Britain is calling up 3,000 reservists for a six-month mobilisation to help in the fight against coronavirus and is putting their civilian employers on notice.
Another 563 people have died in the UK after contracting coronavirus – bringing the total number of deaths to 2,352 – as Boris Johnson admitted the UK needs to “massively ramp up” testing for the virus.
A temporary mortuary is being built in preparation for an expected surge in the number of deaths among people with coronavirus.
A woman arrested by police for breaking a new coronavirus law has been fined £660 by magistrates.
Two apparently healthy teenagers have died in London after contracting coronavirus.
Special body recovery teams have begun work to deal with suspected coronavirus victims who die in their homes.
Donald Trump has said the UK was facing “catastrophic” results before it changed strategy in the fight against coronavirus – as one of his experts revealed she remains “worried” about Britain’s lack of ventilators.
The family of Luca Di Nicola, who died after testing positive for coronavirus, have paid tribute to the “very healthy” teenager.
An ice rink in Milton Keynes will be turned into an emergency mortuary “in a matter of days”, in order to cope with a rise in coronavirus-related deaths, the local authority has said.
Full-time workers who have recently changed jobs are being sacked or left without pay because of an apparent loophole in the government’s coronavirus support scheme, Sky News can reveal.