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.
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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.
Airbnb has announced it is blocking bookings for most British customers following an increase in the number of so-called “isolation retreats”.
Boris Johnson remains in intensive care but is “improving” and “sitting up in bed” engaging with doctors, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said.
More than 5,000 people have now died in England after contracting coronavirus.
Another 786 patients have died in the UK after contracting the coronavirus – bringing the total to 6,159.
Senior cabinet ministers are facing questions about who is making the big decisions in government while Boris Johnson battles coronavirus in intensive care.