Worker for the Queen at Buckingham Palace ‘contracts coronavirus while the monarch was still at London residence before she went to Windsor’ Aide tested positive for bug – which has killed 233 in UK – after falling ill last week It is not yet known whether the infected staff member …
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The coronavirus outbreak has sent the UK into lockdown. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has closed pubs, restaurants, cafes, nightclubs, gyms, theatres, cinemas and schools, and asked members of the public to start working from home “where they possibly can”. Dozens of stations on the London Underground network have also closed in …
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Desperate British pensioners trapped aboard a cruise ship in northern Italy have pleaded for the Government to send in the Royal Navy to rescue them. Speaking exclusively to MailOnline via video call, three of the 214 British citizens on the Costa Pacifica – which moored last night at Genoa, near …
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Dutch growers destroy millions of unsold Mother’s Day tulips, roses and chrysanthemums due to drop in sales amid coronavirus outbreak By Lizzie Deane For The Daily Mail Published: 22:02, 20 March 2020 | Updated: 22:02, 20 March 2020 The arrival of tulips became the latest seasonal tradition to be scrapped …
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Britain’s coronavirus death toll today jumped by 40 in the biggest daily spike yet, with 177 lives now lost to the killer infection that is rapidly spreading across the UK. Health chiefs also announced 714 more Britons tested positive for the life-threatening illness, taking the country’s infection toll to almost 4,000. It …
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have become the first royals to visit coronavirus frontline health workers, as they met staff at a London NHS 111 call centre – and, in light of new social distancing rules, discussed the idea of remote conferencing for future royal visits. As they toured …
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Which premises have to close and what happens if they still refuse to? Boris Johnson ordered social venues to close their doors today. These are the sectors which are immediately affected: Food and drink venues Pubs, bars and clubs Cinemas, theatres, concert and bingo halls Spas, indoor leisure and gyms …
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Britain’s Trident nuclear submarine base is in the grip of a Coronavirus scare, MailOnline can reveal. Her Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde, the home of the UK nuclear deterrent in Scotland, has nearly 20 possible cases of infection so far. Servicemen and women reporting Covid-19 symptoms have been isolated in sealed …
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What could happen in a London lockdown? LIKELY RESTRICTIONS Tougher advice on ‘social distancing’, urging everyone to stay at home unless absolutely essential; Asking shops, cafes, restaurants, pubs and bars to close to minimise the risk of people gathering; Scaling back transport services while leaving enough capacity for unavoidable journeys …
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All staff who work in Britain’s food supply chain will be designated as key workers and have access to childcare during the coronavirus crisis, Food Secretary George Eustice suggested today amid wider confusion about who will be eligible for the help. All schools in the UK will shut as of …
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