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UK Government sets up ‘counter-disinformation unit’ over fears Russia is spreading fake news to stoke coronavirus panic Fears hostile state groups are exploiting coronavirus crisis by peddling myths British officials worried that Russia could exploit the crisis and spread fake news Experts to work with social media firms to protect UK from false information By Larisa Brown Defence … Read more
A child at Liverpool’s Alder Hey Children’s Hospital is understood to have tested positive for coronavirus. The young child was admitted to the hospital yesterday and has was today diagnosed with the virus, a source revealed. A member of staff, who wants to remain anonymous, said he had been sent home from work this afternoon … Read more
Starbucks suspends the use of personal cups due to fears of spreading coronavirus – but WILL still give you a discount if you bring one in Starbucks is ‘pausing’ the use of personal cups and in-store mugs across the US in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak The company says customers will still qualify for … Read more
Fears the coronavirus is spreading inside the NHS are growing after three new cases were confirmed to have been found in or closely linked to hospitals yesterday. At least four NHS staff have caught the illness, which has now infected 90 people in the UK, along with two other people in hospitals and a medical … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,200 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 94,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,200 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 94,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and almost 90,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
Iran has released 54,000 prisoners to avoid spreading coronavirus after its cases soared to more than 2,300 today, including 77 deaths. Tehran’s judiciary said the inmates were allowed out only after testing negative for COVID-19 and posting bail, while ‘security prisoners’ jailed for more than five years would not be released. It comes amid fears … Read more
Prince William has made an off-colour joke about him and Kate ‘spreading’ coronavirus on their tour of Ireland this week – and suggested that some people are panicking about ‘dying’ but have ‘just got a cough’. The Duke of Cambridge made the comments to Irish emergency workers over a pint in Dublin last night during … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more