Another 980 patients have died in the UK after contracting coronavirus – surpassing Spain and Italy’s worst recorded daily totals.
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Liverpool legend Sir Kenny Dalglish has tested positive for coronavirus in hospital, his family have said.
The government is facing calls to introduce price controls on essential items sold online after eBay and Amazon were accused of failing to stop profiteering during the coronavirus pandemic.
Boris Johnson at last appears to be out of danger at the start of an Easter weekend that ministers claim will be critical in the battle against coronavirus.
It’s one of the worst affected hospitals in London and is now working at nearly four times its normal critical care capacity because of COVID-19.
Boris Johnson’s pregnant fiancee Carrie Symonds has paid her own tribute to NHS workers – just moments after it was revealed the prime minister had moved out of intensive care.
Dominic Raab has said the UK “must keep going” with lockdown measures as he warned against giving coronavirus “a second chance to kill more people”.
Gang rivalries have been “put on hold” and violence has “stopped” as members follow coronavirus lockdown rules, the head of a charity has told Sky News.
As coronavirus cases continue to rise across the UK, hospitals are dealing with an ever-increasing demand on their resources.
Senior ministers are gathering for a “lockdown summit” that is expected to result in restrictions on movement being extended until May at the earliest.