Seven more people in Wales, a further three in Scotland, and a second person in Northern Ireland have died today after contracting coronavirus – bringing the total number of deaths to 281. The Scottish Government confirmed the number of people who have died after testing positive for the virus in Scotland has …
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Boris Johnson will today urge Britons to celebrate Mother’s Day remotely by using video calls – as he admits the NHS is on the brink of being ‘overwhelmed’ by the coronavirus outbreak. The Prime Minister’s warning that ‘the numbers are very stark and they are accelerating’ came as the UK …
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All non-essential services will be shut down within the next 48 hours in New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory to slow the spread of coronavirus after a spike in confirmed cases. Premiers Gladys Berejiklian and Daniel Andrews released separate statements assuring supermarkets, petrol stations, pharmacies and home …
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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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