The total number of Britons who have died after testing positive for coronavirus will “almost certainly” pass 10,000 this weekend, a former public health director has told Sky News.
Getting vital personal protective equipment to frontline NHS staff is proving to be a “Herculean logistical effort”, the health secretary has admitted.
Liverpool legend Sir Kenny Dalglish has tested positive for coronavirus in hospital, his family have said.
Another 980 patients have died in the UK after contracting coronavirus – surpassing Spain and Italy’s worst recorded daily totals.
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 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.
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’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”.
Senior ministers are gathering for a “lockdown summit” that is expected to result in restrictions on movement being extended until May at the earliest.