Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced plans to test more people for coronavirus, as until 18 March, 56, 221 people in the UK had been tested just over 1000 a day at the end of February, when testing began to over 6, 000 per day by Mid-March. The Government plans to increase this to 10,…
The UK government’s Rishi Sunak unveiled £350bn- 15 per cent of GDP rescue packaged yesterday to try to stave off economic disaster, as struggling firms will be able to tap low-interest loans from a new fund worth £330bn. The remaining £20bn will pay for a business rates holiday and cash handouts to smaller companies. Business…
Boris Johnson issued draconian new guidance to tackle the coronavirus outbreak in the UK yesterday, warning the British public to reduce interaction and recommending self-isolation. The Government still hopes to delay the peak impact of the pandemic until the summer when the NHS is better able to cope. Mr. Johnson said Britain had reached the…
Fourteen more people have died from the coronavirus in the UK raising the death toll to 36, with 38, 907 were confirmed negative and 1, 543 positive tests for coronavirus according to UK’s health department. Following the reversal of the UK government’s hands-off approach, the government is now preparing to introduce more stringent social distancing measures…
Newborn baby tests positive for coronavirus in London as 11th UK victim dies. The child’s mother who was taken a North London Hospital days before the birth with suspected pneumonia has also caught the virus. The Mother tested positive at North Middlesex Hospital in Enfield, with results coming through after the birth and minutes after…
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau are in 14-day isolation after she tests positive. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is being tested after aide tests positive. In the UK 800 people are infected with 10 dead. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and Chelsea player Callum Hudson-Odoi catch virus. England’s local elections, due in…
Flights from 26 countries, not including the UK to be suspended amid the coronavirus outbreak for 30 days starting from Friday midnight. The travel order does not apply to US citizens. There are 1,1 35 confirmed cases of the virus across the US with 38 deaths so far. Mr. Trump said the European…
The entire population of Italy are told to stay at home to curb the coronavirus outbreak and seek permission for essential travel. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said the measures were designed to protect the most vulnerable “There is no more time”. Italy’s coronavirus death toll lappet from 366 to 463 on Monday as cases of…
Italy which has one of the world’s oldest populations, 366 people have died and 7375 infected from the coronavirus outbreak Although some transport in and out of the regions affected continued on Sunday, flights still arrived at Milan’s Malpensa and Linate airports. Italy’s national carrier Alitalia said it would suspend all operations from Malpensa from…
Italy’s Prime minister Giuseppe Conte has said at least 16 million people are now quarantined and locked down including the Lombardy region and also in 14 provinces until early April. ‘ We want to guarantee the health of our citizens. We understand that these measures will impose sacrifices, sometimes small and sometimes very big. But…