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The family of a 91-year-old grandfather who is in hospital with Covid-19 fear he may have caught the deadly virus from a pen at a vaccination centre. Peter Short had not left his home in Bloxwich, Walsall, since last February before he was invited to have the Pfizer-BioNtech injection last month. The retired ITV engineer, who … Read more
Singer, 28, who documented intensive care battle with Covid on Facebook and issued heartbreaking plea for people to ‘stay safe’ dies from virus as family pay tribute Kyanna Sutton was just 28 years old when she died after short battle with Covid Singer had suffered with severe asthma since childhood and had been shielding Kyanna … Read more
World Health Organisation experts tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus toured a Wuhan propaganda exhibition celebrating China’s recovery from the pandemic today. The group also had a meeting at the hospital where the first confirmed Covid-19 cases were treated over a year ago. Details of the trip have been scant so far, … Read more
After throwing its doors open to partygoers over the New Year, Dubai is now facing the economic cost of surging coronavirus cases as flight bans threaten its £23billion tourism sector. Britain last night placed an outright travel ban on the Middle East party haven where the New Year revelry has been blamed for a spike … Read more
The widow of the UK’s first Covid victim has caught the virus almost a year to the day since her husband died from it, their daughter has revealed. Jean Attwood will spend the first anniversary of husband Peter Attwood’s death isolating away from her family in a care home. The 86-year-old, who suffers from dementia, … Read more
An investigation has been launched into reports that some of the laptops handed out to vulnerable children for homeschooling are infected with a virus. Teachers from schools in Bradford, Lincolnshire and Wolverhampton said on an online forum they noticed the issue and believe it contacts Russian servers. One person wrote: ‘Upon unboxing and preparing them … Read more
Q&A: Do I need to have proof of a negative Covid-19 test when I arrive in Britain – and what standards must it meet? What are the new rules for UK arrivals? All of the travel corridors were scrapped yesterday, so arrivals from every destination will need to self-isolate for ten days, or receive a … Read more
As deaths from Covid-19 in our hospitals reach a new high, while the country endures a third lockdown in the dispiriting cold and damp of a British winter, we need a boost to our national self-belief. As it happens, there is a genuine reason to feel such positive emotion — and, believe it or not, … Read more
Caprice has revealed that her beloved grandma has died of Covid, saying she will miss her ‘with all my broken heart’. The model, 49, shared several personal snaps to Instagram on Friday as she explained that her family member passed away at the age of 91. As well as paying tribute, the grieving star urged … Read more
Britain could face even more super-strains of coronavirus as surging infections across the globe fuel the chances of the virus mutating to beat the immune system, scientists say. More than 90million cases have been recorded worldwide since the pandemic began, with the positive test numbers surging 33.8 per cent in the last two months. There … Read more