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An interactive map breaking down new coronavirus cases by postcode has pinpointed exactly where mini outbreaks flared up across England last week. The map, based on Public Health England testing data, is being used to help health chiefs target specific areas pf the country with new social distancing measures, rather than using blunt, economically-damaging lockdowns … Read more
An interactive map breaking down new coronavirus cases by postcode has pinpointed exactly where mini outbreaks flared up across England last week. The map, based on Public Health England testing data, is being used to help health chiefs target specific areas pf the country with new social distancing measures, rather than using blunt, economically-damaging lockdowns … Read more
Only eight of England’s 50 areas worst-hit by coronavirus are in the South, according to official data that lays bare the country’s North-South divide amid the growing threat of more ‘local lockdowns’. Leicester — the first city in UK to be struck by further Covid-controlling measures — has the worst infection rate in the country, … Read more
Italy nears ‘herd immunity’: More than HALF of residents’ in province worst-hit by coronavirus have antibodies amid ongoing debate over what protection they provide More than half residents in Italy’s province, Bergamo have COVID-19 antibodies 57% had antibodies indicating they had come into contact with the coronavirus Health authorities in Bergamo said the results were … Read more
A council ’caused’ or ‘increased’ the number of coronavirus deaths at a care home where 24 residents have died, it has been claimed. The 87-bed Melbury Court care home in Durham is thought to have the highest number of deaths in Britain. Some patients were reported to have gone from the Hospital of North Durham … Read more
FTSE 100 is up 1.4% by 83 points to 5,844 after Boris Johnson says UK is ‘turning the tide’ on coronavirus in first address to nation following recovery The index of Britain’s biggest companies is up by 83 points to 5,844 at open The positive start followed gains in Asia as leaders up plan to … 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
Inside one of Britain’s worst-hit hospitals where one in four patients admitted have not survived and staff say they are ‘frightened’ in war on coronavirus Half of Croydon University Hospital’s bed are now lined with patients suffering from the deadly coronavirus Many patients have not yet had to be admitted to intensive care and are … 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