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The Environment Secretary today ruled out enforcing social distancing measures in supermarkets, claiming it would be ‘counterproductive’, despite fears queues of shoppers are ‘undoubtedly adding to the spread of coronavirus’. Panic-buyers formed queues outside supermarkets up and down the country from 6am this morning and stripped shelves bare by 9am, as retailers enforced strict rationing measures … Read more
Prince Albert of Monaco has tested positive for coronavirus, the royal palace said today. Authorities in the tiny state said the 62-year-old ruler had been tested for the pathogen at the start of this week. His diagnosis makes him the first known head of state to be infected with the virus. It comes just nine … Read more
Worldwide coronavirus infection toll hits 200,000 after doubling in less than two weeks By Connor Boyd Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 11:58 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 12:14 GMT, 18 March 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has now infected more than 200,000 people around the globe after doubling in less than two weeks. Cases of … Read more
China reports just ONE new domestic coronavirus infection for a second day in a row The single domestic case was in Wuhan where the virus emerged last December New cases in the surrounding Hubei province have been single digits for a week Wuhan was quarantined on January 23 and Hubei locked down days after Chinese … Read more
The heartbroken mother of a sporty schoolgirl who died from cancer has blamed doctors who dismissed her child’s illness as a chest infection. Kelly Baverstock wept in court today as she relived the tragic death of her 13-year-old girl, Tanisha Narraway-Baverstock, who passed away the day after medics finally diagnosed her with lymphoma. Late last … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,500 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 125,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 110,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type … Read more
Wales confirms two more cases of the killer coronavirus as UK’s infection toll reaches 280 By Connor Boyd Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 10:20 GMT, 9 March 2020 | Updated: 10:21 GMT, 9 March 2020 Two more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Wales, taking the country’s total to six. The new cases are … Read more
The family of the grandfather in his 80s who died of coronavirus yesterday – the UK’s second fatality – fear he could have passed on the infection after he was left ‘coughing excessively’ on a ward for six hours. The man died at Milton Keynes Hospital after he was admitted on March 3 with suspected pneumonia having recently … Read more
An allergy and infectious diseases specialist has issued a severe warning to nail biters about how the bad habit could seriously increase the risk of contracting coronavirus. Purvi Parikh, an allergy and infectious disease specialist with New York University’s Langone Medical Center, advised that all kinds of ‘bacteria, viruses, dirt, and debris’ can collect under … Read more