronavirus

Non-essential businesses will be forced to close throughout November as part of the second national coronavirus lockdown. From Thursday (November 5), most shops, bars and restaurants will shut down until December 2, in an effort to stem the spread of Covid-19 across England. The hastily made rules have left many …

The Queen was ‘worried’ when her two direct heirs – Prince William and the Prince of Wales – contracted COVID-19, a royal insider has claimed. The Duke of Cambridge, 38, secretly battled coronavirus in April – days after his father Prince Charles caught it – and is believed to have kept his illness …

Under-pressure posties are running the risk of being exposed to coronavirus – because people are putting their Covid swabs in the wrong postboxes. The postal staff – who work out of Biddulph sorting office – are not expected to collect the Covid home test kits which should be left in …

Prince William’s decision to keep his coronavirus infection secret has been questioned by royal experts, who believe he should have informed the public. Joe Little, managing editor of Majesty magazine, said the Duke of Cambridge’s decision not to reveal his diagnosis was ‘questionable’ and ‘a retrograde step’ in terms of …

Three Royal Mail workers in Blackpool have tested positive for Covid, it has been confirmed. The three employees who work at the Blackpool Delivery Office at Hawking Place, off Faraday Way, all received positive results for the virus last week. As a result, they have been sent home to self-isolate …

Prince William secretly battled coronavirus in April – days after his father Prince Charles contracted it – and was left ‘struggling to breathe,’ according to a report. The Duke of Cambridge, 38, did not reveal he was sick because he didn’t want to alarm the public. He caught the virus in …

Key points in COVID lockdown Mark 2  Restrictions will start at midnight on Thursday morning and last until December 2.  People can only leave their homes for specific reasons, such as to do essential shopping, for outdoor exercise, and for work if they are unable to work from home. Non-essential shops …

Sir Keir Starmer tonight called for a second national lockdown to start immediately as the Labour Party claimed vindication for calling for a ‘circuit-breaker’ two weeks ago. The Labour leader also indicated that his Party will back the Government in a vote on a new England-wide lockdown due to take place in …

England’s chief public health officials tonight unveiled grim graphs that show how all models of the coronavirus second wave predict the number of deaths will exceed SAGE’s ‘worst cases scenario’.  At the heart of the scientific data supporting Boris Johnson’s decision to plunge England into a second lockdown was a …

Postal workers staged a mass walk-out this morning after two of their colleagues tested positive for coronavirus. Dozens of Royal Mail workers at the Stoke Delivery Office downed tools and left the building over concerns that the risk of infection was not being taken seriously enough by management. But the …