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The safest place in Australia: Big Brother housemates throw a ‘quarantine party’ as producers go to extreme measures to prevent a COVID-19 outbreak on set By Joshua Fox For Daily Mail Australia Published: 21:21 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 21:27 GMT, 18 March 2020 The Big Brother Australia housemates threw a ‘quarantine party’ on Wednesday, … Read more
New York and London have had very different responses to the coronavirus crisis that has gripped Europe and the US in recent weeks. Mayor Bill de Blasio put most of the Big Apple on knockdown while in London shops and bars are still open while commuters are still catching the tube to work – all-be-it … Read more
President Vladimir Putin said the spread of coronavirus in Russia is ‘under control’ today, after touring a new facility built to spot empty supermarket shelves and to track quarantined citizens. ‘We were able to contain mass penetration and spread’ of the pandemic, the Russian president told a government meeting. ‘The situation is generally under control … Read more
Britain’s coronavirus shutdown could last for 18 months or more while scientists scramble to find a vaccine capable of stopping the disease, scientists warn. Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday announced that people should stop socialising, work from home, avoid travelling and that whole households should stay at home in isolation if one person becomes ill. … Read more
The coronavirus crisis is a ‘marathon not a sprint’ and could last for months, the Chief Medical Officer warned. It came as scientists advising the Government said more than a quarter of a million people would have died of the disease in Britain without the stricter measures announced yesterday. Boris Johnson raised the restrictions in response … Read more
Boris Johnson is today facing mounting pressure for a dramatic escalation of the government’s coronavirus response – as ministers struggled to explain why there has yet to be a ban on big gatherings and a school shutdown. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps defended the UK’s limited action so far, saying it was ‘science led’ and accusing … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Boris Johnson is today facing mounting pressure for a dramatic escalation of the government’s coronavirus response – as ministers struggled to explain why there has yet to be a ban on big gatherings and a school shutdown. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps defended growing criticism of the UK’s limited action so far, saying it was ‘science … Read more
Emergency measures including a volunteer work force may be needed to keep care services running at the peak of the deadly coronavirus outbreak as homes for the elderly urge visitors to keep away. Workers could be shifted from one care provider to another to cover for carers who have contracted the bug, which has killed 11 … Read more
Ibiza and Majorca close all pubs and clubs in ‘drastic’ measures taken to halt the spread of coronavirus Balearic President, Francina Armengol said that ‘sacrifices’ need to be made There are 26 cases of coronavirus in the Balearics and there has been one death Discos and clubs will have to close for at least a … Read more