Hundreds of scientists have accused the government of “risking many more lives than necessary” over its plan to tackle the coronavirus outbreak.
Year: 2020
Twenty one people in the UK have died after testing positive for coronavirus since the start of the outbreak.
British holidaymakers’ travel plans have been thrown into disarray after dozens of flights and holidays were cancelled over coronavirus fears.
As ministers prepare to ban mass gatherings as part of the delay stage of the UK’s response to coronavirus, people across the country will be self-isolating to help prevent the virus spreading.
The UK government is planning to introduce emergency laws next week to ban mass gatherings in an attempt to curb the spread of coronavirus.
A newborn is believed to be the youngest person in the UK to have caught coronavirus.
A patient in Scotland has died after testing positive for coronavirus – the country’s first fatality linked to the virus.
A murder investigation has been launched after a teenager was shot in the back in Coventry.
Health minister Nadine Dorries, who was diagnosed with coronavirus earlier this week, says her 84-year-old mother has now also tested positive.
Boris Johnson’s new measures to protect the British public from the coronavirus have come into full force, but some scientists are warning his approach does not go far enough.